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Chalcopyrite from
Great Cobar Mine (Cobar copper mine), Cobar, Robinson Co., New South Wales, Australia


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 Great Cobar Mine (Cobar copper mine), Cobar, Robinson Co., New South Wales, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:354746
Long-form Identifier:1:3:354746:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘGreat Cobar North Mine (North Cobar mine), Cobar, Robinson Co., New South Wales, Australia
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘEast Cobar Mine, Cobar, Robinson Co., New South Wales, Australia
1.2km (0.8 miles) ⓘEast Cobar Freehold Mine (The Freehold Mine), Cobar, Robinson Co., New South Wales, Australia
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘDapville mine (Great Cobar Extended), Cobar, Robinson Co., New South Wales, Australia
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘTharsis Mine (Cobar Tharsis mine; King Edward mine; Ivanhoe mine; East Cobar copper mine; Extended mine; Phoenix mine; Diane Mine), Cobar, Robinson Co., New South Wales, Australia
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘFort Bourke prospect (Fort Bourke copper prospect), Cobar, Robinson Co., New South Wales, Australia
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘNew Cobar Mine (Cobar gold mine; Jubilee), Cobar, Robinson Co., New South Wales, Australia
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘGladstone Mine (Cobar Gladstone Mine), Cobar, Robinson Co., New South Wales, Australia
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘChesney Mine (Cobar Chesney mine), Cobar, Robinson Co., New South Wales, Australia
3.8km (2.3 miles) ⓘBurrabungie Mine (Berribongie mine; Phoenix mine), Cobar, Robinson Co., New South Wales, Australia
References
Gilligan, L.B., Byrnes, J.G. (1995) Cobar Metallogenic Map 1:250 000. Metallogenic Study and Mineral Deposit Data Sheets SH/55-14. Geological Survey of New South Wales
 
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