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Chalcocite from
Ajo Cornelia Mine, New Cornelia Mine area, New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chalcocite
Formula:Cu2S
Comments:Minor.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcocite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ajo Cornelia Mine, New Cornelia Mine area, New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:175244
Long-form Identifier:1:3:175244:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcocite
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘAjo Consolidated Mine, New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘNew Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
22.8km (14.2 miles) ⓘGrowler Mine (Copper Hill group), Growler Mining District, Growler Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
66.0km (41.0 miles) ⓘSierra Pinta Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
70.2km (43.6 miles) ⓘMontizona Mine (Montazona Mine), Drew Spring Well, Cimarron Mountains, Cimarron Mining District (Salt Well Mining District), Cimarron & Sheridan Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
72.7km (45.1 miles) ⓘCopper Squaw Mine (Andrade Mine; Luper Mine; Cooley Mine), Quijotoa (Covered Wells), Quijotoa Mining District, Quijotoa Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
77.7km (48.3 miles) ⓘUnnamed Au-Ag-Cu prospect, Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
79.2km (49.2 miles) ⓘVekol Hills project (Vekol Hills; Newmont Vekol), Kohatk, Vekol Mining District, Vekol Mountains, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
79.8km (49.6 miles) ⓘRepublic Mine (Republic Copper prospect; Ocotillo Copper Co. group; Super Six Mine; Super Six group; Lucky Ace Mine), Kohatk, Vekol Mining District, Vekol Mountains, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
80.3km (49.9 miles) ⓘRowley Mine, Theba, Painted Rock Mining District, Painted Rock Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
References
Keith, Stanton B. (1974), AZ Bur. of Geol. & Min. Technology, Geol. Survey Br. Bull. 189, Index of Mining Properties in Pima County, AZ: 82 (Table 4).
(n.d.) ADMMR Mines Database, Arizona Geological Survey.
 
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