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Chalcopyrite from
Rip and Tear Mine (Dodson), Flonellis, Latrobe Mining District, El Dorado 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 Rip and Tear Mine (Dodson), Flonellis, Latrobe Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:326365
Long-form Identifier:1:3:326365:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
4.4km (2.8 miles) ⓘCothrin Mine (Cothain Mine), Ben Bolt, Deer Creek Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘBoston Mine [1], Mount Aigare, Shingle Springs Mining District, West Belt, El Dorado County, California, USA
5.0km (3.1 miles) ⓘFrench Creek Mine, Mount Aigare, Shingle Springs Mining District, West Belt, El Dorado County, California, USA
7.0km (4.4 miles) ⓘBig Canyon Mine (Oro Fino), Mount Aigare, Shingle Springs Mining District, West Belt, El Dorado County, California, USA
8.6km (5.3 miles) ⓘCopper Hill Mine (Cosumnes Mine; Hobo Mine; Jackass shaft), Four Corners, Amador County, California, USA
9.9km (6.2 miles) ⓘMonarch-Sugar Loaf Mine (Monarch Sugar Loaf Mine), Mount Aigare, Shingle Springs Mining District, West Belt, El Dorado County, California, USA
16.0km (9.9 miles) ⓘBlue Cat Mine (Magdalena; Madelina; Madeline), Logtown, El Dorado Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
16.1km (10.0 miles) ⓘE. E. Copper Mine (E. E. Copper deposit), Logtown, El Dorado Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
16.2km (10.1 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
16.7km (10.4 miles) ⓘPyramid Mine (Gold Reserve Mine), Rescue area, Deer Valley Mining District, West Belt, El Dorado County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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