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Chalcocite from
Memphis Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chalcocite
Formula:Cu2S
Comments:Coarsely-crystalline to massive nodules and "chunks" occur, often with a coating of secondary copper mineralization. Rare crystals have been found to 2 mm, coated with granular malachite.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Azurite1
Epidote1
Grossular1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcocite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Memphis Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:31544
Long-form Identifier:1:3:31544:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Chalcocite in this Region
Roos shaft, Memphis Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcocite
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘTorpedo Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘExcelsior Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘRuby (Hayner) Mine, Modoc Mining District, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘStevenson-Bennett Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
39.4km (24.5 miles) ⓘGreen Crawford Mine, San Andrecito Mining District, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
45.5km (28.3 miles) ⓘBy Chance mine, Orogrande Mining District (Jarilla Mining District), Otero County, New Mexico, USA
56.1km (34.9 miles) ⓘHembrillo Mine, San Andrecito Mining District, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
61.5km (38.2 miles) ⓘPioneer Claim, Grandview Canyon Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
81.9km (50.9 miles) ⓘCaballos Mountain Mining & Leaching Company Property, Pittsburg Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
85.1km (52.9 miles) ⓘWarnock mine, Sacramento Mining District, Otero County, New Mexico, USA
References
D.Court collection
Dunham, Kingsley C. (1935) The geology of the Organ Mountains with an account of the geology and mineral resources of Dona Ana County, New Mexico. Bulletin 11. New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources doi:10.58799/b-11
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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