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Chrysocolla from
Old Globe Mine, Globe, Globe Hills Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chrysocolla
Formula:Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chrysocolla data
Locality Data:Click here to view Old Globe Mine, Globe, Globe Hills Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:102306
Long-form Identifier:1:3:102306:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chrysocolla
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘGlobe, Globe Hills Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘOld Dominion Mine, Buffalo Hill, Old Dominion vein system, Globe, Globe Hills Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘBuffalo Mine (Buffalo vein), Buffalo Hill, Old Dominion vein system, Globe, Globe Hills Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘNew Dominion Mine (New Dominion property; New Dominion group; Stallo deposit), Big Johnnie Gulch, Globe, Globe Hills Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
4.9km (3.0 miles) ⓘBuckeye Mine (Buckeye shaft), Buckeye-Black Oxide vein (Buckeye deposit; Black Oxide vein; Carrie vein), Buckeye Mountain, Black Peak area, Copper Hill, Globe Hills Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
5.4km (3.3 miles) ⓘBuckeye-Black Oxide vein (Buckeye deposit; Black Oxide vein; Carrie vein), Buckeye Mountain, Black Peak area, Copper Hill, Globe Hills Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
5.9km (3.7 miles) ⓘArizona Commercial Mine, Old Dominion vein system, Black Peak area, Copper Hill, Globe Hills Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘBig Johnnie Mine (Big Johnnie vein; Big Johnnie deposit; Big Johnnie Copper deposit), Black Peak, Black Peak area, Copper Hill, Globe Hills Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
7.0km (4.3 miles) ⓘOriginal Old Dominion Mine (Keystone Mine; Keystone deposit; Keystone vein; Original Old Dominion vein), Pinal Creek, Burch, Globe Hills Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
7.1km (4.4 miles) ⓘMineral Farm Mine (Mineral Farms group; Mineral Farm group; Moonlight & Mineral Farm group; Eagle Pass group of claims; Moonlight; Bennett), Big Johnnie Gulch, Copper Hill, Globe Hills Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
References
Dana 6: 700 & 1093.
 
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