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Chalcopyrite from
Laurel Mine (Laurel Group of Mines; Marbel No.1; 2 and 3 claims; Perth Amboy No. 1; 2 and 3 claims), Bodfish, Erskine Creek Mining District, Kern 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 Laurel Mine (Laurel Group of Mines; Marbel No.1; 2 and 3 claims; Perth Amboy No. 1; 2 and 3 claims), Bodfish, Erskine Creek Mining District, Kern County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:967291
Long-form Identifier:1:3:967291:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
4.3km (2.7 miles) ⓘValley View Mine (Arizona claim; San Pedro claim; Monrovia claim; Havilah claim), Havilah, Clear Creek Mining District, Kern County, California, USA
4.4km (2.7 miles) ⓘSilverado prospect (Silverdo prospect; Silverado Mine), Bodfish, Erskine Creek Mining District, Kern County, California, USA
11.9km (7.4 miles) ⓘLast Chance Mine, Nicolls Peak, Weldon District, Piute Mountains, Kern County, California, USA
12.9km (8.0 miles) ⓘLaurel Group of Mines (Perth Amboy No. 1; 2 & 3 claims; Marbel No. 1; 2 & 3 claims), Wofford Heights, Cove Mining District, Kern County, California, USA
14.1km (8.8 miles) ⓘSonny Boy prospect, Rocky Point, Weldon District, Piute Mountains, Kern County, California, USA
16.5km (10.3 miles) ⓘMineralite-Azurite Mine (Mineralite-Azurite group), Nicolls Peak, Weldon District, Piute Mountains, Kern County, California, USA
19.6km (12.2 miles) ⓘBig Blue group (North Extension Sumner; Jeff Davis; Bull Run; Beauregard; Urbana; Frank; Content; Big Blue-Sumner; Glue Gouge), Wofford Heights, Cove Mining District, Kern County, California, USA
26.2km (16.3 miles) ⓘMajor Mine (Sweet Marie; Rand group; June Ione), Alta Sierra, Greenhorn District (Greenhorn Mountains District), Kern County, California, USA
27.9km (17.3 miles) ⓘRuby Mine (Curly Jim; Montezuma; Blue Bell), Mount Adelaide, Kern County, California, USA
32.7km (20.3 miles) ⓘBlackhawk Mine, Millersville, Loraine Mining District, Kern County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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