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Chalcopyrite from
Reward Mine, Reward, Russ Mining District, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA


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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Reward Mine, Reward, Russ Mining District, Inyo Mts, Inyo County, California, USA
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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Reward Mine, Reward, Russ Mining District, Inyo Mts, Inyo County, California, USA
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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Reward Mine, Reward, Russ Mining District, Inyo Mts, Inyo County, California, USA
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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Reward Mine, Reward, Russ Mining District, Inyo Mts, Inyo County, California, USA
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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Reward Mine, Reward, Russ Mining District, Inyo Mts, Inyo County, California, USA
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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Reward Mine, Reward, Russ Mining District, Inyo Mts, Inyo County, California, USA
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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Reward Mine, Reward, Russ Mining District, Inyo Mts, Inyo County, California, USA
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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Reward Mine, Reward, Russ Mining District, Inyo Mts, Inyo County, California, USA
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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Reward Mine, Reward, Russ Mining District, Inyo Mts, Inyo County, California, USA
03264200017271981614927.jpg
Chalcopyrite, etc.

Reward Mine, Reward, Russ Mining District, Inyo Mts, Inyo County, California, USA
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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Reward Mine, Reward, Russ Mining District, Inyo Mts, Inyo County, California, USA
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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Reward Mine, Reward, Russ Mining District, Inyo Mts, Inyo County, California, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Chrysocolla4
Quartz2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Reward Mine, Reward, Russ Mining District, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:484010
Long-form Identifier:1:3:484010:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘHirsh Mine, Reward, Russ Mining District, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
10.8km (6.7 miles) ⓘKeynot Mine (Key Not Mine; Golden Princess; Mountain View; War Eagle; Keynot; Keynote Mine; Mallard Duck), Keynot Peak, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
13.2km (8.2 miles) ⓘAlabama-Mohawk Mine (Mohawk), Lone Pine, Alabama Hills, Inyo County, California, USA
14.8km (9.2 miles) ⓘDecember Mine, Alabama Hills, Alabama Hills, Inyo County, California, USA
15.1km (9.4 miles) ⓘBighorn Mine (Joorigan Mine; Barranca Mine; Briton and Porter Mine), Beveridge, Beveridge Mining District, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
16.8km (10.4 miles) ⓘGold Standard Mine (Vega Mine), Beveridge, Beveridge Mining District, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
18.9km (11.8 miles) ⓘBronco Mine (Barranca Mine; Briton and Port), New York Butte (New York Peak), Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
20.9km (13.0 miles) ⓘAmerican Flag Mine (Big Silver Mine ?), New York Butte (New York Peak), Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
26.5km (16.5 miles) ⓘRex Montis Mine (Mountain View claim; Arctic Boomerang; Ibex claim; Arctic claim; Boomerang claim), Kearsarge Peak, Kearsarge Mining District [1], Inyo County, California, USA
26.5km (16.5 miles) ⓘGypsy Queen Mine (Eureka), Johnson Spring, Tibbetts Mining District, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
References
USGS Bull 540
Adams, Paul M. (2000) Microminerals from the Reward Mine, Inyo Co., California. Mineral News: 16 (5).
Adams, Paul M. (2010) The Brown Monster and Reward mines, Inyo County, California. The Mineralogical Record, 41 (2) 175-193
 
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