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Chalcopyrite from
Oak Hill Mine (Olsen Mine), Buzzard Point, Tuolumne 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 Oak Hill Mine (Olsen Mine), Buzzard Point, Tuolumne County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:335921
Long-form Identifier:1:3:335921:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘMitchell Mine (Boone Terre), Buzzard Point, Tuolumne County, California, USA
14.6km (9.0 miles) ⓘMoccasin Creek occurrences (NBMG sample site 2861), Moccasin Peak, Jacksonville Mining District, Tuolumne County, California, USA
17.2km (10.7 miles) ⓘRihn Ranch occurrence (Ribn Ranch prospect), Granite Springs, Granite Springs Mining District, West Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
17.9km (11.1 miles) ⓘFitch Mine, Webb Station, West Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
18.0km (11.2 miles) ⓘAkoz Mine (Asposozien Mine; B.A.B. Mine; Radium Mine), Webb Station, West Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
18.4km (11.4 miles) ⓘMcAlpine Mine, Peñon Blanco Peak, Coulterville Mining District, Tuolumne County, California, USA
18.8km (11.7 miles) ⓘLast Chance Mine (Last Chance claim), McCormick Mine [1] (Free Lode claim; Charley Haley claim; Wilbur claim), Hog Mountain, Jacksonville Mining District, Tuolumne County, California, USA
19.4km (12.0 miles) ⓘOro Rico Mine (Penon Blanco Mine), Peñon Blanco Peak, Coulterville, Coulterville Mining District, Mariposa County, California, USA
20.6km (12.8 miles) ⓘBig Oak Flat No. 1 Mine (Conrad Mine), Big Oak Flat, Big Oak Flat Mining District, East Belt, Tuolumne County, California, USA
21.0km (13.0 miles) ⓘBarrett Mine, Hunter Valley Mountain, Hunter Valley Mining District, West Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
References
(1908, September) The Copper Resources of California. Bulletin 50. California State Mining Bureaupp.250-251
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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