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Chalcopyrite from
Poston Butte deposit (Continental Oil Co. property; Aztec Exploration and Development Co. property; Florence Conoco; Florence Copper Co. property), Florence, Florence Mining District (Blackwater Mining District; Black Rock Mining District), Pinal County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Chalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Poston Butte deposit (Continental Oil Co. property; Aztec Exploration and Development Co. property; Florence Conoco; Florence Copper Co. property), Florence, Florence Mining District (Blackwater Mining District; Black Rock Mining District), Pinal County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:717068
Long-form Identifier:1:3:717068:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
16.9km (10.5 miles) ⓘMineral Butte prospect (Blackwater Copper prospect; Blackwater group; Apache Maid Mine; Unpatented claims MS 3922; Unpatented claims MS 3739), Mineral Butte area, Gila River Indian Reservation, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
20.9km (13.0 miles) ⓘRainbow Silver Mine, Mineral Mountain area, Mineral Mountain Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
26.6km (16.5 miles) ⓘAjax Mine, Bell Butte area, Mineral Mountain Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
27.0km (16.8 miles) ⓘNorth Star Mine (Cora Mine; Randall Copper properties; Lula Mine), Treadway Mountain area, Granite Hills, Picacho Mountains, Picacho Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
27.6km (17.2 miles) ⓘFrank No. 41 & No. 42 claims, Granite Hills area, Picacho Mountains, Picacho Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
28.9km (17.9 miles) ⓘUnnamed copper prospect (39), Granite Hills area, Picacho Mountains, Picacho Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
34.8km (21.6 miles) ⓘArizona Gold Mine, Gila River, Grayback [peak] area, Riverside Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
35.2km (21.9 miles) ⓘRare Metals Mine (Rare Metals deposit), Kelvin, Riverside Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
35.5km (22.1 miles) ⓘZelleweger claim (Kelvin prospect), Kelvin, Riverside Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
35.9km (22.3 miles) ⓘWooley Mine (Wooley property), Ripsey Hill area, Ripsey Mining District, Tortilla Mountains, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
References
Singer, Donald A., Berger, Vladimir Iosifovich, Moring, Barry C. (2005) Porphyry copper deposits of the world: database, map, and grade and tonnage models. Open-File Report 2005-1060. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/ofr20051060
 
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