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Chalcopyrite from
Pony Shoe Group, Althouse Creek Mining District, Josephine County, Oregon, 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 Pony Shoe Group, Althouse Creek Mining District, Josephine County, Oregon, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:298935
Long-form Identifier:1:3:298935:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
5.0km (3.1 miles) Lucky Strike (Allen Prospect), Waldo Mining District, Josephine County, Oregon, USA
5.6km (3.5 miles) Brown Occurrence (Malmute), Waldo Mining District, Josephine County, Oregon, USA
8.8km (5.5 miles) Cowboy Mine (East Cowboy), Takilma Mining District, Josephine County, Oregon, USA
9.5km (5.9 miles) Queen of Bronze Mine (North and South Queen of Bronze), Takilma Mining District, Josephine County, Oregon, USA
11.7km (7.3 miles) Rainbow Mine (Siskron Mine; January 1st. Mine), Sucker Creek District, Josephine County, Oregon, USA
14.7km (9.1 miles) Chicago Camp (Del Norte Camp), Sanger Peak, Klamath Mountains, Del Norte County, California, USA
18.5km (11.5 miles) Preston Peak Mine, Cyclone Gap, Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA
19.0km (11.8 miles) Gray Eagle Mine (Dakin Mine), Slater Butte, Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA
19.8km (12.3 miles) Monkey Creek occurrence, Broken Rib Mountain, Klamath Mountains, Del Norte County, California, USA
23.6km (14.6 miles) Hunters Luck occurrence, Monumental, Patrick Creek Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Del Norte County, California, USA
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