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Chalcopyrite from
Argonaut Mine (Pioneer Mine; Sunset), Martell, Jackson-Plymouth Mining District, Amador County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Tetrahedrite Subgroup
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Argonaut Mine (Pioneer Mine; Sunset), Martell, Jackson-Plymouth Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:648248
Long-form Identifier:1:3:648248:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘKennedy Mine, Martell, Jackson-Plymouth Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘOneida Mine, Martell, Jackson-Plymouth Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘCentral Eureka Mine (Summit Mine), Sutter Creek, Jackson-Plymouth Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘZeile Mine (Zeila Mine; Coney and Bigelow claim; Blue Jacket claim; Tims Corner tailings pile), Jackson, Jackson-Plymouth Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
3.0km (1.9 miles) ⓘOld Eureka Mine (Eureka Mine; Amador Consolidated Mine; Hetty Green Mine; Hayward Mine; Amador claim; Maxwell claim; Alpha claim; Railroad claim), Central Eureka Mine (Summit Mine), Sutter Creek, Jackson-Plymouth Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
4.4km (2.8 miles) ⓘBaliol Mine, Sutter Creek, Jackson-Plymouth Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
4.6km (2.9 miles) ⓘMechanics Mine (Potazuba), Sutter Creek, Jackson-Plymouth Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
6.9km (4.3 miles) ⓘKeystone Mine (Keystone group; Keystone claim; Spring Hill claim; Geneva claim; Granite State claim; Niagara claim; East Keystone claim), Amador City, Jackson-Plymouth Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
8.8km (5.5 miles) ⓘHayward Mine (Allen Mine), Sunnybrook, Pardee Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
9.0km (5.6 miles) ⓘNewton Mine (Newton Copper Mine; Jackson Mine), Sunnybrook, Pardee Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
References
Logan, Clarence August (1934), Mother Lode Gold Belt of California: California Division Mines Bulletin 108, 221 pp.: 67
Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 363
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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