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Chalcopyrite from
Winding Stair Gap Roadcut, Franklin, Ellijay Mining District, Cowee Valley, Macon County, North Carolina, USA


Locality type:Road Cutting
Classification
Species:Chalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Winding Stair Gap Roadcut, Franklin, Ellijay Mining District, Cowee Valley, Macon County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:786685
Long-form Identifier:1:3:786685:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘNW Thorn Mountain Mine, Macon County, North Carolina, USA
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘSW Thorn Mountain Mine, Macon County, North Carolina, USA
20.0km (12.4 miles) ⓘMoore Girl's Mine (Moore Girl; Barclay; Bentley), Rabun County, Georgia, USA
21.5km (13.4 miles) ⓘSheffield Corundum Mine, Macon County, North Carolina, USA
21.7km (13.5 miles) ⓘOtto prospect (Little Coweetah prospect; Sheenah prospect), Macon County, North Carolina, USA
22.0km (13.7 miles) ⓘMason Mountain, Macon County, North Carolina, USA
22.9km (14.2 miles) ⓘTom Coward Gap Prospect, Rabun County, Georgia, USA
25.2km (15.7 miles) ⓘWatauga Creek Prospect, Macon County, North Carolina, USA
25.8km (16.0 miles) ⓘBonanza Mine, Macon County, North Carolina, USA
27.3km (17.0 miles) ⓘJohnson copper prospect (Berrong prospect), Hiawassee, Towns County, Georgia, USA
References
EL-Shazley,A.K.,Loehn C.,and Tracy R.J.,(2011) P-T-t evolution of granulite facies metamorphism and partial melting in the Winding Stair Gap,Central Blue Ridge,North Carolina,USA: Journal of Metamorphic Geology
 
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