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Chalcocite from
Ord Mine (Ord Mercury Mine; Ord group; Indian claims), Slate Creek, Reno Pass, Sunflower Mining District (Mazatzal Mountains Mining District; Mazatzal Mountains Quicksilver Mining District), Gila 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 Ord Mine (Ord Mercury Mine; Ord group; Indian claims), Slate Creek, Reno Pass, Sunflower Mining District (Mazatzal Mountains Mining District; Mazatzal Mountains Quicksilver Mining District), Gila County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:246440
Long-form Identifier:1:3:246440:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcocite
24.7km (15.4 miles) ⓘBishops Knoll Mine, Table Top, Round Valley, Payson Mining District (Green Valley Mining District), Gila County, Arizona, USA
36.4km (22.6 miles) ⓘCrackerjack Mine (Cracker Jack Mine; Copper King Mine; Carney property), Crackerjack Mesa, Payson Mining District (Green Valley Mining District), Gila County, Arizona, USA
41.7km (25.9 miles) ⓘRed Rover Mine, Rover Peak, Cave Creek Mining District, Palo Verde Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
43.1km (26.8 miles) ⓘFirst Chance Mine (First Chance deposits; Beulah claims; Minnie claims), Rose Creek Lodge area, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
48.8km (30.3 miles) ⓘMay No. 2 claim (May Number Two claim), Cow Flat Mountain area, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
48.8km (30.3 miles) ⓘWalnut No. 2 claim, Cow Flat Mountain area, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
50.5km (31.4 miles) ⓘYork No. 1 claim, Cow Flat Mountain area, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
52.8km (32.8 miles) ⓘMormon Lake Uranium claims, Gila County, Arizona, USA
57.1km (35.5 miles) ⓘRosalie Mine (Lazy Bell Ranch and Mine; Patented claims MS 2359; Mammoth patented claim), Brooklyn Peak, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
58.6km (36.4 miles) ⓘThunderbird Mine (Thunderbird claims; Peralta Mine; Coleman property; Owen Adams claims), Cave Creek Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
References
Geology of the Ord mine, Mazatzal Mountains Quicksilver district, AZ, USGS Bull. 1042-R: 695.
 
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