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Chalcopyrite from
Valley View Mine (Whiskey Hill Mine; Whiskey diggings; Whislcey Diggings; Harpening Kilaga Springs; Harpending Mine; Bonanza [?]), Kilaga Springs, Wheatland Mining District, Placer 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 Valley View Mine (Whiskey Hill Mine; Whiskey diggings; Whislcey Diggings; Harpening Kilaga Springs; Harpending Mine; Bonanza [?]), Kilaga Springs, Wheatland Mining District, Placer County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:331263
Long-form Identifier:1:3:331263:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘBobtail prospect, Kilaga Springs, Wheatland Mining District, Placer County, California, USA
6.5km (4.1 miles) ⓘDairy Farm Mine (Trent; Vantrent Mine), Kilaga Springs, Wheatland Mining District, Placer County, California, USA
13.6km (8.5 miles) ⓘNevada Mining Company prospect, Bald Rock Mountain, Placer County, California, USA
14.2km (8.9 miles) ⓘThomen Mine (Thomeau), Hotaling, Placer County, California, USA
14.6km (9.1 miles) ⓘOest Mine (Peter Oest claim), Hotaling, Placer County, California, USA
14.8km (9.2 miles) ⓘHathaway Mine (Buttes Mine), Ophir, Ophir Mining District (Auburn Mining District; Duncan Hill Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
15.1km (9.4 miles) ⓘOphir Mining District (Auburn Mining District; Duncan Hill Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
15.1km (9.4 miles) ⓘLotzen Ranch prospect, Spenceville, Spenceville Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
15.1km (9.4 miles) ⓘBlue Eagle Mine (June Bug), Ophir, Ophir Mining District (Auburn Mining District; Duncan Hill Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
15.3km (9.5 miles) ⓘGlobe Consolidated Mine (Globe Cons. Mine), Ophir, Ophir Mining District (Auburn Mining District; Duncan Hill Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
References
(1908, September) The Copper Resources of California. Bulletin 50. California State Mining Bureaup.174
Murdoch, Joseph; Webb, Robert Wallace (1966) Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966) - California Division of Mines and Geology, Bulletin 189. California Division of Mines and Geology. 559 pp.
 
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