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Chalcocite from
Blind Spring Hill, Benton, Blind Spring Mining District (Blind Spring Hill Mining District; Benton Mining District), Benton Range, Mono County, California, USA


Locality type:Hill
Classification
Species:Chalcocite
Formula:Cu2S
Comments:Found sparingly as secondary veinlets.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcocite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Blind Spring Hill, Benton, Blind Spring Mining District (Blind Spring Hill Mining District; Benton Mining District), Benton Range, Mono County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:649797
Long-form Identifier:1:3:649797:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Chalcocite in this Region
Comanche Mine (Kerrick Mine; Comanche & Kerrick Mine), Diana-Kerrick group, Diana Peak, Blind Spring Hill, Benton, Blind Spring Mining District (Blind Spring Hill Mining District; Benton Mining District), Benton Range, Mono County, California, USA
Diana Mine, Diana-Kerrick group, Diana Peak, Blind Spring Hill, Benton, Blind Spring Mining District (Blind Spring Hill Mining District; Benton Mining District), Benton Range, Mono County, California, USA
Kerrick Mine, Diana-Kerrick group, Diana Peak, Blind Spring Hill, Benton, Blind Spring Mining District (Blind Spring Hill Mining District; Benton Mining District), Benton Range, Mono County, California, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcocite
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘDiana Mine, Diana-Kerrick group, Diana Peak, Blind Spring Hill, Benton, Blind Spring Mining District (Blind Spring Hill Mining District; Benton Mining District), Benton Range, Mono County, California, USA
2.7km (1.6 miles) ⓘComanche Mine (Kerrick Mine; Comanche & Kerrick Mine), Diana-Kerrick group, Diana Peak, Blind Spring Hill, Benton, Blind Spring Mining District (Blind Spring Hill Mining District; Benton Mining District), Benton Range, Mono County, California, USA
47.9km (29.8 miles) ⓘAdamson Mine, Scheelite, Bishop Mining District (Tungsten Hills Mining District), Inyo County, California, USA
67.2km (41.8 miles) ⓘSilver Dyke Mine, Silver Star Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
73.3km (45.5 miles) ⓘFreedom Flat deposit, Borealis mine, Borealis Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
73.4km (45.6 miles) ⓘBorealis mine, Borealis Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
77.6km (48.2 miles) ⓘTwin Lakes Limestone deposit, Kaiser Wilderness area, Fresno County, California, USA
83.4km (51.8 miles) ⓘBlue Ribbon nos. 6 and 7, Santa Fe District, Gabbs Valley Range, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
83.4km (51.8 miles) ⓘBlue Ribbon Mine East, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
94.0km (58.4 miles) ⓘWest Willys claim, Washington Mining District, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
References
Ransome, Alfred Leslie (1940), General geology and ores of the Blind Spring Hill mining district, Mono County, California: California Division Mines Report 36: 172
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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