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Chalcopyrite from
Difficult Creek District Occurrence, Difficult Creek Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Occurrence
Classification
Species:Chalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Difficult Creek District Occurrence, Difficult Creek Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:375389
Long-form Identifier:1:3:375389:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘGold Hill Tunnel (Gold Star Tunnel), Pitkin County, Colorado, USA
9.7km (6.0 miles) ⓘColumbia District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
9.9km (6.1 miles) ⓘMontezuma Mine (Yellow Boy; MS 2177; Emma; MS 6976), Columbia Mining District (Ashcroft Mining District), Pitkin County, Colorado, USA
10.8km (6.7 miles) ⓘSphalerite Mine, Lincoln Mining District (Lincoln Gulch Mining District; Ruby Mining District), Pitkin County, Colorado, USA
11.7km (7.3 miles) ⓘHope Mine (Claims: Hope Nos. 1-4; Hope M. S.), Aspen Mining District (Roaring Fork Mining District), Pitkin County, Colorado, USA
11.8km (7.3 miles) ⓘRuby Mine (MS 12174; Claims: Ruby 1-4), Lincoln Mining District (Lincoln Gulch Mining District; Ruby Mining District), Pitkin County, Colorado, USA
12.0km (7.4 miles) ⓘMidnight Mine, Aspen Mining District (Roaring Fork Mining District), Pitkin County, Colorado, USA
12.0km (7.5 miles) ⓘMt. Hope Mine (Golden Champion Mill Site; MS 1882b; Golden Champion; MS 1882a; Claims:Mount Hope; MS 1881a; Mount Hope Mill Site; MS 1881b), Lincoln Mining District (Lincoln Gulch Mining District; Ruby Mining District), Pitkin County, Colorado, USA
12.9km (8.0 miles) ⓘHighland Tunnel, Aspen Mining District (Roaring Fork Mining District), Pitkin County, Colorado, USA
13.0km (8.1 miles) ⓘIndependence Mine (Gatton; MS 1422; Claims: Independence; MS 1421; Mammoth; MS 1424; Dolly Varden; MS 1423), Lincoln Mining District (Lincoln Gulch Mining District; Ruby Mining District), Pitkin County, Colorado, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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