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Chalcopyrite from
Lyford Mine (Lynford), Buscones Peak, Blind Spring Hill, Benton, Blind Spring Mining District (Blind Spring Hill Mining District; Benton Mining District), Benton Range, Mono 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 Lyford Mine (Lynford), Buscones Peak, Blind Spring Hill, Benton, Blind Spring Mining District (Blind Spring Hill Mining District; Benton Mining District), Benton Range, Mono County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:329558
Long-form Identifier:1:3:329558:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘComanche Mine (Kerrick Mine; Comanche & Kerrick Mine), Diana-Kerrick group, Diana Peak, Blind Spring Hill, Benton, Blind Spring Mining District (Blind Spring Hill Mining District; Benton Mining District), Benton Range, Mono County, California, USA
2.5km (1.5 miles) ⓘBlind Spring Hill, Benton, Blind Spring Mining District (Blind Spring Hill Mining District; Benton Mining District), Benton Range, Mono County, California, USA
11.1km (6.9 miles) ⓘBlack Rock Mine (Black Rock Tungsten deposit), Black Rock Canyon, Banner Ridge, Chidago Mining District, Benton Range, Mono County, California, USA
14.8km (9.2 miles) ⓘLone Star Mine (St. Ives group), Banner Ridge, Chidago Mining District, Benton Range, Mono County, California, USA
15.1km (9.4 miles) ⓘBanner Mine (Dog Mine; Wild Bill group; Old Glory Mine), Banner Ridge, Chidago Mining District, Benton Range, Mono County, California, USA
17.0km (10.6 miles) ⓘLong Chance & Vanelmart Mine (Long Chance Mine; Vanelmart Mine; Last Chance Mine), Banner Ridge, Chidago Mining District, Benton Range, Mono County, California, USA
17.2km (10.7 miles) ⓘBeckman Mine, Banner Ridge, Chidago Mining District, Benton Range, Mono County, California, USA
17.8km (11.1 miles) ⓘClover Patch group (B. B. group; Gold Lode group; Old Glory group), Banner Ridge, Chidago Mining District, Benton Range, Mono County, California, USA
19.0km (11.8 miles) ⓘQueen Mine (Indian Queen Mine; Indian Queen-Poorman Mine; Poorman Tunnel), Buena Vista Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
22.7km (14.1 miles) ⓘCasa Diablo Mine (Casa Diablo Quicksilver Mine), Casa Diablo Mountain, Chidago Mining District, Benton Range, Mono County, California, USA
References
Cal Div of Mines "Journal Vol.53 No. 3&4 pg 563"
 
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