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Chalcopyrite from
Copper Head Occurrence (MAS 10 1018), Circle Cliffs Mining District, Garfield County, Utah, USA


Locality type:Occurrence
Classification
Species:Chalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Copper Head Occurrence (MAS 10 1018), Circle Cliffs Mining District, Garfield County, Utah, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:514879
Long-form Identifier:1:3:514879:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
10.4km (6.4 miles) ⓘRed Head - Lampstand Occurrence (Torpedo Head Mas27 1007), Circle Cliffs Mining District, Garfield County, Utah, USA
13.1km (8.1 miles) ⓘRainy Day Mine (Mas 25 1030), Circle Cliffs Mining District, Garfield County, Utah, USA
14.8km (9.2 miles) ⓘBuff (Buff 1 - 8 Mas 6 1008), Circle Cliffs Mining District, Garfield County, Utah, USA
15.3km (9.5 miles) ⓘRed Cliff (Mas 26 1009), Circle Cliffs Mining District, Garfield County, Utah, USA
20.4km (12.7 miles) ⓘSneaky-Silver Falls, Circle Cliffs Mining District, Garfield County, Utah, USA
21.0km (13.0 miles) ⓘColt Mesa Mine, Circle Cliffs Mining District, Garfield County, Utah, USA
26.0km (16.1 miles) ⓘMt. Pennell, Pennell, Henry Mountains, Garfield County, Utah, USA
30.2km (18.7 miles) ⓘCrescent Creek Adit, Bromide Basin, Henry Mountains Mining District, Garfield County, Utah, USA
30.3km (18.8 miles) ⓘSouth Bromide Basin Occurrence, Bromide Basin, Henry Mountains Mining District, Garfield County, Utah, USA
30.4km (18.9 miles) ⓘBromide Basin Mine, Bromide Basin, Henry Mountains Mining District, Garfield County, Utah, USA
References
DAVIDSON, E. S., 1967 , GEOLOGY OF THE CIRCLE CLIFFS AREA, GARFIELD AND KANE COUNTIES, UTAH: US GEOL. SURVEY BULL. 1229 .
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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