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Chalcopyrite from
Ranger Mine (Slag-A-Melt Mine), Silver Ridge group (Joker; Comet; Gold Ridge), Beaverhead Mining District (Dark Horse Mining District), Beaverhead County, Montana, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ranger Mine (Slag-A-Melt Mine), Silver Ridge group (Joker; Comet; Gold Ridge), Beaverhead Mining District (Dark Horse Mining District), Beaverhead County, Montana, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:500270
Long-form Identifier:1:3:500270:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
6.7km (4.2 miles) ⓘAjax Mine (Carrie Leonard), Beaverhead Mining District (Dark Horse Mining District), Beaverhead County, Montana, USA
9.8km (6.1 miles) ⓘOro Cache Mine, Carmen Creek Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
10.8km (6.7 miles) ⓘCarmen Mine, Carmen Creek Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
12.9km (8.0 miles) ⓘNineteen-Hundred Lode Occurrence, North Fork Area, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
13.1km (8.2 miles) ⓘSilver Star Mine, Gold Star Gulch, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
13.9km (8.6 miles) ⓘIron Dike Prospect, Carmen Creek Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
14.2km (8.8 miles) ⓘRanger Mine, Eldorado Mining District (Geertson Mining District), Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
16.2km (10.1 miles) ⓘCopper Bullion Occurrence, Kirtley Creek Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
17.3km (10.7 miles) ⓘSundog Prospect, Eldorado Mining District (Geertson Mining District), Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
17.5km (10.9 miles) ⓘJackson Mine (Erickson), Eldorado Mining District (Geertson Mining District), Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
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