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Chalcopyrite from
Big Horn Mine [1] (Mabel-Contention; Contention claim; Mabel claim), Hidden Hill, Arrowhead District (Arrow District), San Bernardino 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 Big Horn Mine [1] (Mabel-Contention; Contention claim; Mabel claim), Hidden Hill, Arrowhead District (Arrow District), San Bernardino County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:331809
Long-form Identifier:1:3:331809:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
23.4km (14.5 miles) ⓘConfidence Mine (Blue Rock Nos. 1-6 Mine), Columbia Mountain, Kelso District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
23.4km (14.5 miles) ⓘConfidence Mine (Confidence Copper Mine; Blue Rock Nos. 1-6 Mine), Columbia Mountain, Kelso District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
23.5km (14.6 miles) ⓘFrancis Mine (Cuyamaca lode; Cuyamaca mill site; Fanny #1-3; Monte Video; Western Star; Woods; Amos; Ramona), Columbia Mountain, Kelso District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
26.7km (16.6 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cu-Zn prospect [1], Marble Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
28.8km (17.9 miles) ⓘIron Hat deposit (Iron Hat Iron deposit; Iron Hat Mine; Armstrong and Doran; Ironclad deposit; Iron-Clad deposit), Cadiz, Marble Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
42.1km (26.2 miles) ⓘVontrigger Mine (California Mine; Runover Mine; California Gold and Copper Company; Consolidated; Von Trigger Mine; Vontrigor Mine; Dutch Oven Mine; Goodwin vein; Medberry vein), Vontrigger Hills, Signal Mining District (Vontrigger Mining District), San Bernardino County, California, USA
42.7km (26.5 miles) ⓘPiute Mine [1], Mountain Spring Camp, Piute Mts [S], San Bernardino County, California, USA
43.5km (27.0 miles) ⓘLong Shot Mine, Carbonate Peak, Old Woman District, Old Woman Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
47.6km (29.6 miles) ⓘLucky Jim Mine, Carbonate Peak, Old Woman District, Old Woman Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
49.1km (30.5 miles) ⓘLeiser Ray Mine (Lester Ray-Goffs Mine; Camp Signal Mine; Vanadium King Mine), Signal Hill, Piute Range [N], Signal Mining District (Vontrigger Mining District), San Bernardino County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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