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Chalcopyrite from
Cotton Creek Mine, Williams Peak, Hunter Valley Mining District, West Belt, Mariposa 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 Cotton Creek Mine, Williams Peak, Hunter Valley Mining District, West Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:328678
Long-form Identifier:1:3:328678:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘA. J. Burkhart Mine, Williams Peak, Hunter Valley Mining District, West Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘMount Gaines Mine (Frenchman Mine; Bearfield Mine; Barfield Mine; Mount Gaines Gold Mine), Quartzburg, Hornitos Mining District, West Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
4.4km (2.7 miles) ⓘJosephine Mine (Pine Tree Mine; Pine Tree Josephine Mine; Pine Tree and Josephine Mine), Pacific Mining Co. group, Bagby, Bagby-Mariposa-Mount Bullion-Whitlock Mining District, Mariposa County, California, USA
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘLa Victoria Mine, Williams Peak, Hunter Valley Mining District, West Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
4.6km (2.8 miles) ⓘSilver Lead Mine (St. Gabriel and Honeycomb Mine; Silver Lead & Margaretta Mine; Silver Lead claim; Margaretta claim; St. Gabriel claim; Honeycomb claim), Quartzburg, Hornitos Mining District, West Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
5.8km (3.6 miles) ⓘUnnamed Au prospect [15], Quartzburg, Hornitos Mining District, West Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
5.8km (3.6 miles) ⓘBadger Mine (Prescott Mine; Prescott Lode claim), Quartzburg, Hornitos Mining District, West Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
7.5km (4.7 miles) ⓘWashington Mine (Red Cloud Mine; Johnny Lind Mine; Jenny Lind Mine), Hornitos, Hornitos Mining District, West Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
8.0km (5.0 miles) ⓘBlue Moon Mine (Porcupine Mine; Blue Cloud Mine; Red Cloud Mine; Percupine Mine; American Eagle Mine; Bullion Hill Mine), Quartzburg, Hornitos Mining District, West Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
9.5km (5.9 miles) ⓘWhite Quartz Mine, Quartz Mountain [2], Hornitos Mining District, West Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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