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Chalcocite from
Milpillas Mine, Milpillas, Santa Cruz Municipality, Sonora, Mexico


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chalcocite
Formula:Cu2S
Comments:A Dr. César Menor Salván analysed some pyrite specimens from Milpillas that were thought to be Covellite or Bornite. These were identified as Pyrite coated by a Chalcocite (Cu2S) layer with a thickness in the range 13-19 µm.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Pyrite43
Dickite18
Bornite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcocite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Milpillas Mine, Milpillas, Santa Cruz Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
Photo GalleryView Gallery (15 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:560582
Long-form Identifier:1:3:560582:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcocite
6.4km (4.0 miles) La Mariquita Mine, Cuitaca, Cananea Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
19.5km (12.1 miles) Buenavista Mine (Buenavista del Cobre Mine), Cananea, Cananea Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
34.8km (21.6 miles) Line Boy Mine, Line property, Duquesne-Washington Camp, Patagonia Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
36.2km (22.5 miles) Alfonso Villey Mine (Alfonso Villy prospect), Duquesne-Washington Camp, Patagonia Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
36.2km (22.5 miles) Hamburg Mine (Wisconsin Mine; Hartford Mine), Ramsey Canyon, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
37.3km (23.2 miles) Duquesne-Washington Camp, Patagonia Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
37.6km (23.3 miles) Brooks prospect, Duquesne-Washington Camp, Patagonia Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
39.9km (24.8 miles) Unnamed copper prospect, Brown Canyon, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
42.8km (26.6 miles) Four Metals Mine, Red Hill, Providencia Canyon, Patagonia Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
44.9km (27.9 miles) Morning Glory Mine, Alum Gulch, Harshaw Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
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