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Chalcocite from
Pontatoc Mine, Santa Catalina Mountains foothills, Tucson area, Pima 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 Pontatoc Mine, Santa Catalina Mountains foothills, Tucson area, Pima County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:538120
Long-form Identifier:1:3:538120:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcocite
19.9km (12.3 miles) ⓘOld Pueblo Mine, Amole Mining District, Tucson Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
22.1km (13.7 miles) ⓘDaily Mine (Daily group; Controll Mines), Stratton-Daily Camp, Mount Bigelow, Pima County, Arizona, USA
22.3km (13.8 miles) ⓘControl Mine (Control Mines; Geesman Mine group; Camp Apache Mine), Leatherwood Mine group (Apache group), Mount Bigelow, Pima County, Arizona, USA
22.4km (13.9 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cu-Pb prospect 97-13, Amole Mining District, Tucson Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
23.9km (14.9 miles) ⓘOracle Ridge Mine, Pima County, Arizona, USA
26.5km (16.5 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cu prospect 101-25, Amole Mining District, Tucson Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
26.6km (16.5 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cu prospects 101-6 & 101-10, Amole Mining District, Tucson Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
29.0km (18.0 miles) ⓘLittle Hill Mine, Oracle, Oracle Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
31.1km (19.4 miles) ⓘBig Flo Mine, Owl Head Buttes area, Owl Head Mining District, Tortolita Mountains, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
33.8km (21.0 miles) ⓘCactustail Mine, Owl Head Buttes area, Owl Head Mining District, Tortolita Mountains, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
References
MRDS database Dep. ID file #10039689, MRDS ID #M050656.
 
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