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Chalcocite from
Hecla-Silver King Group, Bryant Mining District (Hecla Mining District), Beaverhead County, Montana, USA


Classification
Species:Chalcocite
Formula:Cu2S
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcocite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Hecla-Silver King Group, Bryant Mining District (Hecla Mining District), Beaverhead County, Montana, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:784138
Long-form Identifier:1:3:784138:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcocite
14.9km (9.3 miles) ⓘPark Mine (Mono; Blue Jay; Idanha; Elkhorn), Elkhorn Mining District (Coolidge Mining District; Wise River Mining District), Beaverhead County, Montana, USA
19.7km (12.2 miles) ⓘMcConnell Wellman Group, Elkhorn Mining District (Coolidge Mining District; Wise River Mining District), Beaverhead County, Montana, USA
22.3km (13.9 miles) ⓘIndian Girl Claim, Pioneer Mining District, Beaverhead County, Montana, USA
22.7km (14.1 miles) ⓘIndian Queen Mine, Utopia Mining District (Birch Creek Mining District), Beaverhead County, Montana, USA
24.6km (15.3 miles) ⓘCayuga Claim, Divide Creek Mining District, Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
33.9km (21.1 miles) ⓘJack Rabbit Mine, Argenta Mining District, Beaverhead County, Montana, USA
34.6km (21.5 miles) ⓘBella Mine (Whopper Mine), Argenta Mining District, Beaverhead County, Montana, USA
37.8km (23.5 miles) ⓘPacman Claims, Pioneer Mining District, Beaverhead County, Montana, USA
49.1km (30.5 miles) ⓘBroadway Mine, Silver Star Mining District, Madison County, Montana, USA
54.4km (33.8 miles) ⓘButte Reduction Works smelter slag locality, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
References
Gobla, Michael J. (2012) Montana Mineral Locality Index. Rocks & Minerals, 87 (3) 208-240 doi:10.1080/00357529.2012.676825
 
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