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Chalcopyrite from
Sacaton Mine, Casa Grande, Pinal County, Arizona, USA


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 Sacaton Mine, Casa Grande, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:421977
Long-form Identifier:1:3:421977:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
9.1km (5.6 miles) ⓘSanta Cruz deposit, Casa Grande area, Casa Grande, Casa Grande Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
28.4km (17.6 miles) ⓘMineral Butte prospect (Blackwater Copper prospect; Blackwater group; Apache Maid Mine; Unpatented claims MS 3922; Unpatented claims MS 3739), Mineral Butte area, Gila River Indian Reservation, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
39.8km (24.7 miles) ⓘPoston Butte deposit (Continental Oil Co. property; Aztec Exploration and Development Co. property; Florence Conoco; Florence Copper Co. property), Florence, Florence Mining District (Blackwater Mining District; Black Rock Mining District), Pinal County, Arizona, USA
44.8km (27.9 miles) ⓘReward Mine (Bat tunnel; South Reward; Petrochis claim; Phenomenon), Kohatk, Vekol Mining District, Vekol Mountains, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
46.0km (28.6 miles) ⓘFrank No. 41 & No. 42 claims, Granite Hills area, Picacho Mountains, Picacho Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
46.1km (28.7 miles) ⓘUnnamed copper prospect (39), Granite Hills area, Picacho Mountains, Picacho Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
46.3km (28.8 miles) ⓘVekol Hills project (Vekol Hills; Newmont Vekol), Kohatk, Vekol Mining District, Vekol Mountains, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
46.6km (29.0 miles) ⓘNorth Star Mine (Cora Mine; Randall Copper properties; Lula Mine), Treadway Mountain area, Granite Hills, Picacho Mountains, Picacho Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
48.6km (30.2 miles) ⓘLakeshore Mine, North Komelik area, Casa Grande Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
49.2km (30.6 miles) ⓘMax Delta Mine, Gila Crossing District, South Mountain (South Mountains; South Mountain Park), Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
References
MRDS database Dep. ID #10103762, MRDS ID #M050669.
 
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