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Chalcocite from
Kingsgate, Gough Co., New South Wales, Australia


Locality type:Urban area
Classification
Species:Chalcocite
Formula:Cu2S
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcocite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kingsgate, Gough Co., New South Wales, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:257141
Long-form Identifier:1:3:257141:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcocite
61.1km (38.0 miles) ⓘSmelter Creek prospect, Cangai, Gresham Co., New South Wales, Australia
61.2km (38.0 miles) ⓘCangai Copper Mine, Cangai, Gresham Co., New South Wales, Australia
63.6km (39.5 miles) ⓘTaronga tin project (Taronga prospect; Grampians lodes; Grampians prospect; Halls Grampians lodes), Emmaville, Gough Co., New South Wales, Australia
66.6km (41.4 miles) ⓘWebbs Silver Mine, Emmaville, Gough Co., New South Wales, Australia
70.8km (44.0 miles) ⓘGreengate No. 1, Exmouth, Sandon Co., New South Wales, Australia
73.0km (45.4 miles) ⓘRoyal George Mine, Tingha, Hardinge Co., New South Wales, Australia
78.3km (48.7 miles) ⓘFlintoffs Copper Mine, Gordonbrook, Drake Co., New South Wales, Australia
79.2km (49.2 miles) ⓘThe Cliffs prospect (The Cliffs; Beardy Cliffs), The Gulf, Gough Co., New South Wales, Australia
81.0km (50.4 miles) ⓘSchool Gully, Yooroonah, Clarke Co., New South Wales, Australia
81.8km (50.9 miles) ⓘJeogla Copper prospect, Wollomombi, Clarke Co., New South Wales, Australia
References
Lawrence, L.J. & Markham, N.L. (1962) A contribution to the study of the molybdenite pipes of Kingsgate, NSW, with special reference to ore mineralogy. Proceedings of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, 203, 67-94. https://www.ausimm.com/publications/conference-proceedings/the-ausimm-proceedings-1962/a-contribution-to-the-study-of-the-molybdenite-pipes-of-kingsgate-n.s.w.-with-special-reference-to-ore-mineralogy
Elliott, Peter; Kampf, Anthony R. (2026) Colchesterite, Bi 3+ 2 O[Mo 6+ 2 O 8 ], a new Bi molybdate mineral from the Kingsgate mines, New South Wales, Australia. Mineralogical Magazine, p.1-16. doi:10.1180/mgm.2026.10234
 
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