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Chalcopyrite from
Nancy deposit, Eagle Mountain, Eagle Mountains Mining District (Monte Negro Mining District), Eagle Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Chalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Nancy deposit, Eagle Mountain, Eagle Mountains Mining District (Monte Negro Mining District), Eagle Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:331489
Long-form Identifier:1:3:331489:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
4.6km (2.9 miles) ⓘIron Chief Mine (Iron Chief deposit; Gray Eagle group; Messenger Mine), Eagle Mountain, Eagle Mountains Mining District (Monte Negro Mining District), Eagle Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
11.2km (7.0 miles) ⓘRainbows End Mine (Annie Laurie; Nancy), Eagle Mountain, Eagle Mountains Mining District (Monte Negro Mining District), Eagle Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
13.8km (8.6 miles) ⓘMission Mine (Mission Gold Mine; Mission Gold Mines; Huff-Lane Mine; Huff-Lane; Huff and Lane; Lone Star Group), Pinto Mountain, Riverside County, California, USA
14.1km (8.8 miles) ⓘDuplex Mine (Standard-Duplex group), Pinto Mountain, Riverside County, California, USA
14.1km (8.8 miles) ⓘGolden Egg Mine, Pinto Mountain, Riverside County, California, USA
16.1km (10.0 miles) ⓘCopper Point Mine, Pinto Mountain, Riverside County, California, USA
16.9km (10.5 miles) ⓘLouise Mine, Pinto Mountain, Riverside County, California, USA
17.9km (11.1 miles) ⓘLos Angeles Mine (Broklyn-Los Angeles claims), Pinto Mountain, Riverside County, California, USA
20.5km (12.7 miles) ⓘUnnamed Au-Ag-Cu mine [1], Pinto Mountain, Riverside County, California, USA
21.8km (13.6 miles) ⓘUnnamed Au-Ag prospect [25], Pinto Mountain, Riverside County, California, USA
References
Tucker, W. Burling & Reid J. Sampson (1945), Mineral resources of Riverside County: California Division Mines Report 41(3): 125-126
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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