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Chalcocite from
Bullfrog-George prospect, Gold Point Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Chalcocite
Formula:Cu2S
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcocite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bullfrog-George prospect, Gold Point Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:281732
Long-form Identifier:1:3:281732:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcocite
11.4km (7.1 miles) ⓘEmpress Mine, Tokop Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
28.2km (17.5 miles) ⓘTri-Metallic Mining Company Property, Cuprite Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
28.3km (17.6 miles) ⓘCopper Bell Shaft, Cuprite Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
64.5km (40.1 miles) ⓘUbehebe Mine [1](Copper Bell Mine; Ubehebe Lead Mine), Teakettle Junction, Ubehebe Mining District, Cottonwood Mountains, Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
66.0km (41.0 miles) ⓘBullfrog Mine (Original Bullfrog Mine), Bullfrog Mining District, Bullfrog Hills, Nye County, Nevada, USA
66.2km (41.2 miles) ⓘOriginal Bullfrog Mine, Bullfrog Mining District, Bullfrog Hills, Nye County, Nevada, USA
68.3km (42.5 miles) ⓘFairday Mine, Cactus Springs Mining District, Cactus Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
69.8km (43.4 miles) ⓘBarrick Bullfrog Gold Mine, Nye County, Nevada, USA
69.8km (43.4 miles) ⓘBlue Jay Mine (Bluejay claim; Apex; Jarosite claim group; Jarosite lode group), Ubehebe Peak, Ubehebe Mining District, Cottonwood Mountains, Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
72.4km (45.0 miles) ⓘNBMG Sample Site 1378, Lone Mountain Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
References
Schilling, John H. (1979) Molybdenum resources of Nevada. Open-File Report 1979-03. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Castor, Stephen B.; Ferdock, Gregory C. (2004) Minerals of Nevada. Special Publication 31. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology 512pp.
 
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