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Chalcopyrite from
Central Mine, Churntown, Old Diggings Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta 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 Central Mine, Churntown, Old Diggings Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:333079
Long-form Identifier:1:3:333079:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘReid Mine, Hart, Old Diggings Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘGarfield Mine (Acme Lone Cedar Mine), Churntown, Old Diggings Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
1.2km (0.8 miles) ⓘWalker Mine (Utah and California Mine; Josephine and Providence Mine; Dowling Mining and Investment Company; Star Gulch Mining Company), Whitehouse, Old Diggings Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
2.8km (1.7 miles) ⓘMinnesota Mine (Rattler Mine; Shearer and Rattler Mine), Newtown, Old Diggings Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
6.7km (4.2 miles) ⓘJanice group (Benson group), South Fork Mountain, West Shasta Copper - Zinc Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
6.7km (4.2 miles) ⓘWillard and Williams Mine (W and W Mine), Keswick, Shasta Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
7.0km (4.4 miles) ⓘLady Slipper Mine (Live Oak Mine), South Fork Mountain, West Shasta Copper - Zinc Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
7.2km (4.5 miles) ⓘLittle Nellie Mine (Bennington Mine; Alleghany Mine), Iron Mountain, Iron Mountain [town], West Shasta Copper - Zinc Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
7.7km (4.8 miles) ⓘIron Mountain Mine (Number 8; Confidence; Old Mine), Iron Mountain, Iron Mountain [town], West Shasta Copper - Zinc Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
7.8km (4.9 miles) ⓘSpread Eagle Mine (Spreadeagle Mine), Sugarloaf Mountain [3], West Shasta Copper - Zinc Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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