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Chalcocite from
Sar Cheshmeh Mine (Sarcheshmeh Mine), Pariz, Sirjan County, Kerman Province, Iran


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 Sar Cheshmeh Mine (Sarcheshmeh Mine), Pariz, Sirjan County, Kerman Province, Iran
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:615779
Long-form Identifier:1:3:615779:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcocite
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘSar Cheshmeh Smelter, Pariz, Sirjan County, Kerman Province, Iran
8.1km (5.0 miles) ⓘDarreh Zar Mine (Darrehzar Mine), Pariz, Sirjan County, Kerman Province, Iran
9.2km (5.7 miles) ⓘSarkuh deposit, Pariz, Sirjan County, Kerman Province, Iran
45.1km (28.0 miles) ⓘBagh Khoshk deposit, Pariz, Sirjan County, Kerman Province, Iran
85.1km (52.9 miles) ⓘChah-Mesi epithermal vein deposit, Shahr-e Babak, Shahr-e Babak County, Kerman Province, Iran
85.2km (52.9 miles) ⓘMeiduk Mine (Miduk Mine; Meydouk Mine; Meydook Mine; Lachah Mine), Shahr-e Babak, Shahr-e Babak County, Kerman Province, Iran
References
Henley, K. J. (1970) Cupriferous sericite from the Sar Cheshmeh porphyry copper ore, Kerman Province, Iran. Mineralogical Magazine, 37 (292) 945-947 doi:10.1180/minmag.1970.037.292.15
Singer, D.A., Berger, V.I., Moring, B.C. (2008) Porphyry copper deposits of the world: Database and grade and tonnage models, 2008. Open-File Report 2008-1155
Monjezi, M., Shahriar, K., Dehghani, H., & Namin, F. S. (2009). Environmental impact assessment of open pit mining in Iran. Environmental geology, 58(1), 205-216.
Maleki, Mohammad; Mery, Nadia; Soltani-Mohammadi, Saeed; Khorram, Farzaneh; Emery, Xavier (2022) Geological control for in-situ and recoverable resources assessment: A case study on Sarcheshmeh porphyry copper deposit, Iran. Ore Geology Reviews, 150. 105133 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2022.105133
 
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