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Chalcopyrite from
Fluorspar group (Fluor Spar group; Fluorspar Group of Mines), Packard Well, Palen Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA


Classification
Species:Chalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Fluorspar group (Fluor Spar group; Fluorspar Group of Mines), Packard Well, Palen Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:546392
Long-form Identifier:1:3:546392:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
9.8km (6.1 miles) ⓘHomestake Mine (Homestake group), Packard Well, Palen Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
21.9km (13.6 miles) ⓘCrescent Copper group [1] (Crescent group; Badger State group; Eagle Nest Mine; Eagle Nest No. 7 claim), McCoy Spring, Arlington District (Ironwood District), McCoy Mts (Ironwood Mts), Riverside County, California, USA
22.4km (13.9 miles) ⓘBig Horn Mine (Big Horn group), Midland, Little Maria Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
36.8km (22.9 miles) ⓘLion's Den Copper claim (Little Mountain claims), Black Hill, Big Maria Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
40.0km (24.8 miles) ⓘGolden Bird claim, West Riverside Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
40.0km (24.9 miles) ⓘRainbows End Mine (Annie Laurie; Nancy), Eagle Mountain, Eagle Mountains Mining District (Monte Negro Mining District), Eagle Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
41.0km (25.5 miles) ⓘHorn Mine (Virginia May Mine), Horn Peak, Turtle Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
42.5km (26.4 miles) ⓘBlack Ore claim, Bendigo District (Riverside Mountain District), Riverside Mts (Siakariri), Riverside County, California, USA
43.5km (27.0 miles) ⓘC.O.D. Mine, Aztec Well, Chuckwalla Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
44.2km (27.4 miles) ⓘGrace claims, Bendigo District (Riverside Mountain District), Riverside Mts (Siakariri), Riverside County, California, USA
References
CDMG OFR 94-11 " Mineral Land Classification of the Eastern Half of Riverside Co. CA"
 
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