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Chalcopyrite from
Boston Mine [1], Mount Aigare, Shingle Springs Mining District, West Belt, El Dorado County, California, 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 Boston Mine [1], Mount Aigare, Shingle Springs Mining District, West Belt, El Dorado County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:650506
Long-form Identifier:1:3:650506:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘCothrin Mine (Cothain Mine), Ben Bolt, Deer Creek Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘRip and Tear Mine (Dodson), Flonellis, Latrobe Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
5.2km (3.2 miles) ⓘFrench Creek Mine, Mount Aigare, Shingle Springs Mining District, West Belt, El Dorado County, California, USA
6.3km (3.9 miles) ⓘBig Canyon Mine (Oro Fino), Mount Aigare, Shingle Springs Mining District, West Belt, El Dorado County, California, USA
9.9km (6.1 miles) ⓘMonarch-Sugar Loaf Mine (Monarch Sugar Loaf Mine), Mount Aigare, Shingle Springs Mining District, West Belt, El Dorado County, California, USA
12.1km (7.5 miles) ⓘPyramid Mine (Gold Reserve Mine), Rescue area, Deer Valley Mining District, West Belt, El Dorado County, California, USA
12.9km (8.0 miles) ⓘRose Kimberly Mine, Rescue area, Deer Valley Mining District, West Belt, El Dorado County, California, USA
13.1km (8.1 miles) ⓘBoneset Mine, Rescue area, Deer Valley Mining District, West Belt, El Dorado County, California, USA
13.3km (8.3 miles) ⓘCopper Hill Mine (Cosumnes Mine; Hobo Mine; Jackass shaft), Four Corners, Amador County, California, USA
15.1km (9.4 miles) ⓘIrland Mine, Cold Springs, Shingle Springs Mining District, West Belt, El Dorado County, California, USA
References
Aubury, Lewis E. (1905) The Copper Resources of California. Bulletin 23. California State Mining Bureau pp.176-181
Murdoch, Joseph; Webb, Robert Wallace (1966) Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966) - California Division of Mines and Geology, Bulletin 189. California Division of Mines and Geology. 559 pp.
 
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