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Chalcocite from
Silver Cliff Mine (Rochelle Mine), Lusk, Niobrara County, Wyoming, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chalcocite
Formula:Cu2S
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Native Copper2
Calcite2
Native Silver1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcocite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Silver Cliff Mine (Rochelle Mine), Lusk, Niobrara County, Wyoming, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:42373
Long-form Identifier:1:3:42373:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcocite
33.5km (20.8 miles) ⓘGreen Hope Mine, Goshen County, Wyoming, USA
36.0km (22.4 miles) ⓘGreen Hope mine, Hartville Uplift Mining District, Goshen County, Wyoming, USA
51.8km (32.2 miles) ⓘSunrise Mine, Sunrise, Hartville Mining District, Platte County, Wyoming, USA
52.5km (32.6 miles) ⓘEmpire mine, Hartville Mining District, Platte County, Wyoming, USA
57.9km (36.0 miles) ⓘGreen Mountain Boy mine, Guernsey, Platte County, Wyoming, USA
98.8km (61.4 miles) ⓘKentucky Bell Prospect (Hoosier Group), Esterbrook Mining District, Converse County, Wyoming, USA
References
USGS Bull 315
Larsen, E. S., Hess, F. L., Schaller, W. T. (1926) Uranium minerals from Lusk, Wyoming. American Mineralogist, 11 (6) 155-163
Wilmarth, V. R.; Johnson, D. H. (1954) Uranophane at Silver Cliff mine, Lusk, Wyoming. Bulletin 1009a. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/b1009a
Hausel, W. Dan, Jacobson, Mark (2001) Wyoming Mineral Locality Index. Rocks & Minerals, 76 (6) 380-393 doi:10.1080/00357520109603245p.388
 
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