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Chalcocite from
Snowmass Creek Mine, Snowmass Creek Area, Pitkin County, Colorado, 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 Snowmass Creek Mine, Snowmass Creek Area, Pitkin County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:432862
Long-form Identifier:1:3:432862:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcocite
14.9km (9.3 miles) ⓘMollie Gibson Mine, Aspen, Aspen Mining District (Roaring Fork Mining District), Pitkin County, Colorado, USA
22.6km (14.0 miles) ⓘBlack Queen Shaft (McVey Tunnel; Fargo Claim; Black Queen Mine), Marble Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
45.1km (28.0 miles) ⓘHorse Mountain Uranium Mines, Brush Creek Mining District, Eagle County, Colorado, USA
50.3km (31.3 miles) ⓘDoctor Mine, Spring Creek (Spring Gulch), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
56.0km (34.8 miles) ⓘMike Rabbit Prospect, La Plata Mining District (Winfield Mining District), Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
60.4km (37.6 miles) ⓘChampion Mine, Gilman, Gilman Mining District (Battle Mountain Mining District; Red Cliff Mining District), Eagle County, Colorado, USA
61.1km (38.0 miles) ⓘEagle Mine, Gilman, Gilman Mining District (Battle Mountain Mining District; Red Cliff Mining District), Eagle County, Colorado, USA
61.5km (38.2 miles) ⓘTucson Mine, Iron Hill, Lake County, Colorado, USA
63.1km (39.2 miles) ⓘPenn No. 3 Mine, Lake County, Colorado, USA
63.7km (39.6 miles) ⓘVenier Mine, Lake County, Colorado, USA
References
U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1073
Eckel, Edwin Butt; Cobban, Robert R.; Mosburg, Shirley K.; Foord, Eugene E. (1997) Minerals of Colorado. Fulcrum Publishing.
 
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