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Chrysocolla from
Emerald Isle Mine, Wallapai Mining District, Cerbat Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chrysocolla
Formula:Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Comments:In vein & blanket deposits assoc. with dioptase & tenorite.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chrysocolla data
Locality Data:Click here to view Emerald Isle Mine, Wallapai Mining District, Cerbat Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:181024
Long-form Identifier:1:3:181024:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chrysocolla
8.2km (5.1 miles) ⓘCOD Mine (C.O.D. Mine), Stockton Hill, Stockton Hill Mining District (Stockton Camp Mining District), Wallapai Mining District, Cerbat Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
37.4km (23.2 miles) ⓘMoss Mine, Gold Road Mining District, Oatman Mining District, Black Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
40.8km (25.4 miles) ⓘUnited Western Mine (Western Apex Mine; Western Mine; K&W Mine; Hallsworth lode), Oatman, Oatman Mining District, Black Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
47.5km (29.5 miles) ⓘGolden Rule Mine, Cyclopic, Gold Basin Mining District, White Hills, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
48.4km (30.1 miles) ⓘO.D. 1 claim, Gold Basin Mining District, White Hills, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
48.4km (30.1 miles) ⓘEl Dorado Mine (Eldorado Mine), Gold Basin Mining District, White Hills, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
48.7km (30.2 miles) ⓘPatsy prospect (Neglected prospect), Gold Basin Mining District, White Hills, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
48.9km (30.4 miles) ⓘRound Top claim (USGS PP 1361 locality 938), Gold Basin Mining District, White Hills, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
49.9km (31.0 miles) ⓘStar Extension 2 Mine, Gold Basin Mining District, White Hills, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
51.6km (32.1 miles) ⓘDowney & Gallen occurrence, Galen Mining District, Black Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
References
Thomas, B.E. (1949), Ore deposits of the Wallapai district, AZ, Econ.Geol.: 44:663-705
Searls, F. Jr. (1950), The Emerald Isle copper deposit, Econ.Geol.: 45:175-176
Galbraith, F.W. & Brennan (1959), Minerals of AZ: 27, 110.
Newberg, D.W. (1967), Geochemical implications of chrysocolla-bearing alluvial gravels, Econ.Geol.: 62:932-956
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.
 
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