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Chrysocolla from
Critic Mine, Wenden, Cunningham Pass Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, 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 Critic Mine, Wenden, Cunningham Pass Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:172004
Long-form Identifier:1:3:172004:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chrysocolla
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘCentroid Mine group, Cunningham Pass Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
20.6km (12.8 miles) ⓘYuma Mine, Ellsworth Mining District, Granite Wash Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
22.0km (13.7 miles) ⓘChicago Mine, Mammoth-Chicago-Copper Glance Mine group, Midway Mining District, Buckskin Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
25.3km (15.7 miles) ⓘDona Kay Mine, Ellsworth Mining District, Granite Wash Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
25.6km (15.9 miles) ⓘDesert Mine, Ellsworth Mining District, Granite Wash Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
26.6km (16.5 miles) ⓘHidden Treasure Mine, Socorro Peak, Harquahala Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
27.6km (17.1 miles) ⓘBernarde Mine, Reid Valley, Rawhide Mountains Wilderness Area, Alamo Mining District, Buckskin Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
28.1km (17.4 miles) ⓘMontana-Arizona Mine, Reid Valley, Rawhide Mountains Wilderness Area, Alamo Mining District, Buckskin Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
29.9km (18.6 miles) ⓘBullard Mine (Little Giant Mine), Bullard Peak (Smith Peak), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
30.7km (19.1 miles) ⓘAlaskan Mine, Harquahala Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
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