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Chalcopyrite from
Blackhawk Mine, Millersville, Loraine Mining District, Kern 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 Blackhawk Mine, Millersville, Loraine Mining District, Kern County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:327508
Long-form Identifier:1:3:327508:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
25.8km (16.0 miles) ⓘRuby Mine (Curly Jim; Montezuma; Blue Bell), Mount Adelaide, Kern County, California, USA
28.5km (17.7 miles) ⓘSilverado prospect (Silverdo prospect; Silverado Mine), Bodfish, Erskine Creek Mining District, Kern County, California, USA
28.9km (18.0 miles) ⓘValley View Mine (Arizona claim; San Pedro claim; Monrovia claim; Havilah claim), Havilah, Clear Creek Mining District, Kern County, California, USA
32.7km (20.3 miles) ⓘLaurel Mine (Laurel Group of Mines; Marbel No.1; 2 and 3 claims; Perth Amboy No. 1; 2 and 3 claims), Bodfish, Erskine Creek Mining District, Kern County, California, USA
37.3km (23.2 miles) ⓘMiddle Buttes deposit (Cactus deposit), Middle Butte, Rosamond, Mojave-Rosamond Mining District (Mojave Mining District), Kern County, California, USA
37.4km (23.3 miles) ⓘCactus Gold Mine (Blue Eagle Mine; Middle Buttes Mine; Cactus Mine; Cactus Queen Mine; Shumake deposit; Shumake Mine), Middle Buttes deposit (Cactus deposit), Middle Butte, Rosamond, Mojave-Rosamond Mining District (Mojave Mining District), Kern County, California, USA
38.0km (23.6 miles) ⓘCarbonate prospect, Chuckwalla Mountain, Kern County, California, USA
39.6km (24.6 miles) ⓘSonny Boy prospect, Rocky Point, Weldon District, Piute Mountains, Kern County, California, USA
41.5km (25.8 miles) ⓘLast Chance Mine, Nicolls Peak, Weldon District, Piute Mountains, Kern County, California, USA
44.3km (27.5 miles) ⓘMineralite-Azurite Mine (Mineralite-Azurite group), Nicolls Peak, Weldon District, Piute Mountains, Kern County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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