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Chalcocite from
New American Eagle Mine (American Eagle Mine), Savahia Peak, Whipple District (Monumental District), Whipple Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, 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 New American Eagle Mine (American Eagle Mine), Savahia Peak, Whipple District (Monumental District), Whipple Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:642398
Long-form Identifier:1:3:642398:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcocite
22.0km (13.7 miles) ⓘCopper Basin Mine (Copper Basin project; Copper Basin No. 4 claim; Copper Basin No. 6 claim; Monumental Mine), Monument Peak, Whipple District (Monumental District), Whipple Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
29.5km (18.3 miles) ⓘHorn Mine (Virginia May Mine), Horn Peak, Turtle Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
54.6km (33.9 miles) ⓘBullion Mine group, Plomosa Mining District, Plomosa Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
58.6km (36.4 miles) ⓘClara Mine, Santa Maria Mining District (Planet Mining District; Swansea Mining District; Bill Williams Mining District), Buckskin Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
65.3km (40.6 miles) ⓘMoro Mine group, Santa Maria Mining District (Planet Mining District; Swansea Mining District; Bill Williams Mining District), Buckskin Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
68.3km (42.4 miles) ⓘCrescent Copper group [1] (Crescent group; Badger State group; Eagle Nest Mine; Eagle Nest No. 7 claim), McCoy Spring, Arlington District (Ironwood District), McCoy Mts (Ironwood Mts), Riverside County, California, USA
68.6km (42.6 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cu-Ag occurrence [2], McCoy Spring, Arlington District (Ironwood District), McCoy Mts (Ironwood Mts), Riverside County, California, USA
71.0km (44.1 miles) ⓘCleopatra Mine, Rawhide Wash, Kimble Mining Sub-District, Cleopatra Mining District, Artillery Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
79.3km (49.3 miles) ⓘRed Chief Prospect, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
81.5km (50.6 miles) ⓘUnited Western Mine (Western Apex Mine; Western Mine; K&W Mine; Hallsworth lode), Oatman, Oatman Mining District, Black Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
References
Wright, L.A., et al (1953), Mines and mineral resources of San Bernardino County, California: California Journal of Mines and Geology: 49: 64-65
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.
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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