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Chalcopyrite from
Ophir Mining District (Auburn Mining District; Duncan Hill Mining District), Placer County, California, USA


Locality type:Mining District
Classification
Species:Chalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ophir Mining District (Auburn Mining District; Duncan Hill Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:938510
Long-form Identifier:1:3:938510:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Chalcopyrite in this Region
Big Pine Mine (T.W.A.), Auburn, Ophir Mining District (Auburn Mining District; Duncan Hill Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
Davenport Mine, Auburn, Ophir Mining District (Auburn Mining District; Duncan Hill Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
Centennial Mine (Centennial vein), Duncan Hill, Auburn, Ophir Mining District (Auburn Mining District; Duncan Hill Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
Moore Mine, Duncan Hill, Auburn, Ophir Mining District (Auburn Mining District; Duncan Hill Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
Eclipse Consolidated Mine (Eclipse Mine; Morning Star claim), Auburn, Ophir Mining District (Auburn Mining District; Duncan Hill Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
Marguerite Mine, Auburn, Ophir Mining District (Auburn Mining District; Duncan Hill Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
Blue Eagle Mine (June Bug), Ophir, Ophir Mining District (Auburn Mining District; Duncan Hill Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
Globe Consolidated Mine (Globe Cons. Mine), Ophir, Ophir Mining District (Auburn Mining District; Duncan Hill Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
Hathaway Mine (Buttes Mine), Ophir, Ophir Mining District (Auburn Mining District; Duncan Hill Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘBlue Eagle Mine (June Bug), Ophir, Ophir Mining District (Auburn Mining District; Duncan Hill Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘHathaway Mine (Buttes Mine), Ophir, Ophir Mining District (Auburn Mining District; Duncan Hill Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘCentennial Mine (Centennial vein), Duncan Hill, Auburn, Ophir Mining District (Auburn Mining District; Duncan Hill Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
2.2km (1.3 miles) ⓘMoore Mine, Duncan Hill, Auburn, Ophir Mining District (Auburn Mining District; Duncan Hill Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘGlobe Consolidated Mine (Globe Cons. Mine), Ophir, Ophir Mining District (Auburn Mining District; Duncan Hill Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
3.1km (2.0 miles) ⓘEclipse Consolidated Mine (Eclipse Mine; Morning Star claim), Auburn, Ophir Mining District (Auburn Mining District; Duncan Hill Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
3.3km (2.0 miles) ⓘBig Pine Mine (T.W.A.), Auburn, Ophir Mining District (Auburn Mining District; Duncan Hill Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
5.0km (3.1 miles) ⓘDavenport Mine, Auburn, Ophir Mining District (Auburn Mining District; Duncan Hill Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
5.4km (3.4 miles) ⓘMarguerite Mine, Auburn, Ophir Mining District (Auburn Mining District; Duncan Hill Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
6.0km (3.7 miles) ⓘAlabama Mine (Alabama vein), Penryn (Stewart's Flat), Penryn Mining District, Placer County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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