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Chalcopyrite from
Cape Rosier Mine (Callahan Mine; Rosier Consolidated Mine), Brooksville, Blue Hill - Castine Mining District, Hancock County, Maine, USA


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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Cape Rosier Mine, Brooksville, Blue Hill - Castine Mining District, Hancock County, Maine, USA
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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Cape Rosier Mine, Brooksville, Blue Hill - Castine Mining District, Hancock County, Maine, USA
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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Cape Rosier Mine, Brooksville, Blue Hill - Castine Mining District, Hancock County, Maine, USA
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Chalcopyrite

Cape Rosier Mine, Brooksville, Blue Hill - Castine Mining District, Hancock County, Maine, USA
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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Cape Rosier Mine, Brooksville, Blue Hill - Castine Mining District, Hancock County, Maine, USA
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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Cape Rosier Mine, Brooksville, Blue Hill - Castine Mining District, Hancock County, Maine, USA
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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Cape Rosier Mine, Brooksville, Blue Hill - Castine Mining District, Hancock County, Maine, USA
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Chalcopyrite

Cape Rosier Mine, Brooksville, Blue Hill - Castine Mining District, Hancock County, Maine, USA
03328680017272735149644.jpg
Chalcopyrite, etc.

Cape Rosier Mine, Brooksville, Blue Hill - Castine Mining District, Hancock County, Maine, USA
05702400017272022746582.jpg
Chalcopyrite, etc.

Cape Rosier Mine, Brooksville, Blue Hill - Castine Mining District, Hancock County, Maine, USA
09692560017272022759233.jpg
Chalcopyrite, etc.

Cape Rosier Mine, Brooksville, Blue Hill - Castine Mining District, Hancock County, Maine, USA
00669240017272022775261.jpg
Chalcopyrite

Cape Rosier Mine, Brooksville, Blue Hill - Castine Mining District, Hancock County, Maine, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Pyrite5
Sphalerite4
Malachite3
Bornite3
Calcite3
Quartz2
Azurite2
Native Copper1
Aurichalcite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cape Rosier Mine (Callahan Mine; Rosier Consolidated Mine), Brooksville, Blue Hill - Castine Mining District, Hancock County, Maine, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:31386
Long-form Identifier:1:3:31386:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
5.8km (3.6 miles) ⓘTapley Mine, Brooksville, Blue Hill - Castine Mining District, Hancock County, Maine, USA
7.1km (4.4 miles) ⓘEmerson Mine, Castine, Blue Hill - Castine Mining District, Hancock County, Maine, USA
7.3km (4.5 miles) ⓘPerkins mine, Brooksville, Blue Hill - Castine Mining District, Hancock County, Maine, USA
7.4km (4.6 miles) ⓘNorth Castine mine, Castine, Blue Hill - Castine Mining District, Hancock County, Maine, USA
9.1km (5.7 miles) ⓘJones Mine, Brooksville, Blue Hill - Castine Mining District, Hancock County, Maine, USA
10.0km (6.2 miles) ⓘHercules Mine, Penobscot, Hancock County, Maine, USA
10.2km (6.3 miles) ⓘBlack Hawk Mine, Brooksville, Blue Hill - Castine Mining District, Hancock County, Maine, USA
10.9km (6.8 miles) ⓘEggemoggin Silver mine, Sedgwick, Hancock County, Maine, USA
11.1km (6.9 miles) ⓘHighland Mine, Penobscot, Hancock County, Maine, USA
11.2km (6.9 miles) ⓘLimeburner prospect (Lymburner Prospect), Penobscot, Hancock County, Maine, USA
References
King, Vandall T., Foord, Eugene E. (1994) Mineralogy of Maine Vol. 1 - Descriptive mineralogy. Maine Geological Survey.
 
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