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Chalcocite from
Panamint Mining District (Ballarat Mining District), Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA


Locality type:Mining District
Classification
Species:Chalcocite
Formula:Cu2S
Comments:Occurs in small amounts.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcocite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Panamint Mining District (Ballarat Mining District), Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:687112
Long-form Identifier:1:3:687112:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcocite
43.7km (27.2 miles) ⓘAshford Mine (Golden Treasure Mine), Ashford Peak, Willow Mining District, Black Mountains, Amargosa Range, Inyo County, California, USA
46.5km (28.9 miles) ⓘDarwin Mining District, Darwin Hills, Inyo County, California, USA
47.5km (29.5 miles) ⓘAlameda Mine, Darwin, Darwin Mining District, Darwin Hills, Inyo County, California, USA
56.3km (35.0 miles) ⓘGreenwater Mine, Greenwater Range, Inyo County, California, USA
66.2km (41.1 miles) ⓘSanta Rosa Mine (Lee-Santa Rosa Mine; Santa Rosa Mines), Malpais Mesa, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
67.0km (41.6 miles) ⓘShirley Ann group, Big Dodd Spring, Ubehebe Mining District, Cottonwood Mountains, Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
69.0km (42.8 miles) ⓘCuprotungstite claim (Right of Way; Cuprotungtite; Birthday Gift), Big Dodd Spring, Ubehebe Mining District, Cottonwood Mountains, Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
78.9km (49.0 miles) ⓘCerro Gordo Mine, Cerro Gordo, Cerro Gordo Mining District, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
80.1km (49.8 miles) ⓘBlue Jay Mine (Bluejay claim; Apex; Jarosite claim group; Jarosite lode group), Ubehebe Peak, Ubehebe Mining District, Cottonwood Mountains, Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
82.9km (51.5 miles) ⓘUbehebe Mine [1](Copper Bell Mine; Ubehebe Lead Mine), Teakettle Junction, Ubehebe Mining District, Cottonwood Mountains, Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
References
Murphy, Franklin Mac (1930), Geology of the Panamint silver district, California: Economic Geology: 25: 323
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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