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Brochantite from
Sunshine No. 1 Adit, Blanchard Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA


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Brochantite, etc.

Sunshine No. 1 Adit, Blanchard Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
09633070017370240322089.jpg
Brochantite, etc.

Sunshine No. 1 Adit, Blanchard Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
09633070017370240322089.jpg
Brochantite, etc.

Sunshine No. 1 Adit, Blanchard Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
Locality type:Adit
Classification
Species:Brochantite
Formula:Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Galena11
Linarite10
Cerussite7
Quartz5
Fluorite4
Anglesite3
Malachite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Brochantite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sunshine No. 1 Adit, Blanchard Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:173974
Long-form Identifier:1:3:173974:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Brochantite
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘBlanchard Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘSunshine No. 2 Adit, Blanchard Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘMex-Tex Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘHickey No. 1 Mine, Garden Spring Canyon, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
3.8km (2.4 miles) ⓘDesert Rose Mine (Downey stope; Mountain Canyon Mine; Ace High Mine), Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
74.0km (46.0 miles) ⓘBuckhorn Mine, Red Cloud District, Lincoln County, New Mexico, USA
82.1km (51.0 miles) ⓘKelly Mine, Magdalena Mining District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
98.4km (61.2 miles) ⓘBear Mountain, Bear Mountains Mining District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
References
Rocks & Minerals: 78(6): 380-389.
 
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