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Chalcocite from
Big Creek Mine, Big Creek pegmatite District, Carbon County, Wyoming, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chalcocite
Formula:Cu2S
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Malachite1
Chrysocolla1
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcocite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Big Creek Mine, Big Creek pegmatite District, Carbon County, Wyoming, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:797057
Long-form Identifier:1:3:797057:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcocite
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘBig Creek Mine, Encampment Mining District, Carbon County, Wyoming, USA
18.2km (11.3 miles) ⓘGold King Claims, Pearl Mining District, Jackson County, Colorado, USA
18.6km (11.5 miles) ⓘZirkel mine, Pearl Mining District, Jackson County, Colorado, USA
19.0km (11.8 miles) ⓘWolverine Mine, Pearl Mining District, Jackson County, Colorado, USA
21.2km (13.2 miles) ⓘDouglas Mine (Morning Star claims 1868 & 1871; Douglas Gold and Copper Company), Keystone Mining District - Douglas Creek Mining District, Medicine Bow Mountains, Albany County, Wyoming, USA
21.6km (13.4 miles) ⓘBlanche mine, New Rambler Mining District, Albany County, Wyoming, USA
21.9km (13.6 miles) ⓘNew Rambler mine (Rambler Mine; Holmes Mine; Electrolytic Mine; Great Rambler Mine), New Rambler Mining District, Albany County, Wyoming, USA
22.1km (13.7 miles) ⓘBroadway Mine, Encampment Mining District, Carbon County, Wyoming, USA
23.7km (14.7 miles) ⓘMaudem Group Mine, Keystone Mining District - Douglas Creek Mining District, Medicine Bow Mountains, Albany County, Wyoming, USA
23.9km (14.8 miles) ⓘCuprite Mine, Keystone Mining District - Douglas Creek Mining District, Medicine Bow Mountains, Albany County, Wyoming, USA
References
R. S. Houston (1961) The Big Creek Pegmatite Area, Carbon County, Wyoming. Wyoming Geological Survey Preliminary Report 1.
 
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