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Chalcocite from
Climax Mine, Climax, Climax Mining District, Lake County, Colorado, 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 Climax Mine, Climax, Climax Mining District, Lake County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:800790
Long-form Identifier:1:3:800790:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcocite
6.4km (4.0 miles) ⓘRussia Mine, Mount Lincoln, Alma Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
7.3km (4.5 miles) ⓘMoose Mine, Mount Bross, Alma Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
8.3km (5.1 miles) ⓘDolly Varden Mine (Varden Mine), Mount Bross, Alma Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
13.5km (8.4 miles) ⓘHock Hocking Mine (Hock Hock), Alma, Alma Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
15.0km (9.3 miles) ⓘIbex Mine, Breece Hill, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, USA
15.1km (9.4 miles) ⓘPenn No. 3 Mine, Lake County, Colorado, USA
15.5km (9.6 miles) ⓘBreece Hill, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, USA
15.9km (9.9 miles) ⓘVenier Mine, Lake County, Colorado, USA
16.5km (10.3 miles) ⓘTucson Mine, Iron Hill, Lake County, Colorado, USA
24.1km (15.0 miles) ⓘChampion Mine, Gilman, Gilman Mining District (Battle Mountain Mining District; Red Cliff Mining District), Eagle County, Colorado, USA
References
Butler, B. S.
Vanderwilt, J. W. (1933) Contributions to economic geology (short papers and preliminary reports), 1933. The Climax molybdenum deposit, Colorado, with a section on history, production, metallurgy, and development, by C. W. Henderson. USGS Bulletin: 846-C
 
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