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Chalcocite from
Copper Kettle Prospect, Copper Kettle Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Chalcocite
Formula:Cu2S
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcocite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Copper Kettle Prospect, Copper Kettle Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1464088
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1464088:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcocite
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘCopper Kettle mine, Copper Kettle Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
19.7km (12.3 miles) ⓘBoyer Copper deposit, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
39.9km (24.8 miles) ⓘNenzel Hill, Rochester Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
40.6km (25.2 miles) ⓘCoeur Rochester Mine, Rochester Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
44.6km (27.7 miles) ⓘLakeview mine, Holy Cross Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
45.4km (28.2 miles) ⓘBonanza King Mine (Lady Mary Mine; Eagle Mine), Spring Valley Mining District, Humboldt Range, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
47.7km (29.6 miles) ⓘCopper King claims, Ragged Top Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
53.8km (33.4 miles) ⓘImperial mine, Kennedy Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
55.9km (34.7 miles) ⓘInskip Mine, Buena Vista Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
56.2km (34.9 miles) ⓘArizona Mine, Buena Vista Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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