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Chalcocite from
Slate Mountain Mine, Prieta Peak area, Casa Grande Mining District, Pinal 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 Slate Mountain Mine, Prieta Peak area, Casa Grande Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:570254
Long-form Identifier:1:3:570254:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcocite
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘLakeshore Mine, North Komelik area, Casa Grande Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
18.1km (11.2 miles) ⓘRepublic Mine (Republic Copper prospect; Ocotillo Copper Co. group; Super Six Mine; Super Six group; Lucky Ace Mine), Kohatk, Vekol Mining District, Vekol Mountains, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
18.3km (11.3 miles) ⓘVekol Hills project (Vekol Hills; Newmont Vekol), Kohatk, Vekol Mining District, Vekol Mountains, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
22.3km (13.8 miles) ⓘMontizona Mine (Montazona Mine), Drew Spring Well, Cimarron Mountains, Cimarron Mining District (Salt Well Mining District), Cimarron & Sheridan Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
25.9km (16.1 miles) ⓘMagonigal Mine, Silver Bell Mining District, Silver Bell Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
31.6km (19.6 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cu prospect Vhne-72n, Vaca Hills, Silver Bell Mining District, Silver Bell Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
32.4km (20.1 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cu prospect Vhne-109n, Vaca Hills, Silver Bell Mining District, Silver Bell Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
32.7km (20.3 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cu prospect Vhne-113n, Vaca Hills, Silver Bell Mining District, Silver Bell Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
32.7km (20.3 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cu prospect Vhne-094n, Vaca Hills, Silver Bell Mining District, Silver Bell Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
33.6km (20.9 miles) ⓘLittle Mary claims (et al), Cababi Mining District (Comobabi Mining District), Comobabi Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
References
Stevens, H.J. (1911) A Manual of the Copper Industry of the World. The Copper Handbook Vol. 10
 
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