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Chalcopyrite from
Bessie G Mine, La Plata Mining District (California Mining District), La Plata County, Colorado, USA


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Chalcopyrite

Bessie G Mine, La Plata Mining District, La Plata County, Colorado, USA
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Chalcopyrite

Bessie G Mine, La Plata Mining District, La Plata County, Colorado, USA
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Chalcopyrite

Bessie G Mine, La Plata Mining District, La Plata County, Colorado, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz7
Freibergite Subgroup7
Native Gold7
Coloradoite5
Hessite3
Pyrite3
Petzite2
Baryte2
Marcasite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bessie G Mine, La Plata Mining District (California Mining District), La Plata County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:355543
Long-form Identifier:1:3:355543:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘAurora Mine, La Plata Mining District (California Mining District), La Plata County, Colorado, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘCumberland Mine, La Plata Mining District (California Mining District), La Plata County, Colorado, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘAshland - Ten Broeck Mines, La Plata Mining District (California Mining District), La Plata County, Colorado, USA
2.5km (1.6 miles) ⓘEureka - Bulldozer Mine, La Plata Mining District (California Mining District), La Plata County, Colorado, USA
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘCamp Bird Prospect, La Plata Mining District (California Mining District), La Plata County, Colorado, USA
2.8km (1.7 miles) ⓘGold King Mine, La Plata Mining District (California Mining District), La Plata County, Colorado, USA
2.8km (1.7 miles) ⓘSmall Hope Mine, La Plata Mining District (California Mining District), La Plata County, Colorado, USA
3.3km (2.1 miles) ⓘMineral Wonder Mine, La Plata Mining District (California Mining District), La Plata County, Colorado, USA
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘLewis Creek Adit Occurrence, La Plata Mining District (California Mining District), La Plata County, Colorado, USA
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘTomahawk Mine, La Plata Mining District (California Mining District), La Plata County, Colorado, USA
References
Saunders, J. A. (1986). Petrology, mineralogy, and geochemistry of representative gold telluride ores from Colorado (Doctoral dissertation, Colorado School of Mines).
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
Vogel, C. (2014, October). Insight into the Origin of Gold at the Bessie G Mine, La Plata Mining District, Southwestern Colorado. In 2014 GSA Annual Meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia.
 
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