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Chalcocite from
Unnamed copper prospect (54), Ripsey Hill area, Ripsey Mining District, Tortilla Mountains, Pinal County, Arizona, 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 Unnamed copper prospect (54), Ripsey Hill area, Ripsey Mining District, Tortilla Mountains, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:421985
Long-form Identifier:1:3:421985:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcocite
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘNew Dawn claims, Ripsey Hill area, Ripsey Mining District, Tortilla Mountains, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
6.5km (4.0 miles) ⓘWooley Mine (Wooley property), Ripsey Hill area, Ripsey Mining District, Tortilla Mountains, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
10.8km (6.7 miles) ⓘBee group, Cottonwood Hill area, Horse Ranch Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
11.6km (7.2 miles) ⓘRare Metals Mine (Rare Metals deposit), Kelvin, Riverside Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
12.0km (7.4 miles) ⓘKelvin-Sultana Mine, Mineral Creek-Gila River confluence area, Kelvin, Riverside Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
14.4km (8.9 miles) ⓘGran Copper (Rare Metals claims; Century group; Lucky Traid; Johnson property; Rare Metals claims; Reinstated claims; Black Copper group), Grayback [peak] area, Riverside Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
15.5km (9.6 miles) ⓘSample Mine (Old Sample Mine), Horse Hills, Antelope Mining District, Tortilla Mountains, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
17.3km (10.7 miles) ⓘRay Mine, Scott Mountain, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
17.5km (10.8 miles) ⓘBuckeye Mine, Tiger Mountain, Dripping Springs Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
17.8km (11.1 miles) ⓘD.H. claim, Finch Mine, Keystone Gulch, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
References
MRDS database De. ID #10103763, MRDS ID #M051206.
 
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