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Chalcopyrite from
Deer Park Mine, Rossland, Trail Creek Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada


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 Deer Park Mine, Rossland, Trail Creek Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:60654
Long-form Identifier:1:3:60654:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
13.1km (8.1 miles) ⓘGiant Mine, Rossland, Trail Creek Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
13.4km (8.3 miles) ⓘRed Mountain Mo deposits, Red Mountain, Rossland, Trail Creek Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
14.4km (9.0 miles) ⓘWhite Bear Mine, Rossland, Trail Creek Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
14.9km (9.2 miles) ⓘCrown Point mine, Rossland, Trail Creek Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
15.0km (9.3 miles) ⓘLe Roi Mine, Rossland, Trail Creek Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
16.1km (10.0 miles) ⓘLily May Mine, Trail Creek Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
16.1km (10.0 miles) ⓘColumbia-Kootenay deposit, Rossland, Trail Creek Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
16.6km (10.3 miles) ⓘBlue Bird Mine, Rossland, Trail Creek Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
17.0km (10.5 miles) ⓘMayflower Mine, Rossland, Trail Creek Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
21.0km (13.0 miles) ⓘMastodon chrome-nickel deposit, Castle Mountain, Cascade, Greenwood Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
References
Harris, D. C., Jambor, J. L., Lachance, G. R., Thorpe, R. I. (1968) Tintinaite, the antimony analogue of kobellite. The Canadian Mineralogist, 9 (3) 371-382
 
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