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Chrysocolla from
Ruby Hill Mine, Gardnerville Mining District, Pine Nut Mountains, Douglas County, Nevada, 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 Ruby Hill Mine, Gardnerville Mining District, Pine Nut Mountains, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1273512
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1273512:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chrysocolla
25.6km (15.9 miles) ⓘBuckskin Mine, Buckskin Mining District (Smith Valley Mining District), Buckskin Range, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
28.6km (17.8 miles) ⓘCasting Copper Mine, Ludwig, Yerington Mining District, Singatse Range, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
29.2km (18.1 miles) ⓘGranite Group, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
29.2km (18.1 miles) ⓘLudwig Mine, Ludwig, Yerington Mining District, Singatse Range, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
29.2km (18.1 miles) ⓘDouglas Hill Mine, Ludwig, Yerington Mining District, Singatse Range, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
29.7km (18.4 miles) ⓘAnn-Mason deposit (Ludwig; Douglas Hill; Cast; Blue Hills; McConnell; Minnesota; Shamrock), Yerington Mining District, Singatse Range, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
30.6km (19.0 miles) ⓘJackrabbit Mine, Pine Grove Hills, Wilson Mining District, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
30.7km (19.1 miles) ⓘJack Pot Mine (Jack Pot claim), Desert Creek Ranch, Wilson Mining District, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
30.7km (19.1 miles) ⓘNevada Denver Mine, Ludwig, Yerington Mining District, Singatse Range, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
30.9km (19.2 miles) ⓘThanksgiving Mine, Ludwig, Yerington Mining District, Singatse Range, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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