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Aurichalcite from
Cole Mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA


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Cole Mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Aurichalcite
Formula:(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Comments:1200 to 1300 levels.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Calcite
Hemimorphite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Hemimorphite6
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Aurichalcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cole Mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:220205
Long-form Identifier:1:3:220205:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Aurichalcite
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘHolbrook Mine, Copper Queen Mine, Queen Hill, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘSouthwest Mine, Hendricks Gulch, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘCopper Queen Mine, Queen Hill, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘCzar Mine, Copper Queen Mine, Queen Hill, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
34.1km (21.2 miles) ⓘGallagher Vanadium & Rare Minerals Corp Mine, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
35.6km (22.1 miles) ⓘWest Side Mine, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
36.2km (22.5 miles) ⓘReef Mine, Carr Canyon, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
36.4km (22.6 miles) ⓘGleeson Mine, Gleeson, Turquoise Mining District (Courtland-Gleeson Mining District), Cochise County, Arizona, USA
36.5km (22.7 miles) ⓘNelly James Mine, Miller Canyon, Miller Peak, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
36.5km (22.7 miles) ⓘTom Scott Mine, Tejon group (Tejon Mining Company property), Gleeson, Turquoise Mining District (Courtland-Gleeson Mining District), Cochise County, Arizona, USA
References
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.p.122
 
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