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Chalcopyrite from
Lotzen Ranch prospect, Spenceville, Spenceville Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Chalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lotzen Ranch prospect, Spenceville, Spenceville Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:330240
Long-form Identifier:1:3:330240:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
8.2km (5.1 miles) ⓘGautier Ranch occurrence, Higgins Corner, Spenceville Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
9.6km (5.9 miles) ⓘNevada Mining Company prospect, Bald Rock Mountain, Placer County, California, USA
9.6km (6.0 miles) ⓘSpenceville Mine (Spense Mineral; San Francisco Copper Company; Copper claim; Imperial Paint and Copper Co. property), Spenceville, Spenceville Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
10.5km (6.5 miles) ⓘMineral Hill group (Western Copper; Monmouth - Climax), Spenceville, Spenceville Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
10.7km (6.6 miles) ⓘBitner group (Mother Lode claim), Spenceville, Spenceville Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
10.7km (6.7 miles) ⓘLast Chance Mine (Mineral Hill group), Spenceville, Spenceville Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
10.8km (6.7 miles) ⓘArkasas Traveler Mine (Mineral Hill group), Spenceville, Spenceville Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
11.0km (6.8 miles) ⓘCalifornia Gold and Copper Mine (California Gold and Copper Co.; Sixteen-to-One claim; Jackson claim), Spenceville, Spenceville Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
11.1km (6.9 miles) ⓘThomen Mine (Thomeau), Hotaling, Placer County, California, USA
11.6km (7.2 miles) ⓘOest Mine (Peter Oest claim), Hotaling, Placer County, California, USA
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