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Chalcopyrite from
Iron Monarch Main Pit, Iron Knob, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia


Locality type:Open-Cast Mine
Classification
Species:Chalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Iron Monarch Main Pit, Iron Knob, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:758457
Long-form Identifier:1:3:758457:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
56.5km (35.1 miles) ⓘIron Knight Mine, Iron Duke Complex, Middleback Range, Eyre peninsula, South Australia, Australia
58.5km (36.4 miles) ⓘIron Duchess, Iron Duke Complex, Middleback Range, Eyre peninsula, South Australia, Australia
58.8km (36.6 miles) ⓘIron Duke Mine, Iron Duke Complex, Middleback Range, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
68.0km (42.2 miles) ⓘMenninnie Dam deposit, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
89.8km (55.8 miles) ⓘBaroota Nob mine, Baroota, District Council of Mount Remarkable, South Australia, Australia
92.4km (57.4 miles) ⓘSpring Creek Mine, Wilmington, District Council of Mount Remarkable, South Australia, Australia
96.1km (59.7 miles) ⓘGreat Gladstone Mine, Quorn, Flinders Ranges Council, South Australia, Australia
96.6km (60.0 miles) ⓘMount Remarkable Mine, Melrose, District Council of Mount Remarkable, South Australia, Australia
97.0km (60.3 miles) ⓘMelrose Mine, Melrose, District Council of Mount Remarkable, South Australia, Australia
97.6km (60.7 miles) ⓘMiltalie Silver Mine (Miltalie Mine), District Council of Franklin Harbour, South Australia, Australia
References
Francis, Glyn L. (2010) Minerals of Iron Monarch. OneSteel, Whyalla, Australia, 164 pgs.
 
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