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Aurichalcite from
Ibex Mine, Breece Hill, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Aurichalcite
Formula:(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Aurichalcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ibex Mine, Breece Hill, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:221601
Long-form Identifier:1:3:221601:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Aurichalcite
0.1km (0.1 miles) ⓘRattling Jack Mine, Yankee Hill, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, USA
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘJulia Fisk Mine, Iowa Gulch, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, USA
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘFirst National Mine, Printer Boy Hill, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, USA
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘBelgian Mine, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, USA
5.2km (3.2 miles) ⓘContinental Chief Mine, Dyer Mountain, Horseshoe District, Mosquito Range, Lake County, Colorado, USA
5.3km (3.3 miles) ⓘSherman Mine (Sherman tunnel; Leadville Corporation Mine; Day Mines; Hilltop Mine), Upper Iowa Gulch, Lake County, Colorado, USA
6.2km (3.9 miles) ⓘHill Top Mine, Horseshoe Basin Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
6.8km (4.3 miles) ⓘDauntless Mine (Dauntless tunnel), Horseshoe Basin Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
63.1km (39.2 miles) ⓘDoctor Mine, Spring Creek (Spring Gulch), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
73.5km (45.7 miles) ⓘSedalia Mine (Sedalia Copper Mine), Sedalia Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
References
Loughlin, G.F. (1918) The oxidized zinc ores of Leadville, Colorado. Bulletin 681. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/b681
 
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