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Chalcopyrite from
Black Prince group, I.X.L. Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA


Classification
Species:Chalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Black Prince group, I.X.L. Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:274321
Long-form Identifier:1:3:274321:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘMottini Mine, I.X.L. Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
15.1km (9.4 miles) ⓘFondaway Canyon Mine (Paperweight-Half Moon; Hamburger Hill), Shady Run Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
20.2km (12.5 miles) ⓘCoppereid prospect, Copper Kettle Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
24.5km (15.2 miles) ⓘNBMG Sample Site 3948, Jolly Rodger Claims, Mountain Wells Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
24.6km (15.3 miles) ⓘNBMG Sample Site 3949, Jolly Rodger Claims, Mountain Wells Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
25.8km (16.0 miles) ⓘNBMG Sample Site 3951, LaPlata mine (Michigan prospect), Mountain Wells Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
25.8km (16.0 miles) ⓘNBMG Sample Site 3947, Short Day Claims, Mountain Wells Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
26.1km (16.2 miles) ⓘNBMG Sample Site 3932, Short Day Claims, Mountain Wells Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
26.5km (16.5 miles) ⓘNBMG Sample Site 3944, Short Day Claims, Mountain Wells Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
26.5km (16.5 miles) ⓘNBMG Sample Site 3941, Mountain Wells Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
References
NBMG Bull 83 Geology and Mineral Deposits of Churchill County, Nevada
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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