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Chalcopyrite from
Oro Rico Mine (Penon Blanco Mine), Peñon Blanco Peak, Coulterville, Coulterville Mining District, Mariposa County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Oro Rico Mine (Penon Blanco Mine), Peñon Blanco Peak, Coulterville, Coulterville Mining District, Mariposa County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:565416
Long-form Identifier:1:3:565416:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
2.5km (1.6 miles) ⓘMcAlpine Mine, Peñon Blanco Peak, Coulterville Mining District, Tuolumne County, California, USA
6.6km (4.1 miles) ⓘTyro Mine (Rittershoffen Mine), Coulterville, Coulterville Mining District, Mariposa County, California, USA
8.5km (5.3 miles) ⓘCrystal Mine (Penobscott Mine), Coulterville, Coulterville Mining District, Mariposa County, California, USA
8.6km (5.3 miles) ⓘRihn Ranch occurrence (Ribn Ranch prospect), Granite Springs, Granite Springs Mining District, West Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
9.2km (5.7 miles) ⓘBig Oak Flat No. 1 Mine (Conrad Mine), Big Oak Flat, Big Oak Flat Mining District, East Belt, Tuolumne County, California, USA
10.2km (6.3 miles) ⓘAdelaide and Anderson Mines, Coulterville, Coulterville Mining District, Mariposa County, California, USA
10.5km (6.5 miles) ⓘCongo Mine, Dogtown, Kinsley Mining District, East Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
10.6km (6.6 miles) ⓘVirginia Mine (Captain Allen; White Gulch; Virginia-Belmont; Virginia No. 2 claim; Belmont claim; Claremont claim; Angus claim; Piedmont claim), Virginia Point, Coulterville Mining District, Mariposa County, California, USA
12.2km (7.6 miles) ⓘBarrett Mine, Hunter Valley Mountain, Hunter Valley Mining District, West Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
14.5km (9.0 miles) ⓘMoccasin Creek occurrences (NBMG sample site 2861), Moccasin Peak, Jacksonville Mining District, Tuolumne County, California, USA
References
Weir, R. H., Kerrick, D. M. (1987) Mineralogic, fluid inclusion, and stable isotope studies of several gold mines in the Mother Lode, Tuolumne and Mariposa counties, California. Economic Geology, 82 (2) 328-344 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.82.2.328
 
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