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Chrysocolla from
Spence mine, Spruce Mountain Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Mine
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 Spence mine, Spruce Mountain Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:196609
Long-form Identifier:1:3:196609:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chrysocolla
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘKillie Mine (Latham Mine; Kille Mine; Nevada Lead Mine), Spruce Mountain Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
26.2km (16.3 miles) ⓘDelker Mine (Copper Belt Mine; Delkar Mine; Delcer Mine), Delker Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
31.0km (19.3 miles) ⓘDolly Varden Mine, Dolly Varden Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
34.1km (21.2 miles) ⓘVictoria Mine, Dolly Varden Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
40.0km (24.9 miles) ⓘKeystone Mine, Dolly Varden Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
61.3km (38.1 miles) ⓘMorning Star mine, Kinsley Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
62.3km (38.7 miles) ⓘPhalen Mine (Southam Mine; Kerong Mine; Phelan-Keegan Mine; Kinsley Consolidated Mine), Kinsley Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
66.0km (41.0 miles) ⓘSidong claims (Knowlton claims), Ferber Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
70.8km (44.0 miles) ⓘMartha Washington Mine, Ferber Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
72.8km (45.3 miles) ⓘSalt Lake group (Covellite claim), Ferber Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
References
LaPointe, Daphne D., Tingley, Joseph V., Jones, Richard B. (199) Mineral resources of Elko County, Nevada. Bulletin 106. Nevada Bureau of Mines
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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