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Chalcocite from
Cane River Mine (Cane Hill mine; Cano; Highams), Mount Stuart Station, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia


Locality type:Mine
Notes:Location uncertain. Maitland states the mine is 2.5 miles south of the Red
Hill mine location, and 2 miles south of the Rundle Hill location. One or both is incorrect. Marston states Cane Hill mine is 5 kilometres from Red Hill but in what direction is not mentioned. He further states maps at the time (1979), show the Cane Hill mine one kilometre further north of its actual position. Co-ordinates are as stated in Marston.
Classification
Species:Chalcocite
Formula:Cu2S
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcocite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cane River Mine (Cane Hill mine; Cano; Highams), Mount Stuart Station, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1016736
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1016736:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcocite
5.4km (3.3 miles) ⓘLockes Mine (Whynot mine), Mount Stuart Station, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
31.8km (19.8 miles) ⓘRed Hill Mine (Beechworth's; Niven's), Mount Stuart Station, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
50.7km (31.5 miles) ⓘPaulsens gold mine (Melrose), Mount Stuart Station, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
55.8km (34.7 miles) ⓘRange Well East prospect, Mount Minnie Station, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
97.9km (60.9 miles) ⓘReddan Mine (Sunset), Uaroo Station, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
98.1km (61.0 miles) ⓘLong Tom Mine, Uaroo Station, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
98.2km (61.0 miles) ⓘNankavells North 1, Uaroo Station, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
98.9km (61.5 miles) ⓘSilver King Lead mine, Uaroo Station, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
99.1km (61.6 miles) ⓘDark Horse Mine, Uaroo Station, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
References
Maitland, A Gibb (1919) The Copper Deposits of Western Australia, in The Mining Handbook. Bulletin 70, Geological Survey of Western Australia.
 
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