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Chalcopyrite from
Unnamed Cu prospect Ml54, Canada del Oro Mining District (Cañada del Oro Mining District), Pima County, Arizona, 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 Unnamed Cu prospect Ml54, Canada del Oro Mining District (Cañada del Oro Mining District), Pima County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:538271
Long-form Identifier:1:3:538271:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
5.6km (3.5 miles) ⓘPontatoc Mine, Santa Catalina Mountains foothills, Tucson area, Pima County, Arizona, USA
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cu prospect Ml29, Pima County, Arizona, USA
12.5km (7.7 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cu prospect Ml27, Pima County, Arizona, USA
16.1km (10.0 miles) ⓘHartman-Homestake Mines, Mount Lemmon, Pima County, Arizona, USA
16.2km (10.0 miles) ⓘTaylor X claims (Taylor claims Ml88; Ml89; Ml90; Ml91 and Ml96), Pima County, Arizona, USA
16.3km (10.1 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cu prospect Ml85, Pima County, Arizona, USA
16.3km (10.1 miles) ⓘStratton Mine (Old Hat Mine), Stratton-Daily Camp, Mount Bigelow, Pima County, Arizona, USA
17.7km (11.0 miles) ⓘSanta Catalina Copper deposit, Pima County, Arizona, USA
17.7km (11.0 miles) ⓘDaily Mine (Daily group; Controll Mines), Stratton-Daily Camp, Mount Bigelow, Pima County, Arizona, USA
17.8km (11.1 miles) ⓘControl Mine (Control Mines; Geesman Mine group; Camp Apache Mine), Leatherwood Mine group (Apache group), Mount Bigelow, Pima County, Arizona, USA
References
MRDS database Dep. ID file #10039716, MRDS ID #M050695.
 
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