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Chalcocite from
Covington Group, Cuchillo Negro Mining District, Sierra Cuchillo (Cuchillo Negro Mts), Sierra County, New Mexico, USA


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Chalcocite

Covington Group, Cuchillo Negro Mining District, Sierra Cuchillo, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
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Chalcocite

Covington Group, Cuchillo Negro Mining District, Sierra Cuchillo, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
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Chalcocite

Covington Group, Cuchillo Negro Mining District, Sierra Cuchillo, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
Classification
Species:Chalcocite
Formula:Cu2S
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcocite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Covington Group, Cuchillo Negro Mining District, Sierra Cuchillo (Cuchillo Negro Mts), Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:175534
Long-form Identifier:1:3:175534:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcocite
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘConfidence Group, Cuchillo Negro Mining District, Sierra Cuchillo (Cuchillo Negro Mts), Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
10.2km (6.3 miles) ⓘWhite Mountain Mine (Apache Mine), Chloride, Chloride Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
10.2km (6.4 miles) ⓘCopper Belle Group, Chloride Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
10.7km (6.6 miles) ⓘSt. Cloud Mine, Chloride, Chloride Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
11.2km (6.9 miles) ⓘWall Street Mine (Nana Mine), Chloride, Chloride Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
20.3km (12.6 miles) ⓘSilver Monument Mine (Silver Monument group; Black Range tunnel; Patented claim Silver Monument; Unpatented claims Cuba Libre; Oversight Nos. 1 and 2; Connection Nos. 1 and 2), Lookout Mountain, Chloride District (Apache District; Phillipsburg District; Black Range District), Black Range, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
21.8km (13.5 miles) ⓘNana Mine, Hermosa Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
23.9km (14.9 miles) ⓘAmerican Flag Group, Hermosa Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
39.4km (24.5 miles) ⓘIngersoll Mine, Kingston Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
41.9km (26.1 miles) ⓘChance Mine (Cina Mahoney Group), Hillsboro Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
References
Harley, George T. (1934) The geology and ore deposits of Sierra County, New Mexico. Bulletin 10. New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources doi:10.58799/b-10
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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