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Chalcopyrite from
McConnell Wellman Group, Elkhorn Mining District (Coolidge Mining District; Wise River Mining District), Beaverhead County, Montana, USA


Classification
Species:Chalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view McConnell Wellman Group, Elkhorn Mining District (Coolidge Mining District; Wise River Mining District), Beaverhead County, Montana, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:499367
Long-form Identifier:1:3:499367:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘPark Mine (Mono; Blue Jay; Idanha; Elkhorn), Elkhorn Mining District (Coolidge Mining District; Wise River Mining District), Beaverhead County, Montana, USA
12.9km (8.0 miles) ⓘLively Prospect, Pioneer Mining District, Beaverhead County, Montana, USA
14.4km (8.9 miles) ⓘLittle Hawk Mine (Dyer Creek Tungsten; Bartholdi ?), Baldy Mountain Mining District, Beaverhead County, Montana, USA
19.7km (12.2 miles) ⓘHecla-Silver King Group, Bryant Mining District (Hecla Mining District), Beaverhead County, Montana, USA
19.9km (12.4 miles) ⓘIbex Mine (Up-2; Bear Paw), Pioneer Mining District, Beaverhead County, Montana, USA
21.2km (13.2 miles) ⓘIndian Queen Mine, Utopia Mining District (Birch Creek Mining District), Beaverhead County, Montana, USA
22.3km (13.9 miles) ⓘPacman Claims, Pioneer Mining District, Beaverhead County, Montana, USA
24.1km (15.0 miles) ⓘIndian Girl Claim, Pioneer Mining District, Beaverhead County, Montana, USA
25.5km (15.9 miles) ⓘFerdinand Mine, Argenta Mining District, Beaverhead County, Montana, USA
27.1km (16.8 miles) ⓘQueen of the Hills Mine, Quartz Hill Mining District (Vipond Mining District), Beaverhead County, Montana, USA
References
Winchell, Alexander Newton (1914) Mining districts of the Dillon quadrangle, Montana, and adjacent areas. Bulletin 574. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/b574
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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