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Chalcopyrite from
Black Hawk Mine, Twin Peaks, Black Hawk Mining District, Big Burro Mountains, Grant County, New Mexico, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
Formation:Primary
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Black Hawk Mine, Twin Peaks, Black Hawk Mining District, Big Burro Mountains, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:41311
Long-form Identifier:1:3:41311:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘAlhambra Mine, Twin Peaks, Black Hawk Mining District, Big Burro Mountains, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘRose Mine, Twin Peaks, Black Hawk Mining District, Big Burro Mountains, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
8.8km (5.5 miles) ⓘHard Pan Mine (German Mine), Telegraph Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
9.8km (6.1 miles) ⓘLive Oak Prospect, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
9.9km (6.2 miles) ⓘAstrologer Mine, West Burro Mountains, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
10.2km (6.3 miles) ⓘBolton Mine, West Burro Mountains, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
10.8km (6.7 miles) ⓘNational Copper Mine, Deadman Canyon-California Gulch-Whitewater Canyon Area, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
11.2km (7.0 miles) ⓘBismuth Lode Mine, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
11.4km (7.1 miles) ⓘLittle Rock Mine, Deadman Canyon-California Gulch-Whitewater Canyon Area, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
12.3km (7.7 miles) ⓘSilver Dollar Mine, West Burro Mountains, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
References
[Rocks & Minerals Vol 68 March/April 1993 p96]
Page, Lincoln R., Stocking, Hobart E., Smith, Harriet B. (1956) Contributions to the geology of uranium and thorium by the United States Geological Survey and Atomic Energy Commission for the United Nations International Conference on Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy, Geneva, Switzerland, 1955. Professional Paper 300. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp300
 
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