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Chalcopyrite from
Prospect Mine, Alder Gulch Mining District (Virginia City Mining District; Fairweather Mining District), Madison County, Montana, 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 Prospect Mine, Alder Gulch Mining District (Virginia City Mining District; Fairweather Mining District), Madison County, Montana, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:500204
Long-form Identifier:1:3:500204:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘU. S. Grant Mine, Alder Gulch Mining District (Virginia City Mining District; Fairweather Mining District), Madison County, Montana, USA
5.7km (3.6 miles) ⓘWinnetka Mine (Winnetaka Mine), Alder Gulch Mining District (Virginia City Mining District; Fairweather Mining District), Madison County, Montana, USA
9.3km (5.8 miles) ⓘBull Frog Mine, Greenhorn Range, Madison County, Montana, USA
10.6km (6.6 miles) ⓘJanus Group, Alder Gulch Mining District (Virginia City Mining District; Fairweather Mining District), Madison County, Montana, USA
19.8km (12.3 miles) ⓘCopper Prospect (MRDS - 10013904), Greenhorn Range, Madison County, Montana, USA
20.7km (12.9 miles) ⓘLatest Out Mine (1), Sheridan Mining District (Mill Creek Mining District; Wisconsin Mining District), Madison County, Montana, USA
21.2km (13.1 miles) ⓘSilver Bullion Mine, Sheridan Mining District (Mill Creek Mining District; Wisconsin Mining District), Madison County, Montana, USA
24.2km (15.1 miles) ⓘBuckeye Mine - Victoria Mines, Sheridan Mining District (Mill Creek Mining District; Wisconsin Mining District), Madison County, Montana, USA
26.4km (16.4 miles) ⓘCherry Creek Pegmatite Occurrence, Varney Mining District, Madison County, Montana, USA
26.7km (16.6 miles) ⓘOccidental Mine (High Up; Oxidental), Sheridan Mining District (Mill Creek Mining District; Wisconsin Mining District), Madison County, Montana, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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