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Chalcopyrite from
Stellar 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 Stellar Mine, Bad Vermilion Lake Area, Rainy River District, Ontario, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:869211
Long-form Identifier:1:3:869211:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
2.2km (1.4 miles) Port Arthur Mine, Little Turtle Lake Area, Rainy River District, Ontario, Canada
3.5km (2.2 miles) Olive Mine (Preston Mine), Little Turtle Lake Area, Rainy River District, Ontario, Canada
5.6km (3.5 miles) Foley Mine (Santa Fe Mine), Bad Vermilion Lake Area, Rainy River District, Ontario, Canada
5.6km (3.5 miles) Lucky Coon Mine (Hillier Mine), Bad Vermilion Lake Area, Rainy River District, Ontario, Canada
6.3km (3.9 miles) Golden Star Mine, Bad Vermilion Lake Area, Rainy River District, Ontario, Canada
32.3km (20.1 miles) Tellurium occurrence, Bennett Lake area, Bennett Township, Rainy River District, Ontario, Canada
37.6km (23.4 miles) Little American Mine, Rainy Lake, Koochiching County, Minnesota, USA
42.2km (26.2 miles) Mayflower Mine, Factor Lake Area, Rainy River District, Ontario, Canada
46.3km (28.8 miles) Samuels Lake intrusive, Rainy River District, Ontario, Canada
55.9km (34.7 miles) Vermilion River Mines, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA
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