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Chalcocite from
Kanmantoo Mine (Kanmantoo West; Kanmantoo North), Kanmantoo, District Council of Mount Barker, South Australia, Australia


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 Kanmantoo Mine (Kanmantoo West; Kanmantoo North), Kanmantoo, District Council of Mount Barker, South Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:81737
Long-form Identifier:1:3:81737:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcocite
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘBremer Mine, District Council of Mount Barker, South Australia, Australia
5.5km (3.4 miles) ⓘWheal Elizabeth (Hillman's; Ding Dong; Eskean; East Nairne), Mount Barker, District Council of Mount Barker, South Australia, Australia
9.8km (6.1 miles) ⓘPreamimma Mine, Rural City of Murray Bridge, South Australia, Australia
17.5km (10.8 miles) ⓘBird in Hand mine, Woodside, Adelaide Hills Council, South Australia, Australia
21.5km (13.4 miles) ⓘGrunthal Mine, Balhannah, Adelaide Hills Council, South Australia, Australia
21.8km (13.5 miles) ⓘBalhannah Copper and Bismuth Mine, Balhannah, Adelaide Hills Council, South Australia, Australia
22.6km (14.1 miles) ⓘOnkaparinga mine, Echunga goldfield, District Council of Mount Barker, South Australia, Australia
31.7km (19.7 miles) ⓘAdelaide Mine, Montacute, Adelaide Hills Council, South Australia, Australia
39.8km (24.8 miles) ⓘDeloraine Mine, Deloraine Goldfields, Kersbrook, Adelaide Hills Council, South Australia, Australia
46.0km (28.6 miles) ⓘCurrency Creek Copper Mine, Goolwa, Alexandrina Council, South Australia, Australia
References
Noble, R. J.; Just, J.; Johnson, J. E. (1983) Catalogue of South Australian Minerals - 1983 - Handbook 7 (5th ed.). Department of Mines and Energy, South Australia. 253 pp.
Abbot, P. et al (2005) Cambrian Mineral Resources come of age - the Kanmantoo revival. MESA Journal 36:6-11.
Arbon, H. H. R. (2011). Bismuth distribution in the Cu-Au mineralisation of the Kanmantoo deposit, South Australia (Doctoral dissertation).
 
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