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Chalcocite from
Margerum Brothers Quarry, West Windsor Township, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Chalcocite
Formula:Cu2S
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcocite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Margerum Brothers Quarry, West Windsor Township, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:80102
Long-form Identifier:1:3:80102:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcocite
10.2km (6.3 miles) ⓘGriggstown Mine (Franklin Mine), Griggstown, Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
19.4km (12.0 miles) ⓘNeshanic, Hillsborough Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
21.8km (13.6 miles) ⓘVoorhees, Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
26.6km (16.6 miles) ⓘFlemington Copper Mine, Flemington, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, USA
28.9km (17.9 miles) ⓘChimney Rock Quarry, Bridgewater Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
30.6km (19.0 miles) ⓘGreen Valley, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA
31.4km (19.5 miles) ⓘAmerican Mine (Alpha Copper Mine; Bridgewater Mine; Somerville Mine; Somerville deposit), Bridgewater Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
34.1km (21.2 miles) ⓘFields' Copper Mine (Field Mine), Warrenville, Warren Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
34.4km (21.4 miles) ⓘHoffman Mine, Sunset Lake, Bridgewater Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
34.7km (21.6 miles) ⓘPluckemin Copper Mine, Pluckemin, Bedminster Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
References
Manchester, James G. (1931) The Minerals of New York City and its Environs. Bulletin of the New York Mineralogical Club Vol. 3 (1). New York Mineralogical Clubp.88
 
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