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Chalcocite from
Copper King claims (Wylomene claims; Wylomene claims MS 4042; Elk Hill claims 1-6; Copper King MS 3716 claims), Dick Spring Canyon, Hayes Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Claim
Classification
Species:Chalcocite
Formula:Cu2S
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcocite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Copper King claims (Wylomene claims; Wylomene claims MS 4042; Elk Hill claims 1-6; Copper King MS 3716 claims), Dick Spring Canyon, Hayes Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:223155
Long-form Identifier:1:3:223155:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcocite
18.4km (11.5 miles) ⓘSaddle Mountain Mine group (Lola claims; Gila Copper Sulphide Co. property; Dye vein), Lee Mountain area, Saddle Mountain Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
18.7km (11.6 miles) ⓘChristmas open pit, Christmas Mine, Christmas, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
18.9km (11.8 miles) ⓘChristmas Mine, Christmas, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
21.6km (13.4 miles) ⓘChilito Mine, Schneider Hill, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
22.0km (13.7 miles) ⓘLondon-Arizona Mine (London-Arizona Consolidated Mine), Tornado Peak, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
23.1km (14.4 miles) ⓘ79 Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
23.5km (14.6 miles) ⓘD.H. claim, Finch Mine, Keystone Gulch, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
23.9km (14.8 miles) ⓘCopper Reef Mine (Copper Reef Consolidated; Rawhide Mountain prospects; Coronado claims; Coronado group; North Star Mine; North Star shaft), Copper Reef Mountain, Stanley Mining District, Graham County, Arizona, USA
25.7km (15.9 miles) ⓘRattler Mine, Tiger Mountain area, Dripping Springs Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
25.8km (16.0 miles) ⓘWest Lake Mine (West Lake group of claims; Westlake Tungsten property; Westlake prospect; Merged Mines property; Del Ray Silver Mine; Moonshine area), Mays Gap area, Pinal Mountains Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
References
Bromfield, C.S. & Shride (1956), Mineral resources of the San Carlos Indian Reservation, AZ, USGS Bull. 1027-N: 631-632.
 
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