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Chalcopyrite from
Silverado Mine (Silverado - Kentuck Mine; Kentuck Mine), Wheeler Peak, Patterson Mining District, Sweetwater Mts (Sweetwater 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 Silverado Mine (Silverado - Kentuck Mine; Kentuck Mine), Wheeler Peak, Patterson Mining District, Sweetwater Mts (Sweetwater Range), Mono County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:329595
Long-form Identifier:1:3:329595:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
22.1km (13.8 miles) ⓘArrowhead Mine (Sky-High; Topaz), Risue Canyon Mining District, Wellington Hills, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
26.2km (16.3 miles) ⓘWest Willys claim, Washington Mining District, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
26.3km (16.4 miles) ⓘNorthwest Willys Group, Washington Mining District, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
29.8km (18.5 miles) ⓘWilson and Wheeler Mine Area, Wilson Mining District, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
29.9km (18.6 miles) ⓘWheeler mine, Pine Grove Hills, Wilson Mining District, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
33.7km (20.9 miles) ⓘBodie Mine (Bodie project), Bodie, Bodie Mining District, Bodie Hills, Mono County, California, USA
35.9km (22.3 miles) ⓘAurora Mine Area, Aurora Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
37.7km (23.4 miles) ⓘAurora Partnership Mine, Aurora Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
39.5km (24.5 miles) ⓘSilver Glance Mining District (Wellington Mining District), Wellington Hills, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
41.1km (25.6 miles) ⓘBig Indian Mine, Mount Grant Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
References
Cal Div of Mines "Journal Vol.53 No. 3&4 pg 567"
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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