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Chalcopyrite from
Blue Bird Mine, Bull Hill, Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County, Colorado, 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 Blue Bird Mine, Bull Hill, Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:303501
Long-form Identifier:1:3:303501:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
0.4km (0.2 miles) ⓘCripple Creek & Victor Gold Mine (Cresson Mine), Eclipse Gulch, Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County, Colorado, USA
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘAjax Mine, Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County, Colorado, USA
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘGlobe Hill, Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County, Colorado, USA
2.8km (1.7 miles) ⓘEl Paso Mine, Cripple Creek, Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County, Colorado, USA
19.9km (12.4 miles) ⓘSt Peters Dome, Cheyenne Mining District (St. Peters Dome Mining District), El Paso County, Colorado, USA
20.0km (12.4 miles) ⓘTimberline Tunnel (Cather Springs Deposit; Claims: Timberline Nos. 1 and 2; MS 20026), Cheyenne Mining District (St. Peters Dome Mining District), El Paso County, Colorado, USA
21.4km (13.3 miles) ⓘStove Mountain Mineral Locality (Cook Stove Mountain Mineral Locality), Cheyenne Mining District (St. Peters Dome Mining District), El Paso County, Colorado, USA
21.8km (13.6 miles) ⓘCobalt Claims, El Paso Mining District, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
30.0km (18.6 miles) ⓘBlue Mountain Mine, Tarryall Springs Mining District (Puma City), Park County, Colorado, USA
31.6km (19.6 miles) ⓘIsabel Mine, Guffey Mining District (Freshwater Mining District), Fremont County, Colorado, USA
References
Carnein, Carl R., Bartos, Paul J. (2005) Famous mineral localities: The Cripple Creek Mining District, Colorado, in March - April 2005. The Mineralogical Record, 36 (2) 143-185
 
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