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Chalcocite from
Tonopah-Belmont Mine, Belmont Mountain, Tonopah, Osborn Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA


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Chalcocite, etc.

Tonopah-Belmont Mine, Belmont Mountain, Tonopah, Osborn Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
05419170017373314301793.jpg
Chalcocite, etc.

Tonopah-Belmont Mine, Belmont Mountain, Tonopah, Osborn Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
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Chalcocite, etc.

Tonopah-Belmont Mine, Belmont Mountain, Tonopah, Osborn Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chalcocite
Formula:Cu2S
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcocite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tonopah-Belmont Mine, Belmont Mountain, Tonopah, Osborn Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:774207
Long-form Identifier:1:3:774207:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcocite
46.4km (28.8 miles) ⓘOro Grande Mine, Black Rock Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
49.0km (30.5 miles) ⓘMonarch Mine, Monarch Wash area, Black Rock Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
50.0km (31.1 miles) ⓘBuckeye Mine (Buckeye Copper Mine), Spring Mountain, Webb Mining District, Gila Bend Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
50.5km (31.4 miles) ⓘLucky Strike claim, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
57.1km (35.5 miles) ⓘAbe Lincoln Mine (Cumbac Mine; Andrew Jackson Mine; Tom Jefferson Mine; Copper No. 2 claim; Copper No. 1 Patented claim), Castle Creek Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
57.4km (35.7 miles) ⓘBlack Rock Mine (Olympia Patented claim; Red Mountain group; Brooklyn Patented claim; Copper Bell; Black Rock Gold), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
60.0km (37.3 miles) ⓘSwallow Mine (Moonlight Mine; Dobler Mine; Whim vein; Golden Wonder shaft), Buzzard's Roost, Copperopolis, Castle Creek Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
64.6km (40.2 miles) ⓘCopperopolis Mine (Melinda Jane drift; Mammoth; Amity group; Patented claims 1200 and 1246), Copperopolis, Castle Creek Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
66.5km (41.3 miles) ⓘCentroid Mine group, Cunningham Pass Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
67.2km (41.8 miles) ⓘRowley Mine, Theba, Painted Rock Mining District, Painted Rock Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
References
Gibbs, R. and Ascher, M. (2012) Microminerals of the Tonopah-Belmont Mine. Rocks & Minerals, 87, #2, 175-179.
 
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