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Chalcocite from
Bingham Canyon Mine, Bingham Canyon, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chalcocite
Formula:Cu2S
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
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Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcocite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bingham Canyon Mine, Bingham Canyon, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:3414
Long-form Identifier:1:3:3414:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcocite
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘCommercial (Bingham Copper and Gold Mining Company), Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
1.2km (0.8 miles) ⓘIngersoll Mine (Boston Consolidated Group), Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘU - and - I Mine, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘAmazon Tunnel, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘJulia Dean, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘErie Mine, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
3.3km (2.1 miles) ⓘWinnamuck Mine, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
3.3km (2.1 miles) ⓘTiewaukee Mine, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
4.4km (2.7 miles) ⓘMascotte Tunnel Occurrence, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
19.4km (12.1 miles) ⓘOphir Hill Consolidated Mine, Ophir, Ophir Mining District, Tooele County, Utah, USA
References
Bowman, J. R., Parry, W. T., Kropp, W. P., Kruer, S. A. (1987) Chemical and isotopic evolution of hydrothermal solutions at Bingham, Utah. Economic Geology, 82 (2) 395-428 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.82.2.395
North, Jerry (2010) Displays of Nature : History, Minerals & Crystals of Utah's Bingham Canyon Copper Mine.
 
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