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Chrysocolla from
Total Wreck Mine, Cienega Creek, The Narrows, Empire Mining District, Empire Mountains, Pima 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:
Fornacite8
Wulfenite6
Chlorargyrite5
Cerussite5
Quartz4
- var Chalcedony2
Willemite1
Mottramite1
Hematite1
Manganese Oxides1
- var Manganese Dendrites1
Malachite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chrysocolla data
Locality Data:Click here to view Total Wreck Mine, Cienega Creek, The Narrows, Empire Mining District, Empire Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:178108
Long-form Identifier:1:3:178108:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chrysocolla
5.3km (3.3 miles) Chief Mine, Prince Mine group, Hilton Mines, Copper Camp, Hilton (Lead Mountain), Empire Mining District, Empire Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
11.6km (7.2 miles) Cuprite Mine, Cuprite Mine group, Beuhman Hill, Mount Fagan, Helvetia-Rosemont Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
12.6km (7.8 miles) Blow Out Mine, Helvetia-Rosemont Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
13.1km (8.1 miles) New York Mine, Beuhman Hill, Helvetia-Rosemont Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
16.6km (10.3 miles) Eclipse Mine group, Helvetia, Helvetia-Rosemont Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
16.9km (10.5 miles) Old Pap Mine, Old Pap-Old Put Mines, Rosemont (Rosemont Camp), Helvetia-Rosemont Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
17.2km (10.7 miles) East Helvetia deposit (Helvetia East Mine; Helvetia Mine; Rosemont deposit), Rosemont (Rosemont Camp), Helvetia-Rosemont Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
17.3km (10.7 miles) Omega Mine, Monument Mountain, Helvetia, Helvetia-Rosemont Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
17.5km (10.9 miles) Sweet Bye & Bye Mine, Rosemont (Rosemont Camp), Helvetia-Rosemont Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
17.8km (11.1 miles) Coconino Mine, Rosemont (Rosemont Camp), Helvetia-Rosemont Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
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