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Chalcocite from
Ray Mine, Scott Mountain, Pinal County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chalcocite
Formula:Cu2S
Comments:Massive as veins to several cm in the West Pit, also as pseudomorphs after pyrite; essential element of disseminated ores.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz32
Cuprite29
Native Copper8
Pyrite7
Muscovite7
Covellite6
Tenorite4
Molybdenite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcocite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ray Mine, Scott Mountain, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (9 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:12287
Long-form Identifier:1:3:12287:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcocite
2.8km (1.7 miles) Indian Springs Mine, Scott Mountain, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
6.1km (3.8 miles) Kelvin-Sultana Mine, Mineral Creek-Gila River confluence area, Kelvin, Riverside Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
7.1km (4.4 miles) Gran Copper (Rare Metals claims; Century group; Lucky Traid; Johnson property; Rare Metals claims; Reinstated claims; Black Copper group), Grayback [peak] area, Riverside Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
7.2km (4.5 miles) Buckeye Mine, Tiger Mountain, Dripping Springs Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
7.7km (4.8 miles) Rare Metals Mine (Rare Metals deposit), Kelvin, Riverside Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
9.5km (5.9 miles) Rattler Mine, Tiger Mountain area, Dripping Springs Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
12.2km (7.6 miles) Wooley Mine (Wooley property), Ripsey Hill area, Ripsey Mining District, Tortilla Mountains, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
15.4km (9.6 miles) Grand Pacific Mine (Grand Pacific Copper Company property; Grand Pacific claims; Pacific group; Pacific Mine; Climax; Sandal group), Pacific Canyon, Apache Leap, Superior, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
15.9km (9.9 miles) Belmont Mine (Belmont Copper property; Goodwin Mine; Monte Carlo claim; Smith lease; Doggs Mine; Lone Star Mine), Belmont Canyon, Apache Leap, Superior, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
17.1km (10.7 miles) Resolution deposit, Superior, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
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