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Chalcocite from
Hendrix mine (Pine View mine), Ellison Mining District, White Pine County, Nevada, 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 Hendrix mine (Pine View mine), Ellison Mining District, White Pine County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:775886
Long-form Identifier:1:3:775886:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcocite
19.5km (12.1 miles) ⓘWard Mine, Ward Mining District, White Pine County, Nevada, USA
19.7km (12.2 miles) ⓘCaroline tunnel, Ward Mine, Ward Mining District, White Pine County, Nevada, USA
28.7km (17.8 miles) ⓘTaylor mine, Taylor Mining District, White Pine County, Nevada, USA
38.8km (24.1 miles) ⓘRuth shaft, Ruth mine, Ruth pit, Robinson Mining District, White Pine County, Nevada, USA
38.9km (24.2 miles) ⓘRichard Mine, Robinson Mining District, White Pine County, Nevada, USA
39.1km (24.3 miles) ⓘRuth mine, Ruth pit, Robinson Mining District, White Pine County, Nevada, USA
39.2km (24.4 miles) ⓘRobinson Mine, Robinson Mining District, White Pine County, Nevada, USA
39.3km (24.4 miles) ⓘLiberty pit (Big pit), Liberty pit, Robinson Mining District, White Pine County, Nevada, USA
39.4km (24.5 miles) ⓘEureka pit / Copper Flat pit, Liberty pit (Big pit), Liberty pit, Robinson Mining District, White Pine County, Nevada, USA
39.9km (24.8 miles) ⓘAlpha mine (New Giroux mine), Tripp-Veteran pit, Robinson Mining District, White Pine County, Nevada, USA
References
J. V. Tingley and J. L. Bentz (1983) A mineral inventory of the Egan district resource area, Ely district, Nevada. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology OFR 83-1
 
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