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Chalcopyrite from
Defender Mine, Pioneer, West Point Mining District, East Belt, Amador County, California, 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 Defender Mine, Pioneer, West Point Mining District, East Belt, Amador County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:322346
Long-form Identifier:1:3:322346:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘElkhorn Mine (Haywire Mine), Pioneer, West Point Mining District, East Belt, Amador County, California, USA
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘBlack Prince Mine [1] (Coeur Leonis Mine; Coeur Leenie Mine; Coeur Leonie claim; Coeur Leonie Fraction claim; Aurora claim), Barton, West Point Mining District, East Belt, Amador County, California, USA
3.8km (2.3 miles) ⓘPine Grove Mine, Barton, West Point Mining District, East Belt, Amador County, California, USA
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘJumbo Mine, Barton, West Point Mining District, East Belt, Amador County, California, USA
4.1km (2.6 miles) ⓘCentennial Mine (New Champion Mine), West Point, West Point Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
4.3km (2.6 miles) ⓘYellow Aster Mine (Yellow Star Mine), West Point, West Point Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
5.4km (3.4 miles) ⓘBlackstone Mine, West Point, West Point Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘBlazing Star Mine (Water Lily Mine), Bummerville, West Point Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
7.8km (4.9 miles) ⓘBlizzard Mine, Glencoe, Railroad Flat Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
8.8km (5.5 miles) ⓘTellurium Mine, Pine Grove, Pine Grove Mining District, East Belt, Amador County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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