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Chalcanthite from
Old Glory Mine group, Ruby, Oro Blanco Mining District (Ruby Mining District), Oro Blanco Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA


Classification
Species:Chalcanthite
Formula:CuSO4 · 5H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcanthite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Old Glory Mine group, Ruby, Oro Blanco Mining District (Ruby Mining District), Oro Blanco Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:173928
Long-form Identifier:1:3:173928:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Chalcanthite in this Region
Old Glory Mine, Old Glory Mine group, Ruby, Oro Blanco Mining District (Ruby Mining District), Oro Blanco Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcanthite
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘOld Glory Mine, Old Glory Mine group, Ruby, Oro Blanco Mining District (Ruby Mining District), Oro Blanco Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
45.1km (28.0 miles) ⓘCox Gulch prospects, Cox Gulch, Palmetto Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
46.7km (29.0 miles) ⓘBuena Vista Mine (Goodview Mine), Providencia Canyon, Patagonia Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
47.8km (29.7 miles) ⓘBlue Eagle Mine (Blue Eagle 1 and 2 claims; Copper Ledge; Hillside Copper Mine), Blue Eagle and Exposed Reef group, Alum Gulch, Harshaw Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
48.0km (29.8 miles) ⓘInvincible prospect, Blue Eagle and Exposed Reef group, Alum Gulch, Harshaw Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
54.6km (34.0 miles) ⓘDuquesne-Washington Camp, Patagonia Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
65.2km (40.5 miles) ⓘOld Dick Mine, Helvetia, Helvetia-Rosemont Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
65.5km (40.7 miles) ⓘHelvetia-Rosemont Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
65.6km (40.8 miles) ⓘOmega Mine, Monument Mountain, Helvetia, Helvetia-Rosemont Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
65.7km (40.8 miles) ⓘRosemont (Rosemont Camp), Helvetia-Rosemont Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
References
Wilson, E.D. (1934)(revised 1967): 189-190
Knight (1970)
Keith, Stanton B. (1975), Arizona Bureau of Mines Bull. 191, Index of Mining Properties in Santa Cruz County Arizona: 65 (Table 4).
(n.d.) ADMMR Mines Database, Arizona Geological Survey.
 
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