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Chalcopyrite from
Pioneer Mine, Drytown, Jackson-Plymouth Mining District, 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 Pioneer Mine, Drytown, Jackson-Plymouth Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:322555
Long-form Identifier:1:3:322555:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘPlymouth Consolidated Mine (Plymouth Mine; New London Mine; Phoenix Mine; Empire Mine; Pacific Mine; Southerland claim; Oaks and Pacific claim; Simpson and Aden claim; Reese claim; Phoenix East claim; Plymouth claim; Reese and Woolford claim; Indiana claim [fractions]; Rising Star claim; Conville and Lode claim 5181; Beta claim), Plymouth, Jackson-Plymouth Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
5.0km (3.1 miles) ⓘKeystone Mine (Keystone group; Keystone claim; Spring Hill claim; Geneva claim; Granite State claim; Niagara claim; East Keystone claim), Amador City, Jackson-Plymouth Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
7.9km (4.9 miles) ⓘMechanics Mine (Potazuba), Sutter Creek, Jackson-Plymouth Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘBaliol Mine, Sutter Creek, Jackson-Plymouth Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
8.9km (5.5 miles) ⓘOld Eureka Mine (Eureka Mine; Amador Consolidated Mine; Hetty Green Mine; Hayward Mine; Amador claim; Maxwell claim; Alpha claim; Railroad claim), Central Eureka Mine (Summit Mine), Sutter Creek, Jackson-Plymouth Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
9.5km (5.9 miles) ⓘCentral Eureka Mine (Summit Mine), Sutter Creek, Jackson-Plymouth Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
10.8km (6.7 miles) ⓘOneida Mine, Martell, Jackson-Plymouth Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
11.3km (7.0 miles) ⓘCopper Hill Mine (Cosumnes Mine; Hobo Mine; Jackass shaft), Four Corners, Amador County, California, USA
11.8km (7.3 miles) ⓘKennedy Mine, Martell, Jackson-Plymouth Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
11.9km (7.4 miles) ⓘArgonaut Mine (Pioneer Mine; Sunset), Martell, Jackson-Plymouth Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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