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Chalcopyrite from
Jackson Mine, Jackson Mine group (McCleary group; Old Baldy Copper Mine; Rosa Mine; Hickory; Decatur), Jackson Canyon, Old Baldy Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, 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 Jackson Mine, Jackson Mine group (McCleary group; Old Baldy Copper Mine; Rosa Mine; Hickory; Decatur), Jackson Canyon, Old Baldy Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:268509
Long-form Identifier:1:3:268509:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘIron Mask Mine (Iron Mask prospect; McCleary prospect; Littleshot prospect), Jackson Mine group (McCleary group; Old Baldy Copper Mine; Rosa Mine; Hickory; Decatur), Jackson Canyon, Old Baldy Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘStar Pointer Mine, Old Baldy Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘUpper and Great Western groups, Jackson Canyon, Old Baldy Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
4.3km (2.7 miles) ⓘFlorida Mine, Robinson property (Robinson group), Stone Cabin Canyon, Old Baldy Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘMcLeary prospects, Stone Cabin Canyon, Old Baldy Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
4.9km (3.1 miles) ⓘMolybdenite prospects (McCleary prospects), White House, Madera Canyon, Old Baldy Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
5.1km (3.1 miles) ⓘMcCleary prospects (McCleary Molybdenum; Molybdenite Mine; Sun Lode Molybdenum Mine; Morales Mine; Molybdenum prospects), Madera Canyon, Old Baldy Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
5.9km (3.7 miles) ⓘLucky Ledge Mine, Littleshot Camp, Madera Canyon, Old Baldy Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
7.1km (4.4 miles) ⓘCopper Queen Mine (Old Madera Mine), Littleshot Camp, Madera Canyon, Old Baldy Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
7.5km (4.7 miles) ⓘEnzenberg Mine (Mountain King Mine; Silver Butte Mine [?]), Castle Dome, Enzenberg Canyon, Greaterville Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
References
Schrader, F.C. & J.M. Hill (1915), Mineral deposits of the Santa Rita and Patagonia Mountains, Arizona, USGS Bull. 582: 171-172.
 
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