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Chalcopyrite from
Saddle Prospect, Fry Mesa, White Canyon Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Chalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Saddle Prospect, Fry Mesa, White Canyon Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:511907
Long-form Identifier:1:3:511907:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘWhite Canyon No. 1 Mine, Fry Mesa, White Canyon Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
2.5km (1.5 miles) ⓘPoint Mine, Fry Mesa, White Canyon Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
4.9km (3.1 miles) ⓘFound Mesa, White Canyon Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
5.0km (3.1 miles) ⓘGizmo Mine, Fry Canyon Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
5.3km (3.3 miles) ⓘEars Mine, Fry Canyon Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
5.9km (3.7 miles) ⓘW.N. Mine, Deer Flat Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
6.0km (3.7 miles) ⓘDead Buck claim, Deer Flat Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
6.2km (3.9 miles) ⓘCamel Mine, Deer Flat Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
6.4km (4.0 miles) ⓘYellow John Mine, Fry Canyon Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
6.7km (4.2 miles) ⓘBell No. 1 Mine, Fry Canyon Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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