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Chalcopyrite from
Copper King mine, Copper Valley Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Copper King mine, Copper Valley Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:266713
Long-form Identifier:1:3:266713:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘCopper Queen Mine, Copper Valley Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘHard-to-Find Mine, Copper Valley Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
11.0km (6.8 miles) ⓘCopper King claims, Ragged Top Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
11.4km (7.1 miles) ⓘSt. Anthony Mine, Toy Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
18.3km (11.4 miles) ⓘM. H. Claims, Lake Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
23.4km (14.5 miles) ⓘStar Tungsten Mine, Juniper Range Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
23.6km (14.7 miles) ⓘDesert Queen Mine, Desert Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
26.0km (16.1 miles) ⓘFireball Ridge prospects, Truckee Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
32.2km (20.0 miles) ⓘGold Prospect (MRDS10044976), Velvet Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
33.3km (20.7 miles) ⓘNightingdale Mine, Nightingale Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
References
Johnson, Maureen G. (1977) Geology and Mineral Resources of Pershing County, Nevada. Bulletin 89. Nevada Bureau of Mines
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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