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Chalcocite from
Chesney Mine (Cobar Chesney mine), Cobar, Robinson Co., New South Wales, Australia


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 Chesney Mine (Cobar Chesney mine), Cobar, Robinson Co., New South Wales, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:338917
Long-form Identifier:1:3:338917:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcocite
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘGladstone Mine (Cobar Gladstone Mine), Cobar, Robinson Co., New South Wales, Australia
0.9km (0.5 miles) ⓘNew Cobar Mine (Cobar gold mine; Jubilee), Cobar, Robinson Co., New South Wales, Australia
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘMount Pleasant Mine, Cobar, Robinson Co., New South Wales, Australia
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘYoung Australia Mine (Young Australian mine), Cobar, Robinson Co., New South Wales, Australia
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘEast Cobar Freehold Mine (The Freehold Mine), Cobar, Robinson Co., New South Wales, Australia
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘGreat Cobar Mine (Cobar copper mine), Cobar, Robinson Co., New South Wales, Australia
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘGreat Cobar North Mine (North Cobar mine), Cobar, Robinson Co., New South Wales, Australia
4.4km (2.8 miles) ⓘTharsis Mine (Cobar Tharsis mine; King Edward mine; Ivanhoe mine; East Cobar copper mine; Extended mine; Phoenix mine; Diane Mine), Cobar, Robinson Co., New South Wales, Australia
4.9km (3.1 miles) ⓘBig Lode, Cobar, Robinson Co., New South Wales, Australia
14.1km (8.7 miles) ⓘCSA Mine (Old CSA mine; Tinto mine; QTS prospect), Cobar, Robinson Co., New South Wales, Australia
References
Gilligan, L.B., Byrnes, J.G. (1995) Cobar Metallogenic Map 1:250 000. Metallogenic Study and Mineral Deposit Data Sheets SH/55-14. Geological Survey of New South Wales
 
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