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Chalcopyrite from
Alvarado Mine (Planet Saturn Mine; Liberty Hills Gold Mine), Fool's Gulch, Congress Junction, Weaver Mining District (Virginia Mining District; Mocking Bird Mining District), Weaver Mountains, 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 Alvarado Mine (Planet Saturn Mine; Liberty Hills Gold Mine), Fool's Gulch, Congress Junction, Weaver Mining District (Virginia Mining District; Mocking Bird Mining District), Weaver Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:455264
Long-form Identifier:1:3:455264:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
3.0km (1.8 miles) ⓘYarnell Mine, Yarnell, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘWelcome Mine, Rincon Mine (Welcome No. 1 claim; Welcome Patented claim 1971; Pan American; New York Patented claim; Marcus claim; Dixie No. 2 Patented claim), Yarnell, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
4.1km (2.5 miles) ⓘYarnell, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
7.1km (4.4 miles) ⓘJohnson Mine, Yarnell, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
7.4km (4.6 miles) ⓘGolden Wave Mine (Coronado Mine; Rees Mine; Reese Mine; Republic; Martinez Patent 2520; Last Chance Patent 2520; Grasshopper Mine; Chicago Mine), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
7.5km (4.7 miles) ⓘMyers Mine (Meyers Mine; George Myers Mine), Rich Hill, Yarnell, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
7.5km (4.7 miles) ⓘCongress Extension Mine (Senate Mine; Homestake Mine), Congress, Martinez Mining District, Date Creek Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
8.0km (5.0 miles) ⓘYellow Jacket Mine (Last Chance Mine; Old Tunnell Mine), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
8.5km (5.3 miles) ⓘHermsdorf Mine (Emil Hermsdorf Mine; Adams claims), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘOctave Mine (Joker Mine; Bonanza Mine), Octave, Weaver Mining District (Virginia Mining District; Mocking Bird Mining District), Weaver Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
References
MRDS database Dep. ID #10109847, MRDS ID #M800213.
 
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