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Chalcocite from
Prospect Mine, Alder Gulch Mining District (Virginia City Mining District; Fairweather Mining District), Madison County, Montana, 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 Prospect Mine, Alder Gulch Mining District (Virginia City Mining District; Fairweather Mining District), Madison County, Montana, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:500203
Long-form Identifier:1:3:500203:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcocite
16.5km (10.3 miles) ⓘCopper Mountain Mine (Ramshorn Mine; Dictator and Belle Union), Sheridan Mining District (Mill Creek Mining District; Wisconsin Mining District), Madison County, Montana, USA
17.0km (10.6 miles) ⓘSilver Bell Claim, Greenhorn Range, Madison County, Montana, USA
26.7km (16.6 miles) ⓘOccidental Mine (High Up; Oxidental), Sheridan Mining District (Mill Creek Mining District; Wisconsin Mining District), Madison County, Montana, USA
34.1km (21.2 miles) ⓘGalena Mine, Lower Hot Springs Mining District (Norris Mining District), Madison County, Montana, USA
39.0km (24.2 miles) ⓘMoffet-Johnston Mine, Tidal Wave Mining District, Madison County, Montana, USA
52.8km (32.8 miles) ⓘBroadway Mine, Silver Star Mining District, Madison County, Montana, USA
56.2km (34.9 miles) ⓘMayflower prospect (West Mayflower Mine), Norwegian Mining District (Whitehall Mining District), Madison County, Montana, USA
67.9km (42.2 miles) ⓘIndian Queen Mine, Utopia Mining District (Birch Creek Mining District), Beaverhead County, Montana, USA
68.7km (42.7 miles) ⓘGolden Sunlight Mine, Whitehall Mining District (Cardwell Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USA
69.9km (43.4 miles) ⓘBella Mine (Whopper Mine), Argenta Mining District, Beaverhead County, Montana, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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