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Chrysocolla from
Atlantic Cable Mine, Georgetown Mining District (Southern Cross Mining District; Cable Mining District), Deer Lodge County, Montana, 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 Atlantic Cable Mine, Georgetown Mining District (Southern Cross Mining District; Cable Mining District), Deer Lodge County, Montana, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:206933
Long-form Identifier:1:3:206933:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chrysocolla
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘSouthern Cross Mine, Georgetown Mining District (Southern Cross Mining District; Cable Mining District), Deer Lodge County, Montana, USA
6.9km (4.3 miles) ⓘOkoreka Mine, Silver Lake Mining District, Deer Lodge County, Montana, USA
10.4km (6.5 miles) ⓘUnidentified Occurrence (MRDS - 10013210), Anaconda Range, Granite County, Montana, USA
13.2km (8.2 miles) ⓘGranite-Bimetallic Mine, Philipsburg Mining District (Flint Creek Mining District), Granite County, Montana, USA
14.0km (8.7 miles) ⓘHope Mine, Philipsburg Mining District (Flint Creek Mining District), Granite County, Montana, USA
15.1km (9.4 miles) ⓘScratch Awl Mine, Philipsburg Mining District (Flint Creek Mining District), Granite County, Montana, USA
23.4km (14.5 miles) ⓘThompson Lake Prospect (Ho; Silver Banner; Norita; N and R.; Billy Goat Claims), Philipsburg Mining District (Flint Creek Mining District), Granite County, Montana, USA
23.7km (14.8 miles) ⓘAlbion Mine, South Boulder Creek Mining District (Princeton Mining District), Granite County, Montana, USA
29.9km (18.6 miles) ⓘBlack Pine Mine, Philipsburg Mining District (Flint Creek Mining District), Granite County, Montana, USA
47.0km (29.2 miles) ⓘFraser Placer, Pioneer Mining District, Beaverhead County, Montana, USA
References
F.N.Earll, March 1972
Earll, F.N. (1972) Mines and mineral deposits of the southern Flint Creek Range, Montana. Bulletin 84. Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology
 
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