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Chrysocolla from
Rattlesnake Mine, Timpie Canyon, Free Coinage Mining District, Stansbury Mountains, Tooele County, Utah, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chrysocolla
Formula:Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified, Inferred (explain how)
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chrysocolla data
Locality Data:Click here to view Rattlesnake Mine, Timpie Canyon, Free Coinage Mining District, Stansbury Mountains, Tooele County, Utah, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1446979
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1446979:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chrysocolla
18.3km (11.4 miles) ⓘStansbury Mine, Third Term Mining District, Stansbury Mountains, Tooele County, Utah, USA
41.8km (26.0 miles) ⓘBingham Canyon Mine, Bingham Canyon, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
44.5km (27.7 miles) ⓘOphir Hill Consolidated Mine, Ophir, Ophir Mining District, Tooele County, Utah, USA
77.5km (48.2 miles) ⓘMaxfield Mine, Argenta, Big Cottonwood Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
82.4km (51.2 miles) ⓘEmma Mine, Alta, Little Cottonwood Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
84.1km (52.2 miles) ⓘInternational Mine Group, Blue Bells Mining District, Tooele County, Utah, USA
84.9km (52.7 miles) ⓘIndian Boy Claim, Erickson Mining District, Tooele County, Utah, USA
86.3km (53.6 miles) ⓘStone House Mines (Mill Mine; Straight), Newfoundland/Stone House Area, Box Elder County, Utah, USA
87.3km (54.2 miles) ⓘScottish Chief Mine (Insley), Silver King Coalition Mine Group, Brighton, Big Cottonwood Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
87.8km (54.6 miles) ⓘIowa Copper Mine, Silver King Coalition Mine Group, Brighton, Big Cottonwood Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
References
Collected by and in the collection of Alex Earl
 
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