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Chalcopyrite from
U. S. Smelting; Refining; and Mining Company prospect (Lena), Argentine Rock, Genesee Valley Mining District (Genesee Mining District), Plumas Copper Belt, Plumas County, California, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Chalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view U. S. Smelting; Refining; and Mining Company prospect (Lena), Argentine Rock, Genesee Valley Mining District (Genesee Mining District), Plumas Copper Belt, Plumas County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:331387
Long-form Identifier:1:3:331387:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘWalker Mine (Walker Brothers Mine; Walker Copper Mine; Native Son Mine [?]), Argentine Rock, Genesee Valley Mining District (Genesee Mining District), Plumas Copper Belt, Plumas County, California, USA
5.7km (3.5 miles) ⓘNative Son Mine, Genesee, Genesee Valley Mining District (Genesee Mining District), Plumas Copper Belt, Plumas County, California, USA
8.3km (5.2 miles) ⓘGruss Mine (Genesee Mine; Genesee Valley Mine; Ward Mine), Genesee, Genesee Valley Mining District (Genesee Mining District), Plumas Copper Belt, Plumas County, California, USA
12.6km (7.9 miles) ⓘCosmopolitan Mine (Reward Mine), Genesee, Genesee Valley Mining District (Genesee Mining District), Plumas Copper Belt, Plumas County, California, USA
17.3km (10.8 miles) ⓘBeardsley Mine (Telge Mine), Wheeler Peak, Genesee, Genesee Valley Mining District (Genesee Mining District), Plumas Copper Belt, Plumas County, California, USA
17.7km (11.0 miles) ⓘIron Dike Mine (Montgomery Mine; Iron Dyke Mine; Copper Bull Mine; Pettinger vein), Taylorsville, Taylorsville Mining District, Plumas Copper Belt, Plumas County, California, USA
21.6km (13.4 miles) ⓘCopper Bullion Mine (Copper group), Pilot Peak, Plumas County, California, USA
22.6km (14.0 miles) ⓘLucky S Mine, Tanners Rock, Taylorsville Mining District, Plumas Copper Belt, Plumas County, California, USA
22.7km (14.1 miles) ⓘPlumas-Eureka Mine (Mammoth Mine; Eureka Peak Mine; Rough and Ready Mine; Washington Mine; Seventy-Six Mine; Lawton vein; North vein; Eureka vein; Eureka claim; Director claim; Director 1 claim; Director 2 claim; Oceola claim; Oliver claim; Johns Extension Quartz claim; Eureka Peak Quartz claim; Mammoth claim), Johnsville, Johnsville Mining District, Plumas County, California, USA
26.7km (16.6 miles) ⓘIndian Falls occurrence, Indian Falls, Plumas County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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