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Chalcocite from
Chance mine, Cherry Creek Mining District, White Pine County, Nevada, 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 Chance mine, Cherry Creek Mining District, White Pine County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:270081
Long-form Identifier:1:3:270081:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcocite
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘCherry Creek mine (TiCup mine; Tincup mine; Teacup mine; Biscuit mine), Cherry Creek Mining District, White Pine County, Nevada, USA
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘNora mine, Cherry Creek Mining District, White Pine County, Nevada, USA
7.6km (4.7 miles) ⓘMother Lode mine, White Pine County, Nevada, USA
51.2km (31.8 miles) ⓘBimetallic Mine, Dolly Varden Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
52.2km (32.4 miles) ⓘDelker Mine (Copper Belt Mine; Delkar Mine; Delcer Mine), Delker Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
52.3km (32.5 miles) ⓘPhalen Mine (Southam Mine; Kerong Mine; Phelan-Keegan Mine; Kinsley Consolidated Mine), Kinsley Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
53.0km (32.9 miles) ⓘButte group (Mizpah mine area), Dolly Varden Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
53.1km (33.0 miles) ⓘVictoria Mine, Dolly Varden Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
53.7km (33.4 miles) ⓘDolly Varden Mine, Dolly Varden Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
54.5km (33.9 miles) ⓘBald Mountain mine (Top pit), Bald Mountain Mining District, White Pine County, Nevada, USA
References
(1976) Geology and Mineral Resources of White Pine County, Nevada. Bulletin 85. Nevada Bureau of Mines
 
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