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Brochantite from
Jack Pot Mine (Jack Pot claim), Desert Creek Ranch, Wilson Mining District, Lyon County, Nevada, USA


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Brochantite

Jack Pot Mine, Desert Creek Ranch, Wilson Mining District, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
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Brochantite, etc.

Jack Pot Mine, Desert Creek Ranch, Wilson Mining District, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
06006760017750290798497.jpg
Brochantite, etc.

Jack Pot Mine, Desert Creek Ranch, Wilson Mining District, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
07266590017272031278317.jpg
Brochantite

Jack Pot Mine, Desert Creek Ranch, Wilson Mining District, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
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Brochantite, etc.

Jack Pot Mine, Desert Creek Ranch, Wilson Mining District, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
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Brochantite, etc.

Jack Pot Mine, Desert Creek Ranch, Wilson Mining District, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
07266590017272031278317.jpg
Brochantite

Jack Pot Mine, Desert Creek Ranch, Wilson Mining District, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
05209830017272031353702.jpg
Brochantite, etc.

Jack Pot Mine, Desert Creek Ranch, Wilson Mining District, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
06006760017750290798497.jpg
Brochantite, etc.

Jack Pot Mine, Desert Creek Ranch, Wilson Mining District, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Brochantite
Formula:Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Hemimorphite3
Serpierite2
Chrysocolla2
Goslarite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Brochantite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Jack Pot Mine (Jack Pot claim), Desert Creek Ranch, Wilson Mining District, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:215742
Long-form Identifier:1:3:215742:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Brochantite
0.1km (0.0 miles) ⓘJackrabbit Mine, Pine Grove Hills, Wilson Mining District, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
16.3km (10.1 miles) ⓘSilver Glance Mining District (Wellington Mining District), Wellington Hills, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
20.8km (12.9 miles) ⓘFlyboy claims (McCoy mine), Cambridge Hills, Wilson Mining District, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
26.3km (16.3 miles) ⓘDouglas Hill Mine, Ludwig, Yerington Mining District, Singatse Range, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
27.1km (16.8 miles) ⓘLudwig Mine, Ludwig, Yerington Mining District, Singatse Range, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
27.3km (17.0 miles) ⓘBluestone Mine, Yerington Mining District, Singatse Range, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
30.6km (19.0 miles) ⓘAnaconda's Yerington open pit (Empire-Nevada Mine; Nevada-Empire Mine; Weed Heights), Yerington, Yerington Mining District, Singatse Range, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
31.4km (19.5 miles) ⓘMason Pass, Yerington, Yerington Mining District, Singatse Range, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
33.7km (20.9 miles) ⓘBlue Jay Mine, Yerington Mining District, Singatse Range, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
41.8km (26.0 miles) ⓘPittsburg-Liberty Mine (Pittsburg claim; Pittsburg No. 2 claim; Liberty claim; Liberty No. 2 claim), New York Hill, Masonic Mining District, Bodie Hills, Mono County, California, USA
References
Rocks & Minerals. Nov. 1999.
 
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