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Chalcopyrite from
Scott Mine, Belmont Mountain, Tonopah, Osborn Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, 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 Scott Mine, Belmont Mountain, Tonopah, Osborn Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:575950
Long-form Identifier:1:3:575950:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘLost Spaniard Mine, Belmont Mountain, Tonopah, Osborn Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
5.5km (3.4 miles) ⓘTonopah-Belmont Mine, Belmont Mountain, Tonopah, Osborn Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
15.5km (9.7 miles) ⓘValley View Mine (Wheeler claims; Yarnell group; Prieta Chinda Mine; Manganese Development Mine), Aguila Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
20.4km (12.7 miles) ⓘVulture Mine, Vulture, Vulture Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
37.7km (23.4 miles) ⓘLucky Lode prospect, White Tank Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
43.2km (26.9 miles) ⓘHatton Mine (Hatton group of claims; Harris Mine; Badger Mine), Bullard Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
45.1km (28.0 miles) ⓘOro Grande Mine, Black Rock Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
48.2km (30.0 miles) ⓘLittle San Domingo Mine, Little San Domingo Wash area, White Picacho Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
49.1km (30.5 miles) ⓘMonarch Mine, Monarch Wash area, Black Rock Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
49.9km (31.0 miles) ⓘBullard Mine (Little Giant Mine), Bullard Peak (Smith Peak), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
References
Alfredo Petrov - field trip observations, February 2009.
 
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