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Chalcopyrite from
Pittsburgh (Notaway East; Notaway Shaft; Notaway West), Central City Mining District (Central Mining District), Gilpin County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Tennantite Subgroup1
Quartz1
Pyrite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Pittsburgh (Notaway East; Notaway Shaft; Notaway West), Central City Mining District (Central Mining District), Gilpin County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:662126
Long-form Identifier:1:3:662126:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
0.4km (0.3 miles) ⓘWood Mine (E. Calhoun), Willis Gulch, Quartz Hill, Central City Mining District (Central Mining District), Gilpin County, Colorado, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘPocahontas (Rotechield; Gold Rock; Springdale; Denbeigh vein), Central City Mining District (Central Mining District), Gilpin County, Colorado, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘMammoth Mine, Central City Mining District (Central Mining District), Gilpin County, Colorado, USA
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘChemung - Belmont, Central City Mining District (Central Mining District), Gilpin County, Colorado, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘWillis Gulch Occurrence (Carcasonne; Adudell; Colfax; Elkhorn; Bertha; Druid; Moose), Idaho Springs Mining District (Virginia Mining District), Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘCherokee Mine, Eureka Mining District, Gilpin County, Colorado, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘTwo Brothers Tunnel, Idaho Springs Mining District (Virginia Mining District), Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
1.5km (1.0 miles) ⓘCentral City; Cherokee; Carroll; Woodmire; Rara Avis, Eureka Mining District, Gilpin County, Colorado, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘDruid Mine (Drvid Mine), Central City Mining District (Central Mining District), Gilpin County, Colorado, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘBobtail Mine, Black Hawk, Black Hawk Mining District, Gilpin County, Colorado, USA
References
Lovering, T.S., Goddard, E.N. (1950) Geology and ore deposits of the Front Range, Colorado. Professional Paper 223. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp223
 
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