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Chalcocite from
Copper Mountain, Mayer, Agua Fria Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mountain
Classification
Species:Chalcocite
Formula:Cu2S
Comments:Massive, metallic variety.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcocite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Copper Mountain, Mayer, Agua Fria Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:223811
Long-form Identifier:1:3:223811:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Chalcocite in this Region
J.R. Robertson claim (Old Robertson claim; Old Robertson claims), Copper Mountain, Mayer, Agua Fria Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcocite
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘStoddard Mine (Patented claims MS 439-440), Mayer, Agua Fria Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘBig Bug Mine (Burzog Mine; Old Miner Mine; Black Hills Mine), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘHalf Moon Mine (Halfmoon prospect; Payoff group), Mayer, Agua Fria Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
5.4km (3.4 miles) ⓘCopper Queen Mine, Mayer, Agua Fria Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
9.5km (5.9 miles) ⓘBlue Bell Mine (Blue Bell Mine and Quarry; Patented claims 1528; Blue Coat vein; Blue Buck claim), Mayer, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
12.9km (8.0 miles) ⓘMcCabe-Gladstone Mine (McCabe Mine; Gladstone Mine; Monopolist claim; Sink To Rise claim; Gladstone claim), Silver Belt-McCabe vein, Galena Gulch area, McCabe, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
15.0km (9.3 miles) ⓘPine Flat Mine, Pine Flat, Turkey Creek Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
20.4km (12.7 miles) ⓘSheldon Mine (Sheldon Superior; Chase property; Black Lode claim; Chase Mine; Capital vein; French Sheldon; Cresent; Patented claims MS 1173; 1354; 1355; 1359; 2360 & 3287), Walker, Walker Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
22.1km (13.7 miles) ⓘCrook Mine, Crooks Canyon, Palace Station, Hassayampa Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
28.3km (17.6 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
References
Lindgren, W. (1926), USGS Bull. 782: 27
 
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