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Chalcocite from
Strømsheia (Straumsheia), Valle, Agder, Norway


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Chalcocite, etc.

Gamle Mine, Strømsheia, Valle, Agder, Norway
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Chalcocite, etc.

Gamle Mine, Strømsheia, Valle, Agder, Norway
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Chalcocite, etc.

Gamle Mine, Strømsheia, Valle, Agder, Norway
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Chalcocite, etc.

Gamle Mine, Strømsheia, Valle, Agder, Norway
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Chalcocite, etc.

Gamle Mine, Strømsheia, Valle, Agder, Norway
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Chalcocite, etc.

Gamle Mine, Strømsheia, Valle, Agder, Norway
Locality type:Mining Field
Classification
Species:Chalcocite
Formula:Cu2S
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Chrysocolla2
Garnet Group2
Plagioclase2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcocite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Strømsheia (Straumsheia), Valle, Agder, Norway
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:937335
Long-form Identifier:1:3:937335:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Chalcocite in this Region
Amalie Mine, Strømsheia (Straumsheia), Valle, Agder, Norway
Berevatn Prospect, Strømsheia (Straumsheia), Valle, Agder, Norway
Gamle Mine, Strømsheia (Straumsheia), Valle, Agder, Norway
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcocite
0.9km (0.5 miles) ⓘAmalie Mine, Strømsheia (Straumsheia), Valle, Agder, Norway
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘGamle Mine, Strømsheia (Straumsheia), Valle, Agder, Norway
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘBerevatn Prospect, Strømsheia (Straumsheia), Valle, Agder, Norway
23.9km (14.8 miles) ⓘLampertian Doves' Mine, Moisesberg Mines, Fyresdal, Telemark, Norway
23.9km (14.9 miles) ⓘGrusen Mine, Moisesberg Mines, Fyresdal, Telemark, Norway
26.2km (16.3 miles) ⓘMosnap Mine, Moisesberg Mines, Fyresdal, Telemark, Norway
29.6km (18.4 miles) ⓘHamre Copper Mine, Bygland, Agder, Norway
33.5km (20.8 miles) ⓘÅmdal Mine, Åmdals Verk Mines, Tokke, Telemark, Norway
33.8km (21.0 miles) ⓘÅmli Prospect, Tokke, Telemark, Norway
33.9km (21.1 miles) ⓘNæsmark Mine, Nesmark Copper Mines, Åmdals Verk Mines, Tokke, Telemark, Norway
References
Scheerer, Th. (1848) Andet Bidrag til Kundskab om norske Mineralier [Second contribution to knowledge of Norwegian Minerals]. Nyt magazin for naturvidenskaberne [New magazine for the natural sciences], 5. 299-318
 
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