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Chalcopyrite from
Iron Mountain Mine (Number 8; Confidence; Old Mine), Iron Mountain, Iron Mountain [town], West Shasta Copper - Zinc Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Pyrite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Iron Mountain Mine (Number 8; Confidence; Old Mine), Iron Mountain, Iron Mountain [town], West Shasta Copper - Zinc Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:674852
Long-form Identifier:1:3:674852:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
0.9km (0.5 miles) ⓘLittle Nellie Mine (Bennington Mine; Alleghany Mine), Iron Mountain, Iron Mountain [town], West Shasta Copper - Zinc Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
2.0km (1.3 miles) ⓘJanice group (Benson group), South Fork Mountain, West Shasta Copper - Zinc Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘLady Slipper Mine (Live Oak Mine), South Fork Mountain, West Shasta Copper - Zinc Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘLone Star prospect, Iron Mountain, Iron Mountain [town], West Shasta Copper - Zinc Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
4.3km (2.6 miles) ⓘKanaka prospect (Shunshine), Whiskeytown, Whiskeytown Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
5.0km (3.1 miles) ⓘIsabel and Queen Mine, Whiskeytown, Whiskeytown Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
5.1km (3.2 miles) ⓘGrab Mine (Western Consolidated group; Stowell Mine), Sugarloaf Mountain [3], West Shasta Copper - Zinc Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
5.6km (3.5 miles) ⓘEarly Bird Mine, Sugarloaf Mountain [3], West Shasta Copper - Zinc Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
5.9km (3.7 miles) ⓘSpread Eagle Mine (Spreadeagle Mine), Sugarloaf Mountain [3], West Shasta Copper - Zinc Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘKeystone Mine, Sugarloaf Mountain [3], West Shasta Copper - Zinc Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
References
Diller, J.S. (1903), Copper deposits of the Redding region, California: USGS Bulletin 213: 126
Kinkel, Arthur R. , Albers, John P. (1951) Geology of the massive sulfide deposits at Iron Mountain, Shasta County, California. Special Report 14. California Division of Mines p.9
Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 134, 302.
 
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