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Chalcopyrite from
Mt Washington mine, Comox District, Nanaimo Mining Division, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Arsenopyrite1
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mt Washington mine, Comox District, Nanaimo Mining Division, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:694726
Long-form Identifier:1:3:694726:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
29.7km (18.4 miles) ⓘH-W mine (Myra Falls), Buttle Lake, Alberni Mining Division, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
29.7km (18.4 miles) ⓘGap lens deposit, Buttle Lake, Alberni Mining Division, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
30.8km (19.1 miles) ⓘLynx mine, Buttle Lake, Alberni Mining Division, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
36.8km (22.9 miles) ⓘCream Silver Deposit (Sherwood Mine), Buttle Lake, Alberni Mining Division, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
49.2km (30.5 miles) ⓘLucky Jim Mine, Quadra Island, Nanaimo Mining Division, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
53.4km (33.2 miles) ⓘMarble Bay mine, Texada Island, Nanaimo Mining Division, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
54.2km (33.7 miles) ⓘLittle Billy Mine, Texada Island, Nanaimo Mining Division, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
54.3km (33.7 miles) ⓘLittle Billie Mine (Little Billy; McLeod No.1 Fraction; Van Anda; Vananda) Nanaimo Mining Division, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
54.3km (33.7 miles) ⓘCopper Queen Mine, Texada Island, Nanaimo Mining Division, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
54.8km (34.1 miles) ⓘCornell Mine, Texada Island, Nanaimo Mining Division, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
References
Ingelson, Allen (1984) Mineral Occurrences in Western Canada. The Mineralogical Record, 15 (2) 89-94
(n.d.) Minfile, British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources.092F 117
 
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