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Chalcopyrite from
Kate Hardy Mine (Hawn Mine; Derelict Mine; Kate Hardy Mine and mill), Old Mountain House, Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District), Sierra County, California, USA


Locality type: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 Kate Hardy Mine (Hawn Mine; Derelict Mine; Kate Hardy Mine and mill), Old Mountain House, Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District), Sierra County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:769766
Long-form Identifier:1:3:769766:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
7.1km (4.4 miles) ⓘPlumbago Mine (Marion Mine; Croesus Mine; Standard Extension Mine; Crafts Clute Mine; Enterprise Mine; Hope Mine; Gold Beater Mine), Plumbago, Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District), Sierra County, California, USA
11.1km (6.9 miles) ⓘEnterprise Quartz Mine (Enterprise Qtz.; Enterprise Mine), Columbia Hill, North Columbia Mining District (Columbia Hill Mining District), Nevada County, California, USA
13.7km (8.5 miles) ⓘFairview Mine (California Mining Company; Calumet), Washington, Washington Mining District (Omega Mining District), Nevada County, California, USA
14.3km (8.9 miles) ⓘFern Leaf claim (Cleveland claim), Camptonville, Camptonville Mining District, Yuba County, California, USA
21.7km (13.5 miles) ⓘZuver Mine, Loganville, Sierra City Mining District, Sierra County, California, USA
24.4km (15.1 miles) ⓘFederal Loan & Consols Mine (Federal Loan and Consols; Federal Loan Quartz Mine; Federal Loan Mine), Willow Valley, Nevada City Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
25.1km (15.6 miles) ⓘZeibright Mine, Clyde Mountain, Emigrant Gap Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
25.1km (15.6 miles) ⓘMurchie Mine (Lone Star Mine; Big Blue Mine; Murchie and Starr; Coe vein; Big Blue vein; Independence vein), Willow Valley, Nevada City Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
25.3km (15.7 miles) ⓘBoss Mine (Boss Con Qtz.; San Juan Mine), Sweetland, North San Juan Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
25.4km (15.8 miles) ⓘPhoenix Mine, Sierra City, Sierra City Mining District, Sierra County, California, USA
References
Ferguson, Henry G. (1914b), Lode deposits of the Alleghany district, California: USGS Bulletin 580: 153-182
 
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