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Chalcopyrite from
Copper Cliff South Mine, Snider Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Sudburyite2
Breithauptite2
Millerite2
Gersdorffite2
Pyrrhotite2
Albite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Copper Cliff South Mine, Snider Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:59217
Long-form Identifier:1:3:59217:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘEvans Mine, Snider Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
2.5km (1.6 miles) ⓘCopper Cliff Mine, McKim Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘKelley Lake, Broder Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘCopper Cliff North Mine, McKim Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘClarabelle Mine, Snider Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
6.8km (4.2 miles) ⓘMurray Mine, McKim Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
8.1km (5.0 miles) ⓘCreighton Mine, Creighton-Davies Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
9.9km (6.1 miles) ⓘBlezard Mine, McKim Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
10.5km (6.5 miles) ⓘFrood Mine, McKim Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
10.6km (6.6 miles) ⓘFrood-Stobie Mine, McKim Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
References
Cabri, L. J., Laflamme, J. H. G. (1974) Sudburyite, a new pallidium-antimony mineral from Sudbury, Ontario. The Canadian Mineralogist, 12 (4) 275-279
Ames, D.E., Kjarsgaard, I.M., Douma, S.L. (2003) Sudbury Ni-Cu-PGE Ore Mineralogy Compilation: Sudbury Targeted Geoscience Initiative (TGI) Open File 1787. Geological Survey of Canada
 
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