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Chalcopyrite from
Unspecified Cu-Pb occurrences (1), Shadow Creek, Minarets Mining District (Mountain Mining District; Raymond Mining District; Minaret Mining District), Ritter Range, Madera County, California, USA


Locality type:Occurrence
Classification
Species:Chalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Unspecified Cu-Pb occurrences (1), Shadow Creek, Minarets Mining District (Mountain Mining District; Raymond Mining District; Minaret Mining District), Ritter Range, Madera County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:640253
Long-form Identifier:1:3:640253:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘShadow Creek Mine (Nidever group; Fortuna claims; Crown Point claims; Tal Vez claims), Banner Peak, Minarets Mining District (Mountain Mining District; Raymond Mining District; Minaret Mining District), Ritter Range, Madera County, California, USA
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘSullenger group (Sullenger property; Tom Agnew group prospects), Olaine Lake, Agnew Meadows, Madera County, California, USA
5.7km (3.5 miles) ⓘKennedy prospect (Superior; King Creek group; Joe Kennedy), Red Top Mountain, Minarets Mining District (Mountain Mining District; Raymond Mining District; Minaret Mining District), Ritter Range, Madera County, California, USA
17.5km (10.9 miles) ⓘMammoth Consolidated Mine (Mammoth Mine; Crystal Craig Mine; Argosy group), Mammoth Lakes, Lakes Mining District (Lake Mining District; Mammoth Mining District), Mono County, California, USA
24.4km (15.2 miles) ⓘLucky Strike prospect, Bloody Mountain, Mono County, California, USA
24.5km (15.2 miles) ⓘLuckly Strike prospect, Bloody Mountain, Mono County, California, USA
25.1km (15.6 miles) ⓘHard Point Mine (Lloyd; Sibyl; Red Bluff; Bloody Mountain Tungsten group: Free Gold; Joe claims; Laurel Creek prospect), Bloody Mountain, Mono County, California, USA
29.2km (18.1 miles) ⓘTioga Mine (Homestake Mine), Bennettville, Tioga Mining District, Mono County, California, USA
40.3km (25.0 miles) ⓘStar Mine, Mount Raymond (Raymond Mountain), Madera County, California, USA
40.5km (25.1 miles) ⓘS. P. group (Buena Vista; Zinc Pilot; Blue; Boulder; Keystone; Wonder; Alta), Mount Raymond (Raymond Mountain), Madera County, California, USA
References
Bradley, W.W. (1926), The Minarets district, Madera County: California Mining Bureau. Report 22: 548
Erwin, H.D. (1934), Geology and mineral resources of northeastern Madera County, California: California Division Mines Report 30: 66-71
Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 132.
 
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