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Chalcopyrite from
California and Massachusetts Copper Mine (California Mine; Sulphide claim; Uncle Sam claim; Springs claim), Tomhead Mountain, Tehama 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 California and Massachusetts Copper Mine (California Mine; Sulphide claim; Uncle Sam claim; Springs claim), Tomhead Mountain, Tehama County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:334866
Long-form Identifier:1:3:334866:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘMassachusetts Mine, Tomhead Mountain, Tehama County, California, USA
35.3km (21.9 miles) ⓘChanchelulla Peak occurrence, Chanchelulla Peak, Trinity Mountains, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USA
40.6km (25.2 miles) ⓘRebel Copper Mine, Forest Glen, South Fork Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USA
43.2km (26.9 miles) ⓘCleveland Mine, Bully Choop Mountain, Indian Creek Mining District, Trinity Mountains, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USA
43.7km (27.2 miles) ⓘExcelsior Mine (1), Bully Choop Mountain, Indian Creek Mining District, Trinity Mountains, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USA
45.9km (28.6 miles) ⓘLambert group, Forest Glen, South Fork Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USA
46.1km (28.6 miles) ⓘWhite Star Mine (White Star group; White Star Silver group; Crystal), Petty Butte, South Fork Silver District, West Shasta Copper - Zinc Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
48.1km (29.9 miles) ⓘHall Brothers Mine (Scharrell Mine), South Fork Mountain, South Fork Silver District, West Shasta Copper - Zinc Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
48.2km (29.9 miles) ⓘClimax Mine, Petty Butte, South Fork Silver District, West Shasta Copper - Zinc Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
48.8km (30.3 miles) ⓘAnavina group (Peerless), Mule Mountain, West Shasta Copper - Zinc Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
References
Tucker, W. Burling (1919), El Dorado, Lassen, Modoc, Tehama, and Tulare Counties: California Mining Bureau. Report 15: 261
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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