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Chrysocolla from
Lead Mountain, Telegraph Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA


Locality type:Mountain
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 Lead Mountain, Telegraph Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:176381
Long-form Identifier:1:3:176381:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chrysocolla
5.9km (3.7 miles) ⓘCopper Deposits, Telegraph Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘJennie Mines, Telegraph Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
9.3km (5.8 miles) ⓘRambling Ruby, Wild Horse Mesa, Telegraph Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
26.1km (16.2 miles) ⓘNational Copper Mine, Deadman Canyon-California Gulch-Whitewater Canyon Area, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
26.8km (16.7 miles) ⓘCalifornia Gulch Fluorspar Prospects, Deadman Canyon-California Gulch-Whitewater Canyon Area, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
26.9km (16.7 miles) ⓘLittle Rock Mine, Deadman Canyon-California Gulch-Whitewater Canyon Area, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
27.1km (16.8 miles) ⓘOhio Mine, Deadman Canyon-California Gulch-Whitewater Canyon Area, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
27.2km (16.9 miles) ⓘSouthern Star Mine, Deadman Canyon-California Gulch-Whitewater Canyon Area, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
27.5km (17.1 miles) ⓘTwo Best in Three Mine, Deadman Canyon-California Gulch-Whitewater Canyon Area, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
28.8km (17.9 miles) ⓘCopper King Mine, Tyrone Area, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
References
Gillerman, Elliot G. (1964) Mineral deposits of western Grant County, New Mexico. Bulletin 83. New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources 213pp. doi:10.58799/b-83
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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