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Chalcocite from
Green Crawford Mine, San Andrecito Mining District, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chalcocite
Formula:Cu2S
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcocite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Green Crawford Mine, San Andrecito Mining District, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:174170
Long-form Identifier:1:3:174170:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcocite
16.9km (10.5 miles) ⓘHembrillo Mine, San Andrecito Mining District, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
22.3km (13.9 miles) ⓘPioneer Claim, Grandview Canyon Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
36.9km (22.9 miles) ⓘExcelsior Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
39.4km (24.5 miles) ⓘMemphis Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
39.9km (24.8 miles) ⓘTorpedo Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
42.2km (26.2 miles) ⓘRuby (Hayner) Mine, Modoc Mining District, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
42.4km (26.3 miles) ⓘStevenson-Bennett Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
51.0km (31.7 miles) ⓘValle Vista Prospect, Goodfortune Creek District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
58.5km (36.4 miles) ⓘBy Chance mine, Orogrande Mining District (Jarilla Mining District), Otero County, New Mexico, USA
66.9km (41.6 miles) ⓘCaballos Mountain Mining & Leaching Company Property, Pittsburg Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
References
Dunham, Kingsley C. (1935) The geology of the Organ Mountains with an account of the geology and mineral resources of Dona Ana County, New Mexico. Bulletin 11. New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources doi:10.58799/b-11
McLemore, V. T., Sutphin, D. M., Hack, D. R., & Pease, T. C. (1996). Mining history and mineral resources of the Mimbres Resource Area. Doña Ana, Luna, Hidalgo, and Grant Counties, New Mexico: New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources, Open-file Report, 424, 251.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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