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Chalcopyrite from
Gwalia Mine (Sons of Gwalia Gold Mine), Leonora, Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia


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 Gwalia Mine (Sons of Gwalia Gold Mine), Leonora, Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:831290
Long-form Identifier:1:3:831290:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
2.2km (1.3 miles) ⓘTower Hill Gold Mine, Leonora, Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
29.7km (18.5 miles) ⓘUlysses Gold Mine, Tampa, Kookynie Goldfield, Menzies Shire, Western Australia, Australia
32.0km (19.9 miles) ⓘKing of the Hills Gold Mine (Tarmoola; KoTH), Leonora, Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
32.8km (20.4 miles) ⓘDiorite King Gold Mine, Leonora, Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
42.1km (26.2 miles) ⓘApollo Hill gold prospect, Glenorn Station, Menzies Shire, Western Australia, Australia
42.8km (26.6 miles) ⓘAnaconda Copper Mine, Eulaminna (Murrin Murrin mining centre), Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
46.3km (28.7 miles) ⓘNangaroo copper Mine, Eulaminna (Murrin Murrin mining centre), Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
53.0km (32.9 miles) ⓘMount Clifford Ni deposit, Ten Mile Outcamp, Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
55.2km (34.3 miles) ⓘBentley Mine, Ten Mile Outcamp, Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
55.3km (34.4 miles) ⓘDoyle Well, Sturt Meadows Station, Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
References
http:www.portergeo.com.au/database/mineinfo.asp?mineid=mn760
Kreuzer, Oliver P.; Roshanravan, Bijan; Buckingham, Amanda J.; Core, Daniel P.; Konecke, Brian A.; McDwyer, Daniel; Mustard, Roger (2025) Controls, Expressions, and Discovery Potential of Gold Mineralization in the Central-Eastern Yilgarn Craton, Western Australia: New Insights from an Integrated Targeting Study. Minerals, 15 (12). doi:10.3390/min15121255
 
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