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Chalcocite from
Garfield Butler Group, Hillsboro Mining District, 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 Garfield Butler Group, Hillsboro Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:177599
Long-form Identifier:1:3:177599:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcocite
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘBonanza Mine, Hillsboro Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘLilliput Group, Hillsboro Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
4.9km (3.0 miles) ⓘChance Mine (Cina Mahoney Group), Hillsboro Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
14.5km (9.0 miles) ⓘLady Franklin Mine, Lady Franklin Camp, Kingston Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
15.4km (9.5 miles) ⓘIngersoll Mine, Kingston Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
17.9km (11.1 miles) ⓘGray Eagle Mine, South Percha Creek, Tierra Blanca Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
26.4km (16.4 miles) ⓘAmerican Flag Group, Hermosa Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
26.7km (16.6 miles) ⓘNana Mine, Hermosa Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
28.2km (17.5 miles) ⓘCaballos Mountain Mining & Leaching Company Property, Pittsburg Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
32.2km (20.0 miles) ⓘOohoo Mine, Caballo Mountains 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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