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Chalcocite from
Darwin Mining District, Darwin Hills, Inyo County, California, USA


Locality type:Mining District
Classification
Species:Chalcocite
Formula:Cu2S
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcocite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Darwin Mining District, Darwin Hills, Inyo County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:136422
Long-form Identifier:1:3:136422:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Chalcocite in this Region
Alameda Mine, Darwin, Darwin Mining District, Darwin Hills, Inyo County, California, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcocite
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘAlameda Mine, Darwin, Darwin Mining District, Darwin Hills, Inyo County, California, USA
21.7km (13.5 miles) ⓘSanta Rosa Mine (Lee-Santa Rosa Mine; Santa Rosa Mines), Malpais Mesa, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
33.9km (21.0 miles) ⓘShirley Ann group, Big Dodd Spring, Ubehebe Mining District, Cottonwood Mountains, Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
36.2km (22.5 miles) ⓘCerro Gordo Mine, Cerro Gordo, Cerro Gordo Mining District, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
37.2km (23.1 miles) ⓘCuprotungstite claim (Right of Way; Cuprotungtite; Birthday Gift), Big Dodd Spring, Ubehebe Mining District, Cottonwood Mountains, Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
46.5km (28.9 miles) ⓘPanamint Mining District (Ballarat Mining District), Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
48.7km (30.2 miles) ⓘBlue Jay Mine (Bluejay claim; Apex; Jarosite claim group; Jarosite lode group), Ubehebe Peak, Ubehebe Mining District, Cottonwood Mountains, Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
53.5km (33.2 miles) ⓘUbehebe Mine [1](Copper Bell Mine; Ubehebe Lead Mine), Teakettle Junction, Ubehebe Mining District, Cottonwood Mountains, Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
90.1km (56.0 miles) ⓘAshford Mine (Golden Treasure Mine), Ashford Peak, Willow Mining District, Black Mountains, Amargosa Range, Inyo County, California, USA
93.2km (57.9 miles) ⓘOriginal Bullfrog Mine, Bullfrog Mining District, Bullfrog Hills, Nye County, Nevada, USA
References
Kelley, Vincent C. (1938) Geology and Ore Deposits of the Darwin Silver-Lead Mining District, Inyo County, California. California Journal of Mines and Geology, 34 (4) 503-562p.544
Hall, Wayne Everett & E.M. Mackevett (1958), Economic geology of the Darwin quadrangle, Inyo County, California: Calif Division of Mines Special Report 51, 77 pp.: 18
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
Stolburg, Craig S. (1984) The Mines and Minerals of Darwin, California. The Mineralogical Record, 15 (1) 5-18
 
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