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Chalcocite from
Blue Moon Mine (Porcupine Mine; Blue Cloud Mine; Red Cloud Mine; Percupine Mine; American Eagle Mine; Bullion Hill Mine), Quartzburg, Hornitos Mining District, West Belt, Mariposa County, California, 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 Blue Moon Mine (Porcupine Mine; Blue Cloud Mine; Red Cloud Mine; Percupine Mine; American Eagle Mine; Bullion Hill Mine), Quartzburg, Hornitos Mining District, West Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:328577
Long-form Identifier:1:3:328577:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcocite
6.5km (4.0 miles) ⓘLa Victoria Mine, Williams Peak, Hunter Valley Mining District, West Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
24.6km (15.3 miles) ⓘOak Hill Mine (Olsen Mine), Buzzard Point, Tuolumne County, California, USA
29.9km (18.6 miles) ⓘPocohontas Mine, Copper Hill, Green Mountain Mining District (Ben Hur Mining District), Mariposa County, California, USA
36.8km (22.9 miles) ⓘJohnnie Green Mine (Johnny Green Mine; Green Mine; Johnny Green Jr. Mine), Copper Hill, Green Mountain Mining District (Ben Hur Mining District), Mariposa County, California, USA
41.9km (26.1 miles) ⓘGreen Monster Mine (Copper Queen Mine; Copper Mountain Mine; Legioneer Mine), Green Mountain, Green Mountain Mining District (Ben Hur Mining District), Mariposa County, California, USA
56.6km (35.2 miles) ⓘStar & Excelsior Mine (Star Mine; Excelsior Mine), Telegraph City, Foothill Copper Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
61.7km (38.4 miles) ⓘQuail Hill Mine (Eagle Mine; Eagle Copper and Silver Mine), Telegraph City, Foothill Copper Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
62.2km (38.6 miles) ⓘBisbee Mine, Angels Camp, Angels Camp Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
64.8km (40.3 miles) ⓘCollier Mine (Blood Mine; Sandwich Mine), Murphys, Murphys Mining District (Esmeralda Mining District; Sperry Mining District), East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
83.4km (51.8 miles) ⓘFresno Mine (Heiskell Mine), Table Mountain Rancheria, Foothill Copper Belt, Fresno County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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