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Chalcopyrite from
Four Hills Mine, Hawley Lake, Sierra City Mining District, Sierra County, California, USA


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 Four Hills Mine, Hawley Lake, Sierra City Mining District, Sierra County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:960340
Long-form Identifier:1:3:960340:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
6.6km (4.1 miles) ⓘPlumas-Eureka Mine (Mammoth Mine; Eureka Peak Mine; Rough and Ready Mine; Washington Mine; Seventy-Six Mine; Lawton vein; North vein; Eureka vein; Eureka claim; Director claim; Director 1 claim; Director 2 claim; Oceola claim; Oliver claim; Johns Extension Quartz claim; Eureka Peak Quartz claim; Mammoth claim), Johnsville, Johnsville Mining District, Plumas County, California, USA
13.2km (8.2 miles) ⓘZuver Mine, Loganville, Sierra City Mining District, Sierra County, California, USA
14.1km (8.8 miles) ⓘSierra Homestake Mine, Bassetts, Sierra City Mining District, Sierra County, California, USA
15.3km (9.5 miles) ⓘPhoenix Mine, Sierra City, Sierra City Mining District, Sierra County, California, USA
17.3km (10.8 miles) ⓘCopper Bullion Mine (Copper group), Pilot Peak, Plumas County, California, USA
28.7km (17.9 miles) ⓘPlumbago Mine (Marion Mine; Croesus Mine; Standard Extension Mine; Crafts Clute Mine; Enterprise Mine; Hope Mine; Gold Beater Mine), Plumbago, Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District), Sierra County, California, USA
28.9km (18.0 miles) ⓘKate Hardy Mine (Hawn Mine; Derelict Mine; Kate Hardy Mine and mill), Old Mountain House, Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District), Sierra County, California, USA
29.0km (18.0 miles) ⓘEnglish Mountain Mine (Marguerite Consolidated; Marguerite Cons.; Marguerite claim; Helen D. claim), English Mountain, English Mountain Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
29.3km (18.2 miles) ⓘWalker Mine (Walker Brothers Mine; Walker Copper Mine; Native Son Mine [?]), Argentine Rock, Genesee Valley Mining District (Genesee Mining District), Plumas Copper Belt, Plumas County, California, USA
29.3km (18.2 miles) ⓘU. S. Smelting; Refining; and Mining Company prospect (Lena), Argentine Rock, Genesee Valley Mining District (Genesee Mining District), Plumas Copper Belt, Plumas County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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