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Chalcanthite from
Dexter No. 7 Mine, Calf Mesa Mining District, Emery County, Utah, USA


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Chalcanthite, etc.

Dexter No. 7 Mine, Calf Mesa Mining District, Emery County, Utah, USA
07258390017368907765770.jpg
Chalcanthite, etc.

Dexter No. 7 Mine, Calf Mesa Mining District, Emery County, Utah, USA
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Chalcanthite, etc.

Dexter No. 7 Mine, Calf Mesa Mining District, Emery County, Utah, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chalcanthite
Formula:CuSO4 · 5H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Römerite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcanthite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Dexter No. 7 Mine, Calf Mesa Mining District, Emery County, Utah, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:134885
Long-form Identifier:1:3:134885:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcanthite
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘDexter group, Calf Mesa Mining District, Emery County, Utah, USA
31.2km (19.4 miles) ⓘDolly Mine (Dolly Nos. 1-4), San Rafael Swell Mining District, Emery County, Utah, USA
55.3km (34.3 miles) ⓘPick's Delta Mine, San Rafael Swell Mining District, Emery County, Utah, USA
96.5km (60.0 miles) ⓘOyler Mine, Fremont Mining District, Wayne County, Utah, USA
99.1km (61.6 miles) ⓘBirch Spring Prospect, Henry Mountains, Wayne County, Utah, USA
References
Rosenzweig, A., Gross, Eugene B. (1955) Goldichite, a new hydrous potassium ferric sulfate from the San Rafael Swell, Utah. American Mineralogist, 40 (5-6) 469-480
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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