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Chalcopyrite from
Idledale Mining District, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mining District
Classification
Species:Chalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Idledale Mining District, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:377504
Long-form Identifier:1:3:377504:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Chalcopyrite in this Region
Wright lease (Foothills Mine), Idledale Mining District, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘWright lease (Foothills Mine), Idledale Mining District, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘMalachite Mine (Morrison), Evergreen Mining District (Malachite Mining District), Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
3.8km (2.4 miles) ⓘF.M.D. Mine, Evergreen Mining District (Malachite Mining District), Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
9.5km (5.9 miles) ⓘHosa Lodge Mine, Evergreen Mining District (Malachite Mining District), Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
10.8km (6.7 miles) ⓘCreswell Mine, Bergen Park area, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
11.3km (7.0 miles) ⓘLadwig, Ralston Buttes Mining District, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
11.7km (7.3 miles) ⓘBuckman Property (Golden Gate Canyon Prospect No. 2), Ralston Buttes Mining District, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
11.8km (7.3 miles) ⓘLadwig Group (Ladwig No. 2; Ladwig No. 3; Claims: Ladwig No. 1), Ralston Buttes Mining District, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
11.8km (7.3 miles) ⓘUnion Pacific Shaft Occurrence (Union Pacific Prospect), Ralston Buttes Mining District, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
13.2km (8.2 miles) ⓘAscension Mine (Nare Lease; Nair Prospect), Ralston Buttes Mining District, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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