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Chalcopyrite from
Whipstick Mine, Wyndham, Auckland Co., New South Wales, 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 Whipstick Mine, Wyndham, Auckland Co., New South Wales, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:854810
Long-form Identifier:1:3:854810:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
5.3km (3.3 miles) ⓘJingera Rock prospect, Burragate, Auckland Co., New South Wales, Australia
9.4km (5.8 miles) ⓘMyrtle Creek copper prospect, Wyndham, Auckland Co., New South Wales, Australia
12.4km (7.7 miles) ⓘReedy Creek Mine, Burragate, Auckland Co., New South Wales, Australia
12.8km (8.0 miles) ⓘNew Station Creek Gold Mine, Wyndham, Auckland Co., New South Wales, Australia
16.9km (10.5 miles) ⓘCopper Creek, Wyndham, Auckland Co., New South Wales, Australia
19.2km (12.0 miles) ⓘDevils Creek Gold Mine (Tantawangalo Gold Lease; Ramsays Farm), Auckland Co., New South Wales, Australia
21.2km (13.1 miles) ⓘCandelo Molybdenum show, Auckland Co., New South Wales, Australia
22.4km (13.9 miles) ⓘTantawangalo Mine (McCarthys Creek), Auckland Co., New South Wales, Australia
22.4km (13.9 miles) ⓘSolomons Copper show, Auckland Co., New South Wales, Australia
25.4km (15.8 miles) ⓘKnoxs ML 2, Cathcart, Wellesley Co., New South Wales, Australia
References
Hooke, P. (1971). Report on Whipstick Molybdenum Mines, Far South Coast, N.S.W. for Planet Metals Limited
Willis, J.L., Stevens, B.P.J. (1971) Uranium. The Mineral Industry of New South Wales Bulletin No. 43. Geological Survey of New South Wales, Department of Mines, 57 pages.
 
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