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Chalcocite from
Cleopatra Mine (Dedrick Mine), Rockland, Diamond Creek Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Del Norte County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chalcocite
Formula:Cu2S
Comments:Primary chalcocite as a principal ore.
Abundance at site:Very common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Magnetite
Serpentine Subgroup
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcocite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cleopatra Mine (Dedrick Mine), Rockland, Diamond Creek Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Del Norte County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:654943
Long-form Identifier:1:3:654943:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcocite
10.8km (6.7 miles) ⓘUnion Mine (Salt Lake-California Mine), Low Divide, Low Divide Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Del Norte County, California, USA
11.9km (7.4 miles) ⓘAlta Mine, Low Divide, Low Divide Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Del Norte County, California, USA
19.2km (11.9 miles) ⓘEdwards Mine, Adams Station, Klamath Mountains, Del Norte County, California, USA
22.3km (13.9 miles) ⓘHiggins Mountain group, Washington Flat, Klamath Mountains, Del Norte County, California, USA
23.1km (14.4 miles) ⓘEmlly Mine, Upper Chetco, Curry County, Oregon, USA
27.7km (17.2 miles) ⓘCowboy Mine (East Cowboy), Takilma Mining District, Josephine County, Oregon, USA
39.1km (24.3 miles) ⓘMansfield Prospect, Waldo Mining District, Josephine County, Oregon, USA
47.0km (29.2 miles) ⓘCopper City Prospects (Bonanza King Copper Group; Copper City Claims; Briner and Myers; Hurt Cabin), Kalmiopsis Wilderness, Agness, Curry County, Oregon, USA
60.4km (37.5 miles) ⓘOnion Falls Copper (Coons Copper-Gold Ledge; Hamlin Prospect), Pickett Creek Mining District, Josephine County, Oregon, USA
86.5km (53.7 miles) ⓘMount Reuben (North Star; Gary Johnson), Mount Reuben Mining District, Josephine County, Oregon, USA
References
Hershey, Oscar H. (1908), Primary chalcocite in California: Mining and Scientific Press: 6: 429-430
Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 128
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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