Locality type: Mine Classification Species: Chalcocite Formula: Cu2 S 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: Pyrite 43 Dickite 18 Bornite 1 Data Mineral Data: Click here to view Chalcocite data Locality Data: Click here to view Milpillas Mine, Milpillas, Santa Cruz Municipality, Sonora, Mexico Photo Gallery View 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
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References Valencia, V. A., Noguez-Alcántara, B., Barra, F., Ruiz, J., Gehrels, G., Quintanar, F., & Valencia-Moreno, M. (2006). Geocronología de Re-Os en molibdenita y LA-ICPMS-MC U-Pb en circón para el pórfido cuprífero de Milpillas: aportaciones para esclarecer la evolución temporal de la mineralización en el Distrito de Cananea, Sonora, México. Revista mexicana de ciencias geológicas, 23(1), 39-53. Search for references including Chalcocite Milpillas Mine, Milpillas, Santa Cruz Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
Milpillas Mine, Milpillas, Santa Cruz Municipality, Sonora, Mexico