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Chalcocite from
Caballos Mountain Mining & Leaching Company Property, Pittsburg Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA


Locality type:Property
Classification
Species:Chalcocite
Formula:Cu2S
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcocite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Caballos Mountain Mining & Leaching Company Property, Pittsburg Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:177836
Long-form Identifier:1:3:177836:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcocite
16.0km (9.9 miles) ⓘOohoo Mine, Caballo Mountains Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
16.0km (9.9 miles) ⓘMarian Mine (Marion Mine; Victorio Chief Mine; Victoria Mine; Fidelity group; Marion claim; Ida claim; Cora claim; Rebecca claim; Hillsborough claim), Caballo Mountains Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
17.5km (10.9 miles) ⓘGovernor Prospects (Imperial Prospects), Caballo Mountains Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
24.1km (15.0 miles) ⓘChance Mine (Cina Mahoney Group), Hillsboro Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
26.6km (16.6 miles) ⓘLilliput Group, Hillsboro Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
27.2km (16.9 miles) ⓘBonanza Mine, Hillsboro Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
28.2km (17.5 miles) ⓘGarfield Butler Group, Hillsboro Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
41.4km (25.7 miles) ⓘOld Dude shaft, Macho Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
42.1km (26.1 miles) ⓘLady Franklin Mine, Lady Franklin Camp, Kingston Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
43.5km (27.0 miles) ⓘIngersoll Mine, Kingston 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
 
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