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Chalcopyrite from
Lynx Creek Mine, Hope Mining District, Kenai Peninsula Borough, 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 Lynx Creek Mine, Hope Mining District, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:603246
Long-form Identifier:1:3:603246:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
3.3km (2.1 miles) ⓘReady Bullion Prospect (Copper Co.), Hope Mining District, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, USA
5.2km (3.2 miles) ⓘBrewster; Brewster Quartz Mine, Hope Mining District, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, USA
6.0km (3.7 miles) ⓘGulch Creek No. 1 Occurrence, Hope Mining District, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, USA
8.9km (5.5 miles) ⓘTincan Creek Mine, Hope Mining District, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, USA
11.7km (7.3 miles) ⓘGilpatrick; Frenchy Creek Prospect, Hope Mining District, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, USA
15.4km (9.6 miles) ⓘTeddy Bear Prospect, Hope Mining District, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, USA
15.9km (9.9 miles) ⓘHirshey-Lucky Strike; Lucky Strike; Swetmann Mine, Hope Mining District, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, USA
16.1km (10.0 miles) ⓘHirshey and Carlson; Swetmann-New Hope; Miller Mining Co. Mine, Hope Mining District, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, USA
16.5km (10.3 miles) ⓘIngram Creek Mine, Hope Mining District, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, USA
17.0km (10.5 miles) ⓘIron Mask; Mascot Occurrences, Hope Mining District, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, USA
References
Crowe, Douglas E., Nelson, Steven W., Brown, Philip E., Shanks, Wayne C., Valley, John W. (1992) Geology and geochemistry of volcanogenic massive sulfide deposits and related igneous rocks, Prince William Sound, south-central Alaska. Economic Geology, 87 (7) 1722-1746 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.87.7.1722
 
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