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Chalcopyrite from
Galena Mine, Placer Center Mining District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Tetrahedrite Subgroup1
Siderite1
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Galena Mine, Placer Center Mining District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:281607
Long-form Identifier:1:3:281607:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘArgentine Mine, Evolution Mining District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘRainbow Mine, Evolution Mining District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘCoeur Mine, Evolution Mining District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA
2.5km (1.5 miles) ⓘWestern Union Mine-Lower, Evolution Mining District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘSmart Aleck prospect, Placer Center Mining District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘCastle Rock Mine, Placer Center Mining District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘHornsilver Mine, Placer Center Mining District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA
5.1km (3.2 miles) ⓘCalifornia Mine, Placer Center Mining District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA
5.1km (3.2 miles) ⓘConsolidated Silver Mine, Evolution Mining District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA
5.8km (3.6 miles) ⓘDayrock Mine, Placer Center Mining District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA
References
Rolland R. Reid (1961) Guidebook to the Geology of the Coeur d'Alene Mining District. Bulletin 16. Idaho Bureau of Mines and Geology
Chan, S.S.M. (1966) Mineralogical and geochemical studies of the vein materials from the Galena mine, Shoshone County, Idaho. Moscow, University of Idaho, PhD dissertation, 251 pages.
 
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