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Chalcopyrite from
Eureka Mine (Eureka claim), Elephant Head group of claims (Tremaine-Daniels group), Mount Hopkins, Tyndall Mining District, Santa Cruz 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 Eureka Mine (Eureka claim), Elephant Head group of claims (Tremaine-Daniels group), Mount Hopkins, Tyndall Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:268680
Long-form Identifier:1:3:268680:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘElephant Head group of claims (Tremaine-Daniels group), Tyndall Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘQuantrell Mine (Quantrell claim), Elephant Head group of claims (Tremaine-Daniels group), Mount Hopkins, Tyndall Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
3.0km (1.9 miles) ⓘJenkins prospect, Tyndall Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘHermits Home Mine (Hermit's Home claim), Rattlesnake Canyon, Agua Caliente Canyon, Tyndall Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘTreasure Vault Mine, Agua Caliente Canyon, Tyndall Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
4.2km (2.6 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
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘBonanza Mine (Devil's Cash Box group; Veta Grande Mine; Orosco Mine), Devil's Cash Box ridge, Montosa Canyon, Tyndall Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘMolybdenite prospects (McCleary prospects), White House, Madera Canyon, Old Baldy Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
4.3km (2.7 miles) ⓘMcLeary prospects, Stone Cabin Canyon, Old Baldy Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
4.6km (2.8 miles) ⓘLead prospect, Madera Canyon, Old Baldy Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
References
Schrader, F.C. & J.M. Hill (1915), Mineral deposits of the Santa Rita and Patagonia Mountains, Arizona, USGS Bull. 582: 183.
 
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