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Chalcocite from
Superior and Boston Mine (Superior & Boston Mine; Great Eastern claim; Great Eastern shaft; Black Oxide Mine), Black Peak area, Copper Hill, Globe Hills Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, 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 Superior and Boston Mine (Superior & Boston Mine; Great Eastern claim; Great Eastern shaft; Black Oxide Mine), Black Peak area, Copper Hill, Globe Hills Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:427397
Long-form Identifier:1:3:427397:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcocite
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘArizona Commercial Mine, Old Dominion vein system, Black Peak area, Copper Hill, Globe Hills Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘWilliams Mine (Williams shaft), Iron Cap Mine, Old Dominion vein system, Black Peak area, Copper Hill, Globe Hills Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘIron Cap Mine, Old Dominion vein system, Black Peak area, Copper Hill, Globe Hills Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘMineral Farm Mine (Mineral Farms group; Mineral Farm group; Moonlight & Mineral Farm group; Eagle Pass group of claims; Moonlight; Bennett), Big Johnnie Gulch, Copper Hill, Globe Hills Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘCopper Hill Mine (Copper Hill group; Copper Hill patented claim MS 535), Arizona Commercial Mine, Old Dominion vein system, Black Peak area, Copper Hill, Globe Hills Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
3.0km (1.9 miles) ⓘRescue Mine (Rescue vein; Rescue patented claim MS 313), Rescue Canyon, Globe Hills Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘBuffalo Mine (Buffalo vein), Buffalo Hill, Old Dominion vein system, Globe, Globe Hills Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘOld Dominion Mine, Buffalo Hill, Old Dominion vein system, Globe, Globe Hills Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘVermont Mine, Globe, Globe Hills Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
6.3km (3.9 miles) ⓘBlue Ball Mine (Blueball Mine; Azurite Property), Globe, Globe Hills Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
References
MRDS database Dep. ID #10046303, MRDS ID #M241205.
 
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