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Chalcocite from
Grand Gulch Mine, Bentley Mining District, Grand Wash Cliffs, Mohave County, Arizona, 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 Grand Gulch Mine, Bentley Mining District, Grand Wash Cliffs, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:181181
Long-form Identifier:1:3:181181:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcocite
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘSavanic Mine (Bronzel Mine; Bronze L Mine), Grand Gulch Bench, Bentley Mining District, Grand Wash Cliffs, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
35.1km (21.8 miles) ⓘLincoln mine, Gold Butte Mining District, Clark County, Nevada, USA
44.4km (27.6 miles) ⓘCopper Mountain Mine (Copper King Mine), Bentley Mining District, Grand Wash Cliffs, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
51.2km (31.8 miles) ⓘFord Mine, Lost Basin Mining District, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
60.9km (37.8 miles) ⓘRidenour Mine, Prospect Canyon Mining District, Coconino County, Arizona, USA
92.3km (57.3 miles) ⓘHack's No. 2 claim, Hack Canyon Mine, Hack Canyon, Hack Canyon Mining District, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
93.9km (58.3 miles) ⓘHack Canyon Mine, Hack Canyon, Hack Canyon Mining District, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
95.9km (59.6 miles) ⓘDowney & Gallen occurrence, Galen Mining District, Black Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
References
Stevens, H.J. (1911) A Manual of the Copper Industry of the World. The Copper Handbook Vol. 10
Hill, J.M. (1914b), The Grand Gulch Mining region, Mohave Co., AZ, USGS Bull. 580: 39-58..
Tenney, J.B. (1928), AZ Bur. of Mines Bull. 125, The Mineral Industries of AZ: 77.
Galbraith, F.W. (1947), AZ Bur. of Mines Bull. 153, Minerals of AZ: 16
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.
 
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