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Chalcopyrite from
Robinson Property, Placerville Mining District, Lower San Miguel Mining District, San Miguel County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Property
Classification
Species:Chalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Robinson Property, Placerville Mining District, Lower San Miguel Mining District, San Miguel County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:978744
Long-form Identifier:1:3:978744:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘWhite Spar Mine (New Discovery; MS 4819; Patented Claims: White Spar; MS 4819), Lower San Miguel Mining District, San Miguel County, Colorado, USA
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘBlack King Mine (Black King No. 4; Black King No. 5; Black King No. 5 Claim; Unpatented Claims: Black King No. 1; Evans Claims; Weatherly Claims), Placerville Mining District, Lower San Miguel Mining District, San Miguel County, Colorado, USA
18.8km (11.7 miles) ⓘMount Wilson Mining District, San Miguel County, Colorado, USA
23.8km (14.8 miles) ⓘMountain Top Mine, Governor Basin, Sneffels Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
24.2km (15.1 miles) ⓘYankee Boy Mine, Yankee Boy Basin, Sneffels Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
24.3km (15.1 miles) ⓘEldorado Mine, Yankee Boy Basin, Sneffels Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
24.4km (15.1 miles) ⓘSmuggler Vein, Smuggler Union Mine, Marshall Basin, Telluride Mining District, Colorado, USA
24.6km (15.3 miles) ⓘButterfly Mine, Ophir Mining District (Iron Springs Mining District), San Miguel County, Colorado, USA
25.3km (15.7 miles) ⓘSanta Cruz (Santa Cruse), Ophir Mining District (Iron Springs Mining District), San Miguel County, Colorado, USA
25.8km (16.0 miles) ⓘCimarron Mine, Telluride Mining District, Colorado, USA
References
Wilmarth, V. R., and Vickers, R. C., 1953, The Robinson and Weatherly uraniferous pyrobitumen deposits near Placerville, San Miguel County, Colorado: U. S. Geol. Survey open-file report, 47 p.
 
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