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Chalcopyrite from
Frood Mine, McKim Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Pyrrhotite5
Pentlandite5
Sperrylite3
Cubanite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Frood Mine, McKim Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:65640
Long-form Identifier:1:3:65640:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
0.2km (0.2 miles) ⓘFrood-Stobie Mine, McKim Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘStobie Mine, Blezard Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘLittle Stobie Mine, Blezard Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘMount Nickel Mine, Blezard Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
3.0km (1.8 miles) ⓘLindsley Mine, Blezard Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘBlezard Mine, McKim Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
5.0km (3.1 miles) ⓘMurray Mine, McKim Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
7.1km (4.4 miles) ⓘCopper Cliff North Mine, McKim Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
7.5km (4.6 miles) ⓘClarabelle Mine, Snider Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
8.0km (4.9 miles) ⓘCopper Cliff Mine, McKim Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
References
Peacock, M. A. (1940) On maucherite (nickel-speiss, placodine, temiskamite). Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 25 (169). 557-572 doi:10.1180/minmag.1940.025.169.06
Hawley, J. E.; Stanton, R. L.; Smith, A. Y. (1961) Pseudo-eutectic intergrowths in arsenical ores from Sudbury. The Canadian Mineralogist, 6 (5). 555-575
Hawley, J. E.; Stanton, R. L. (1962) The Sudbury ores, their mineralogy and origin; Part 2, The facts; The ores, their minerals, metals and distribution. The Canadian Mineralogist, 7 (1). 30-145
Canadian Mineralogist (1973): 11: 903-912.
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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