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Chalcocite from
Chessy copper mines, Chessy, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France


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 Chessy copper mines, Chessy, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:25318
Long-form Identifier:1:3:25318:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcocite
34.6km (21.5 miles) ⓘLa Verrière (Montchonay), Les Ardillats, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
51.3km (31.9 miles) ⓘFont Ferrière Mine, Grezolles, Saint-Germain-Laval, Roanne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
52.1km (32.4 miles) ⓘGrezolette Mine, Saint-Martin-la-Sauveté, Roanne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
62.0km (38.5 miles) ⓘLa Bombarde, Saint-Romain-d'Urfé, Roanne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
64.8km (40.3 miles) ⓘJayat quarry, Jayat, Bourg-en-Bresse, Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
65.4km (40.6 miles) ⓘLes Rats Mine, Le Crozet, Roanne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
66.5km (41.3 miles) ⓘCharrier Mine, Laprugne, Vichy, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
67.0km (41.6 miles) ⓘLa Roche vein, Saint-Ferréol-d'Auroure, Yssingeaux, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
68.1km (42.3 miles) ⓘReyssouze River placer, Lescheroux, Bourg-en-Bresse, Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
69.5km (43.2 miles) ⓘLe Limouzat Mine (incl. Le Limouzat Quarry; BN3; BN5; BN6), Les Bois-Noirs Mining Claim, Saint-Priest-la-Prugne, Roanne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
References
Coueille, G. (1988). Chessy les Mines. Le Cahier des Micromonteurs, 22(4), 6-46.
 
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