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Chalcanthite from
Copper Queen Mine, Queen Hill, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chalcanthite
Formula:CuSO4 · 5H2O
Comments:Occurs as stalactites & irregular porous crusts several inches thick on mine walls.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcanthite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Copper Queen Mine, Queen Hill, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:223846
Long-form Identifier:1:3:223846:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcanthite
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘLavender Pit, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
2.2km (1.3 miles) ⓘJunction Mine, Calumet and Arizona group of claims, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
49.0km (30.5 miles) ⓘMiddlemarch Mine, Middle Pass Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
61.4km (38.1 miles) ⓘMilpillas Mine, Milpillas, Santa Cruz Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
73.5km (45.7 miles) ⓘDuquesne-Washington Camp, Patagonia Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
80.0km (49.7 miles) ⓘBlue Eagle Mine (Blue Eagle 1 and 2 claims; Copper Ledge; Hillside Copper Mine), Blue Eagle and Exposed Reef group, Alum Gulch, Harshaw Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
80.1km (49.8 miles) ⓘInvincible prospect, Blue Eagle and Exposed Reef group, Alum Gulch, Harshaw Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
81.3km (50.5 miles) ⓘBuena Vista Mine (Goodview Mine), Providencia Canyon, Patagonia Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
82.3km (51.2 miles) ⓘCox Gulch prospects, Cox Gulch, Palmetto Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
82.5km (51.3 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cu-Zn-Pb-Ag prospect, California Mining District (Chiricahua Mining District), Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
References
Merwin, H. E., F.Posnjak, (1937) Sulphate incrustations in the Copper Queen Mine, Bisbee, Arizona. American Mineralogist, 22 (5) 567-571
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.p.160
 
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