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Chalcopyrite from
Cayucos, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), San Luis Obispo County, California, USA


Classification
Species:Chalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cayucos, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:653129
Long-form Identifier:1:3:653129:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Chalcopyrite in this Region
Prodigal Son occurrence, Cayucos, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
6.8km (4.2 miles) ⓘProdigal Son occurrence, Cayucos, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
20.6km (12.8 miles) ⓘLos Osos Mine (Goodwill Mine), Los Osos, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
71.4km (44.4 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cu prospect [1], Parkfield, Monterey County, California, USA
96.0km (59.6 miles) ⓘLewis and Clark claim (Lewis Creek), Fourth of July Spring, San Benito County, California, USA
References
Aubury, Lewis E. (1905) The Copper Resources of California. Bulletin 23. California State Mining Bureau p.148
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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