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Chalcocite from
El Molino Mine (El Molino pegmatite; MS 5391), Hiriart Mountain, Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chalcocite
Formula:Cu2S
Comments:Occurs as pea-sized, sooty masses in quartz-rich inner zone of the pegmatite.
Colour:Black
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Quartz
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcocite data
Locality Data:Click here to view El Molino Mine (El Molino pegmatite; MS 5391), Hiriart Mountain, Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:669075
Long-form Identifier:1:3:669075:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcocite
4.1km (2.5 miles) ⓘTourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala Mtn; Queen Mtn), Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
79.5km (49.4 miles) ⓘCommercial Quarry, Sky Blue Hill, Crestmore quarries, Crestmore, Jurupa Valley, Riverside County, California, USA
79.6km (49.4 miles) ⓘCrestmore quarries, Crestmore, Jurupa Valley, Riverside County, California, USA
81.6km (50.7 miles) ⓘJensen Quarry, Jurupa Mountains, Jurupa Valley, Riverside County, California, USA
References
Jahns, Richard H., Wright, Lauren A. (1951) Gem- and Lithium-Bearing Pegmatites of the Pala District, San Diego County, California. Special Report 7-A. Mineralogical Society of Southern California 72 pp. p.41
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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