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Chalcocite from
Spenceville Mine (Spense Mineral; San Francisco Copper Company; Copper claim; Imperial Paint and Copper Co. property), Spenceville, Spenceville Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chalcocite
Formula:Cu2S
Comments:Occurs in an enriched zone.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Bornite
Covellite
Marcasite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcocite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Spenceville Mine (Spense Mineral; San Francisco Copper Company; Copper claim; Imperial Paint and Copper Co. property), Spenceville, Spenceville Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:640259
Long-form Identifier:1:3:640259:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcocite
15.4km (9.6 miles) ⓘValley View Mine (Whiskey Hill Mine; Whiskey diggings; Whislcey Diggings; Harpening Kilaga Springs; Harpending Mine; Bonanza [?]), Kilaga Springs, Wheatland Mining District, Placer County, California, USA
21.4km (13.3 miles) ⓘBerkeley prospect, Rough and Ready, Rough-and-Ready Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
60.6km (37.6 miles) ⓘBoston Mine [1], Mount Aigare, Shingle Springs Mining District, West Belt, El Dorado County, California, USA
65.5km (40.7 miles) ⓘBig Bend Mine (Evening Star Mine; Evening Star claim; Pinkston Mine), Big Bend Mountain, Big Bend, Butte County, California, USA
73.1km (45.4 miles) ⓘCopper Hill Mine (Cosumnes Mine; Hobo Mine; Jackass shaft), Four Corners, Amador County, California, USA
80.7km (50.1 miles) ⓘCosumnes Copper Mine, Fair Play, Fairplay Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
92.3km (57.3 miles) ⓘNewton Mine (Newton Copper Mine; Jackson Mine), Sunnybrook, Pardee Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
References
Forstner, William (1908), Copper deposits in the western foothills of the Sierra Nevada: Mining and Scientific Press: 96: 745
Murdoch, Joseph; Webb, Robert Wallace (1966) Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966) - California Division of Mines and Geology, Bulletin 189. California Division of Mines and Geology. 559 pp.
 
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