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Chalcopyrite from
Unnamed Cu occurrence [1], Hoopa, Hoopa Indian Reservation, Klamath Mountains, Humboldt County, California, USA


Locality type:Occurrence
Classification
Species:Chalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
Comments:Occurs in a vein up to 7 feet (2.1 meters) wide.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Unnamed Cu occurrence [1], Hoopa, Hoopa Indian Reservation, Klamath Mountains, Humboldt County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:678297
Long-form Identifier:1:3:678297:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
0.4km (0.2 miles) ⓘCopper Bluff Mine, Hoopa, Hoopa Indian Reservation, Klamath Mountains, Humboldt County, California, USA
27.5km (17.1 miles) ⓘHorse Mountain Mine (Copper Glance Mine; Humboldt Copper Mine), Horse Mountain, Humboldt County, California, USA
29.6km (18.4 miles) ⓘLast Chance claim (1), Denny, New River Mining District, Salmon Mountains, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USA
31.6km (19.6 miles) ⓘQuimby Mine (Index Mine), Fawn Ridge, New River Mining District, Salmon Mountains, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USA
33.4km (20.8 miles) ⓘHigh Grade and Teressa prospect (High Grade & Teressa prospect; Teresa prospect), Marysville, New River Mining District, Salmon Mountains, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USA
47.6km (29.6 miles) ⓘDoctor Rock occurrence, Doctor Rock, Klamath Mountains, Del Norte County, California, USA
53.9km (33.5 miles) ⓘMcClaren Mine (McClaren group; Trinity group; Trinity No. 1 claim; Mountain Bell claim), Stoveleg Gap, East Fork Mining District, Salmon Mountains, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USA
63.2km (39.3 miles) ⓘRalston Mine (Ralston group), Dedrick, Canyon Creek Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USA
63.8km (39.6 miles) ⓘMason and Thayer Mine (Galso group; Four Point; Black Diamond; Craig), Dedrick, Canyon Creek Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USA
65.2km (40.5 miles) ⓘMalone prospect, Elk Peak, Salmon Mountains, Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA
References
Averill, Charles Volney (1941) Mineral Resources of Humboldt County. California Journal of Mines and Geology, 37 (4). 499-528p.508
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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