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Chalcocite from
Rowley Mine, Theba, Painted Rock Mining District, Painted Rock Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chalcocite
Formula:Cu2S
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcocite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Rowley Mine, Theba, Painted Rock Mining District, Painted Rock Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:357609
Long-form Identifier:1:3:357609:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcocite
22.8km (14.2 miles) ⓘBuckeye Mine (Buckeye Copper Mine), Spring Mountain, Webb Mining District, Gila Bend Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
67.2km (41.8 miles) ⓘTonopah-Belmont Mine, Belmont Mountain, Tonopah, Osborn Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
78.7km (48.9 miles) ⓘNew Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
78.8km (49.0 miles) ⓘAjo Consolidated Mine, New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
80.3km (49.9 miles) ⓘAjo Cornelia Mine, New Cornelia Mine area, New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
91.5km (56.9 miles) ⓘUnnamed Au-Ag-Cu prospect, Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
98.2km (61.0 miles) ⓘGrowler Mine (Copper Hill group), Growler Mining District, Growler Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
99.6km (61.9 miles) ⓘSierra Pinta Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
References
MRDS file #10008298.
 
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