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Chalcopyrite from
Yellow Butte Mine, Yellow Butte, Siskiyou County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Molybdenite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Yellow Butte Mine, Yellow Butte, Siskiyou County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:334742
Long-form Identifier:1:3:334742:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
35.4km (22.0 miles) ⓘHouston Cabin Mine (Houston Mine; Chalco Copper Company Mine), China Mountain, Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA
39.5km (24.6 miles) ⓘSiskiyou Lead Mine (Balfrey Mine; Balfrey Lead claim; Balfrey claim), Lovers Leap, Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA
44.5km (27.7 miles) ⓘTurner occurrence, Schneider Hill, Callahan Mining District (Scott River Mining District), Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA
45.1km (28.1 miles) ⓘLytle occurrence, Schneider Hill, Callahan Mining District (Scott River Mining District), Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA
45.1km (28.1 miles) ⓘCopper King Mine (Copper King claim), Schneider Hill, Callahan Mining District (Scott River Mining District), Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA
45.6km (28.3 miles) ⓘRothkoph group, Fort Jones, Oro Fino Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA
45.9km (28.5 miles) ⓘPolar Bear Mine (Chalcopyrite Mine), Schneider Hill, Callahan Mining District (Scott River Mining District), Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA
46.1km (28.6 miles) ⓘAugust Flower occurrence, Schneider Hill, Callahan Mining District (Scott River Mining District), Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA
46.3km (28.8 miles) ⓘHuntley claim, Schneider Hill, Callahan Mining District (Scott River Mining District), Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA
50.6km (31.4 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cu occurrence [3], Ramshorn Summit, Altoona Mining District, Trinity Mountains, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USA
References
Averill, Charles V. (1935), Mines and mineral resources of Siskiyou County: California Journal of Mines and Geology, California Division Mines (Report 31): 31(3): 273-274
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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