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Chalcocite from
Iron Cap Mine, Landsman Camp, Aravaipa, Aravaipa Mining District, Graham County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chalcocite
Formula:Cu2S
Comments:Small amounts.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcocite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Iron Cap Mine, Landsman Camp, Aravaipa, Aravaipa Mining District, Graham County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:154113
Long-form Identifier:1:3:154113:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcocite
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘUnnamed Pb-Cu-Mo prospect, Horse Mountain area, Aravaipa, Aravaipa Mining District, Graham County, Arizona, USA
3.3km (2.0 miles) ⓘSam Jones prospect, Aravaipa, Aravaipa Mining District, Graham County, Arizona, USA
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘAbe Reed Mine (Abe Reid Mine; Rutledge Mine; Rawhide group; Ross and Rawhide group), Aravaipa Mining District, Graham County, Arizona, USA
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘWindsor Mine (Windsor shaft; Bullis claims; Bullis group; Black Iron group; Unpatented claims - Tule; Patented claim MS 2006), Imperial Mountain, Aravaipa, Aravaipa Mining District, Graham County, Arizona, USA
7.9km (4.9 miles) ⓘTen Strike Mine, Klondyke, Aravaipa Mining District, Graham County, Arizona, USA
8.5km (5.3 miles) ⓘFriend Mine (Copper Range group; Blake and Warren; McIntosh and Stevens), Stanley Mining District, Santa Teresa Mountains, Aravaipa Mining District, Graham County, Arizona, USA
10.5km (6.6 miles) ⓘFisher prospect, Mount Turnbull, Aravaipa Mining District, Graham County, Arizona, USA
11.7km (7.3 miles) ⓘCopper Reef Mine (Copper Reef Consolidated; Rawhide Mountain prospects; Coronado claims; Coronado group; North Star Mine; North Star shaft), Copper Reef Mountain, Stanley Mining District, Graham County, Arizona, USA
27.1km (16.8 miles) ⓘBlue Bird Mine (Bluebird Mine; Zilla Mine; Twin-S Mine; Cumberland Mine; Thornewood Mine; Blue Bird Silver Mining Co. property), Copper Creek (Copper Creek Canyon), Bunker Hill Mining District (Copper Creek Mining District), Pinal County, Arizona, USA
28.3km (17.6 miles) ⓘGlory Hole Mine (Globe Mine; Patented claims MS 2620), Copper Creek (Copper Creek Canyon), Bunker Hill Mining District (Copper Creek Mining District), Pinal County, Arizona, USA
References
Wilson, E.D., et al (1950), Arizona zinc and lead deposits, part I, AZ Bur. Mines Bull. 156: 58..
Wilson, Wendell E. (1988) The Iron Cap Mine, Graham County, Arizona. The Mineralogical Record, 19 (2) 81-87
 
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