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Chalcocite from
Abe Lincoln Mine (Cumbac Mine; Andrew Jackson Mine; Tom Jefferson Mine; Copper No. 2 claim; Copper No. 1 Patented claim), Castle Creek Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai 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 Abe Lincoln Mine (Cumbac Mine; Andrew Jackson Mine; Tom Jefferson Mine; Copper No. 2 claim; Copper No. 1 Patented claim), Castle Creek Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:201828
Long-form Identifier:1:3:201828:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcocite
3.3km (2.1 miles) ⓘSwallow Mine (Moonlight Mine; Dobler Mine; Whim vein; Golden Wonder shaft), Buzzard's Roost, Copperopolis, Castle Creek Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
4.9km (3.0 miles) ⓘBlack Rock Mine (Olympia Patented claim; Red Mountain group; Brooklyn Patented claim; Copper Bell; Black Rock Gold), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
8.1km (5.0 miles) ⓘCopperopolis Mine (Melinda Jane drift; Mammoth; Amity group; Patented claims 1200 and 1246), Copperopolis, Castle Creek Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
8.1km (5.0 miles) ⓘMonarch Mine, Monarch Wash area, Black Rock Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
11.7km (7.2 miles) ⓘLucky Strike claim, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
16.8km (10.5 miles) ⓘOro Grande Mine, Black Rock Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
18.0km (11.2 miles) ⓘPacific Mine (Sunnyside Mine; Sunnyside group; Sunnyside MS 2803 Patented claims), Silver Creek, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
23.8km (14.8 miles) ⓘFat Jack Mine, Lane Mountain, Crown King, Pine Grove Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
24.1km (15.0 miles) ⓘSpringfield Mine (Springfield group; Springfield shaft; Venus claim; Gorilla claim), Crown King, Pine Grove Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
29.6km (18.4 miles) ⓘZonia Mine (Zonia group; Fairplay Mine; Defiance Mine; Cuprite Mine; Zonia McMahon Mine), Peeples Valley, Walnut Grove Mining District (Wagoner Mining District), Antelope Mountains (Antelope Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
References
Granger, H.C. & R.B. Raup (1962), Recon. Study of Uranium deposits in AZ, USGS Bull. 1147-A: A44-A46.
 
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