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Chalcopyrite from
Salton Sea Scientific Drilling project well, Salton Sea, Imperial County, California, USA


Locality type:Well
Classification
Species:Chalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Salton Sea Scientific Drilling project well, Salton Sea, Imperial County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:565795
Long-form Identifier:1:3:565795:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
50.1km (31.1 miles) ⓘC.O.D. Mine, Aztec Well, Chuckwalla Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
51.7km (32.1 miles) ⓘGold King Mine, Aztec Well, Chuckwalla Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
62.8km (39.1 miles) ⓘPaymaster Mine (Paymaster group; Complex Minerals; President claim; Flagpole group; Hazel claim; Emilia), Midway Well, Paymaster Mining District, Chocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
70.3km (43.7 miles) ⓘVolunteer Mine (Volunteer group of claims; Volunteer Group Mine), Quartz Peak, Paymaster Mining District, Chocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
72.2km (44.8 miles) ⓘRainbows End Mine (Annie Laurie; Nancy), Eagle Mountain, Eagle Mountains Mining District (Monte Negro Mining District), Eagle Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
73.2km (45.5 miles) ⓘIron Chief Mine (Iron Chief deposit; Gray Eagle group; Messenger Mine), Eagle Mountain, Eagle Mountains Mining District (Monte Negro Mining District), Eagle Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
74.6km (46.3 miles) ⓘNancy deposit, Eagle Mountain, Eagle Mountains Mining District (Monte Negro Mining District), Eagle Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
76.0km (47.2 miles) ⓘAmerican Flag Mine (Hidden Treasure claims), Mule Mountains District (Hodges Mountain District), Riverside County, California, USA
76.5km (47.6 miles) ⓘRainbow claim, Mule Mountains District (Hodges Mountain District), Riverside County, California, USA
77.3km (48.0 miles) ⓘRoosevelt Mine (Roosevelt claim; Roosevelt and Rainbow Mine; Santa Fe Mine), Mule Mountains District (Hodges Mountain District), Riverside County, California, USA
References
Econ Geol (1988) 83:511-523
 
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