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Chalcopyrite from
Idarado Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA


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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Idarado Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Idarado Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Idarado Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Idarado Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Idarado Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Idarado Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Idarado Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Idarado Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
04255460017363448478908.jpg
Chalcopyrite, etc.

Idarado Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
02499440017272012132451.jpg
Chalcopyrite, etc.

Idarado Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Idarado Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Idarado Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz11
Sphalerite8
Native Gold2
Galena2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Idarado Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:68909
Long-form Identifier:1:3:68909:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘTreasury Tunnel, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
0.4km (0.2 miles) ⓘYankee Girl Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘGuston Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘNational Belle Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘBarstow Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘJoby Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘSilver Bell Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘLongfellow Mine, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
3.3km (2.1 miles) ⓘBeaver and Belfast Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘAndrus Mine, Telluride Mining District, Colorado, USA
References
Foord, E. E.; Shawe, D. R. (1989) The Pb-Bi-Ag-Cu-(Hg) Chemistry Of Galena And Some Associated Sulfosalts: A Reviewand Some New Data From Colorado, California And Pennsylvania. The Canadian Mineralogist, 27 (3). 363-382
Muntyan, Barbara L. (1995) Colorado Calcite: Featured Mineral at the 1995 Denver Show. Rocks & Minerals, 70(5), 298-310.
 
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