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Chalcopyrite from
Foley Mine (Santa Fe Mine), Bad Vermilion Lake Area, Rainy River District, Ontario, Canada


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 Foley Mine (Santa Fe Mine), Bad Vermilion Lake Area, Rainy River District, Ontario, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:869175
Long-form Identifier:1:3:869175:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
3.8km (2.3 miles) ⓘLucky Coon Mine (Hillier Mine), Bad Vermilion Lake Area, Rainy River District, Ontario, Canada
5.2km (3.2 miles) ⓘGolden Star Mine, Bad Vermilion Lake Area, Rainy River District, Ontario, Canada
5.6km (3.5 miles) ⓘStellar Mine, Bad Vermilion Lake Area, Rainy River District, Ontario, Canada
6.8km (4.2 miles) ⓘPort Arthur Mine, Little Turtle Lake Area, Rainy River District, Ontario, Canada
9.0km (5.6 miles) ⓘOlive Mine (Preston Mine), Little Turtle Lake Area, Rainy River District, Ontario, Canada
29.6km (18.4 miles) ⓘTellurium occurrence, Bennett Lake area, Bennett Township, Rainy River District, Ontario, Canada
38.9km (24.2 miles) ⓘMayflower Mine, Factor Lake Area, Rainy River District, Ontario, Canada
39.6km (24.6 miles) ⓘLittle American Mine, Rainy Lake, Koochiching County, Minnesota, USA
41.8km (25.9 miles) ⓘSamuels Lake intrusive, Rainy River District, Ontario, Canada
51.3km (31.9 miles) ⓘVermilion River Mines, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA
References
Sabina, Ann P. (1991) Rocks and minerals for the collector: Sudbury to Winnipeg. Miscellaneous Report 49. Geological Survey of Canada 315 pp. doi:10.4095/132238 p.157
 
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