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Chrysocolla from
Highland Chief Mine, Yankee Hill, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, 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 Highland Chief Mine, Yankee Hill, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:224256
Long-form Identifier:1:3:224256:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chrysocolla
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘIbex Mine, Breece Hill, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘAdelaide Mine, Iron Hill, Lake County, Colorado, USA
5.8km (3.6 miles) ⓘSherman Mine (Sherman tunnel; Leadville Corporation Mine; Day Mines; Hilltop Mine), Upper Iowa Gulch, Lake County, Colorado, USA
12.5km (7.8 miles) ⓘSweet Home Mine, Detroit City Claim Block, Mount Bross, Alma Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
12.7km (7.9 miles) ⓘTurquoise Chief Mine (Poor Boy), St. Kevin - Independence, Lake County, Colorado, USA
13.1km (8.1 miles) ⓘJosie May Mine, St. Kevin - Independence, Lake County, Colorado, USA
30.5km (19.0 miles) ⓘBarney Ford Hill, Breckenridge Mining District, Summit County, Colorado, USA
30.7km (19.1 miles) ⓘDunkin; Juniata; Puzzle; Ouray; Gold Dust; Washington, Breckenridge Mining District, Summit County, Colorado, USA
33.4km (20.7 miles) ⓘTamarack Occurrence, Buena Vista Area, Free Gold Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
34.4km (21.4 miles) ⓘGaro Deposit (Shirley May Mine; Duvall Discovery), Garo Area, Park County, Colorado, USA
References
Emmons, Samuel Franklin (1886) Geology and mining industry of Leadville, Colorado, with atlas. Monograph 12. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/m12
 
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