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Chalcopyrite from
Rye Creek Mine, Koyukuk Mining District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, 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 Rye Creek Mine, Koyukuk Mining District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:588838
Long-form Identifier:1:3:588838:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘJay Creek; Eagle Gulch Mine, Koyukuk Mining District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USA
4.3km (2.6 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - WI079; northwest of head of Jay Creek), Koyukuk Mining District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USA
13.2km (8.2 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - WI077; near junction of Fall and Michigan Creeks), Koyukuk Mining District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USA
13.9km (8.6 miles) ⓘSilver King Prospect, Koyukuk Mining District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USA
14.9km (9.3 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - WI021; east of the north end of Wild Lake), Koyukuk Mining District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USA
15.5km (9.6 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - WI011; between Sirr Creek and Wild Lake), Koyukuk Mining District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USA
19.5km (12.1 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - WI020; south of upper Seward Creek), Koyukuk Mining District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USA
20.2km (12.6 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - WI063; upper Crevice Creek), Koyukuk Mining District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USA
20.3km (12.6 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - WI143; northwest of Gilroy Mountain), Koyukuk Mining District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USA
26.4km (16.4 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - WI065; near Allen River), Koyukuk Mining District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USA
References
(2008) Alaska Resource Data File (ARDF) Open-File Report 2008-1225. US Geological Survey
 
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