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Chalcocite from
McConnell Wellman Group, Elkhorn Mining District (Coolidge Mining District; Wise River Mining District), Beaverhead County, Montana, USA


Classification
Species:Chalcocite
Formula:Cu2S
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcocite data
Locality Data:Click here to view McConnell Wellman Group, Elkhorn Mining District (Coolidge Mining District; Wise River Mining District), Beaverhead County, Montana, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:499368
Long-form Identifier:1:3:499368:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcocite
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘPark Mine (Mono; Blue Jay; Idanha; Elkhorn), Elkhorn Mining District (Coolidge Mining District; Wise River Mining District), Beaverhead County, Montana, USA
19.7km (12.2 miles) ⓘHecla-Silver King Group, Bryant Mining District (Hecla Mining District), Beaverhead County, Montana, USA
21.2km (13.2 miles) ⓘIndian Queen Mine, Utopia Mining District (Birch Creek Mining District), Beaverhead County, Montana, USA
22.3km (13.9 miles) ⓘPacman Claims, Pioneer Mining District, Beaverhead County, Montana, USA
24.1km (15.0 miles) ⓘIndian Girl Claim, Pioneer Mining District, Beaverhead County, Montana, USA
24.9km (15.5 miles) ⓘJack Rabbit Mine, Argenta Mining District, Beaverhead County, Montana, USA
25.6km (15.9 miles) ⓘBella Mine (Whopper Mine), Argenta Mining District, Beaverhead County, Montana, USA
44.2km (27.4 miles) ⓘCayuga Claim, Divide Creek Mining District, Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
50.5km (31.4 miles) ⓘDark Horse Mine (Darkhorse), Beaverhead Mining District (Dark Horse Mining District), Beaverhead County, Montana, USA
54.3km (33.7 miles) ⓘCarmen Mine, Carmen Creek Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
References
Winchell, Alexander Newton (1914) Mining districts of the Dillon quadrangle, Montana, and adjacent areas. Bulletin 574. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/b574
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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