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Chrysocolla from
Evening Star Mine, Tiger Wash, Tonopah, Osborn Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA


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Chrysocolla

Evening Star Mine, Tiger Wash, Tonopah, Osborn Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
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Chrysocolla

Evening Star Mine, Tiger Wash, Tonopah, Osborn Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
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Chrysocolla

Evening Star Mine, Tiger Wash, Tonopah, Osborn Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
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Chrysocolla

Evening Star Mine, Tiger Wash, Tonopah, Osborn Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
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Chrysocolla

Evening Star Mine, Tiger Wash, Tonopah, Osborn Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
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Chrysocolla

Evening Star Mine, Tiger Wash, Tonopah, Osborn Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chrysocolla
Formula:Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz3
Murdochite2
Mimetite2
Allophane1
Wickenburgite1
Phoenicochroite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chrysocolla data
Locality Data:Click here to view Evening Star Mine, Tiger Wash, Tonopah, Osborn Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:150512
Long-form Identifier:1:3:150512:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chrysocolla
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘUnnamed prospect, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
10.0km (6.2 miles) ⓘRainbow Mine (Copper Penny Mine; Norps group; Silver Thread Mine; Two Sisters Mine; Old Gold claims), Weldon Hill, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
13.7km (8.5 miles) ⓘAlaskan Mine, Harquahala Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
19.7km (12.3 miles) ⓘMoon Anchor Mine, Hummingbird Springs, Osborn Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
20.6km (12.8 miles) ⓘHidden Treasure Mine, Socorro Peak, Harquahala Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
22.1km (13.8 miles) ⓘScott Mine, Belmont Mountain, Tonopah, Osborn Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
24.1km (15.0 miles) ⓘPotter-Cramer Mine, Vulture Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
26.8km (16.7 miles) ⓘTonopah-Belmont Mine, Belmont Mountain, Tonopah, Osborn Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
34.9km (21.7 miles) ⓘHarquahala Mine, Bonanza and Golden Eagle Mine group, Martin Peak, Salome, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
35.3km (21.9 miles) ⓘBlue Knob Mine, Osborn Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
References
Mineral News (2002) 18-1 pp1,5-7
 
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