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Chalcopyrite from
Camp B Mine (Camp B group; Albert pit; Brayton group; Golden Gate; Jones; Nil Desperandum group; Patented claims MS 2418), Morgan Butte, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai 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 Camp B Mine (Camp B group; Albert pit; Brayton group; Golden Gate; Jones; Nil Desperandum group; Patented claims MS 2418), Morgan Butte, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:455257
Long-form Identifier:1:3:455257:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
3.0km (1.9 miles) ⓘRattler claims (Rattler group; Profusion group), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘMonte Cristo Mine (Julian Merger Mining property; Amethyst vein), Morgan Butte, Wickenburg Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘMonarch Mine, Monarch Wash area, Black Rock Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘAbe Lincoln Mine (Cumbac Mine; Andrew Jackson Mine; Tom Jefferson Mine; Copper No. 2 claim; Copper No. 1 Patented claim), Castle Creek Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
5.2km (3.3 miles) ⓘBlack Rock Mine (Olympia Patented claim; Red Mountain group; Brooklyn Patented claim; Copper Bell; Black Rock Gold), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
6.0km (3.7 miles) ⓘClimax Mine, San Domingo Wash, White Picacho Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
7.4km (4.6 miles) ⓘBuena Vista claim, San Domingo Wash, White Picacho Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
9.6km (6.0 miles) ⓘLittle San Domingo Mine, Little San Domingo Wash area, White Picacho Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
11.4km (7.1 miles) ⓘLucky Strike claim, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
12.5km (7.8 miles) ⓘOro Grande Mine, Black Rock Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
References
MRDS database Dep. ID #10109846, MRDS ID #M800207.
 
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