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Chalcopyrite from
Elk Run Prospect, Potomac Basin, Fauquier County, Virginia, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Chalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Elk Run Prospect, Potomac Basin, Fauquier County, Virginia, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:343748
Long-form Identifier:1:3:343748:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
5.4km (3.3 miles) ⓘBealeton Prospect, Culpeper Basin, Fauquier County, Virginia, USA
5.8km (3.6 miles) ⓘFranklin Mine (Deep Run Mine), Midland, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Fauquier County, Virginia, USA
15.8km (9.8 miles) ⓘEllis Mine (Eley Mine), Gold-Pyrite Belt, Culpeper County, Virginia, USA
20.2km (12.6 miles) ⓘStafford Quarry, Stafford County, Virginia, USA
22.0km (13.7 miles) ⓘMelville Mine (Rapidan Mine), Gold-Pyrite Belt, Orange County, Virginia, USA
22.3km (13.9 miles) ⓘUnited States Mines (Welford Mine), Rappahannock River, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA
22.8km (14.2 miles) ⓘVaucluse Mine (Grymes Mine; Grimes Mine), Gold-Pyrite Belt, Orange County, Virginia, USA
23.7km (14.7 miles) ⓘPruitt No. 4 Prospect, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA
23.9km (14.9 miles) ⓘAustin Run Mine (Fer-Sul; Garrisonville; Old Dominion), Gold-Pyrite Belt, Stafford County, Virginia, USA
24.1km (15.0 miles) ⓘGreenwood Mines (Laird Property Prospect), Gold-Pyrite Belt, Orange County, Virginia, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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