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Chalcopyrite from
Ridenour Mine, Prospect Canyon Mining District, Coconino 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 Ridenour Mine, Prospect Canyon Mining District, Coconino County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:318772
Long-form Identifier:1:3:318772:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
16.5km (10.3 miles) ⓘCopper Mountain Mine (Copper King Mine), Bentley Mining District, Grand Wash Cliffs, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
59.3km (36.9 miles) ⓘSavanic Mine (Bronzel Mine; Bronze L Mine), Grand Gulch Bench, Bentley Mining District, Grand Wash Cliffs, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
62.7km (39.0 miles) ⓘHack's No. 2 claim, Hack Canyon Mine, Hack Canyon, Hack Canyon Mining District, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
73.3km (45.6 miles) ⓘCopper Canyon Mine, Wallace Butte (Thurso Butte), Coconino County, Arizona, USA
86.2km (53.5 miles) ⓘFord Mine, Lost Basin Mining District, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
86.5km (53.8 miles) ⓘUnnamed Au-Cu-Pb-Mo prospect [1] (USGS PP 1361 locality 482), Lost Basin Mining District, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
87.0km (54.1 miles) ⓘUnnamed Au-Cu prospect [1] (USGS PP locality 509), Lost Basin Mining District, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
87.2km (54.2 miles) ⓘUnnamed adits [5] (USGS PP 1361 locality 464), Lost Basin Mining District, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
87.8km (54.6 miles) ⓘGolden Gate Mine, Garnet Mountain, Lost Basin Mining District, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
88.0km (54.7 miles) ⓘUnnamed Pb-Cu-Au prospect [1] (Unnamed shaft; USGS PP 1361 locality 305), Lost Basin Mining District, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
References
Miller, R.O. (1954), Cu-U at the Ridenour Mine, US Atomic Energy Comm. USAEC RME – 2014
Miller, R.O. (1954), Reconnaissance for uranium inn Hualapai Reservation, US Atomic Energy Comm. USAEC ME- 2007.
 
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