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Chalcopyrite from
Hillside Mine, Rosiclare, Hardin County, Illinois, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Fluorite3
Galena3
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Hillside Mine, Rosiclare, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:504604
Long-form Identifier:1:3:504604:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘRosiclare Mine, Rosiclare, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
2.5km (1.5 miles) ⓘFairview Mine - Blue Diggings Fault, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
5.0km (3.1 miles) ⓘMartin prospect (F. E. Martin prospect), Interstate Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
11.0km (6.8 miles) ⓘPatrick Mine, Tower Rock area, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
11.2km (6.9 miles) ⓘRose Mine, Hicks Dome, Hicks, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
12.0km (7.5 miles) ⓘHenson Mine, Hobbs Creek Mining Sub-District, Pope County, Illinois, USA
12.5km (7.8 miles) ⓘEmpire-O. Crabb-Red Extension Mine, Empire Mining Sub-District, Pope County, Illinois, USA
13.8km (8.5 miles) ⓘOxford Cut, Hastie's Quarry, Spar Mountain (Iron Mountain), Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
14.0km (8.7 miles) ⓘHastie's Quarry, Spar Mountain (Iron Mountain), Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
14.1km (8.7 miles) ⓘVictory Mine, Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
References
Goldstein, Alan (1997) Famous Mineral Localities: The Illinois-Kentucky Fluorite District. The Mineralogical Record, 28 (1) 3-49
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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