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Chalcomenite from
Chemung Mine (Masonic Mines Association Mine), Masonic Mountain, Masonic Mining District, Bodie Hills, Mono County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chalcomenite
Formula:CuSeO3 · 2H2O
Habit:euhedral crystals in vugs in chalcedony up to 1mm in size
Colour:blue
Quality for species:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Abundance at site:Very Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Raman Spectroscopy
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcomenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Chemung Mine (Masonic Mines Association Mine), Masonic Mountain, Masonic Mining District, Bodie Hills, Mono County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1285232
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1285232:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcomenite
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘPittsburg-Liberty Mine (Pittsburg claim; Pittsburg No. 2 claim; Liberty claim; Liberty No. 2 claim), New York Hill, Masonic Mining District, Bodie Hills, Mono County, California, USA
References
MarekC pers. coll. 2017-2018
 
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