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Brochantite from
Mason Pass, Yerington, Yerington Mining District, Singatse Range, Lyon County, Nevada, USA


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Brochantite

Mason Pass, Yerington, Yerington Mining District, Singatse Range, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
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Brochantite

Mason Pass, Yerington, Yerington Mining District, Singatse Range, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
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Brochantite

Mason Pass, Yerington, Yerington Mining District, Singatse Range, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
Locality type:Pass
Classification
Species:Brochantite
Formula:Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Spangolite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Brochantite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mason Pass, Yerington, Yerington Mining District, Singatse Range, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:229148
Long-form Identifier:1:3:229148:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Brochantite
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘLudwig Mine, Ludwig, Yerington Mining District, Singatse Range, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
5.4km (3.3 miles) ⓘDouglas Hill Mine, Ludwig, Yerington Mining District, Singatse Range, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
6.8km (4.2 miles) ⓘBluestone Mine, Yerington Mining District, Singatse Range, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘAnaconda's Yerington open pit (Empire-Nevada Mine; Nevada-Empire Mine; Weed Heights), Yerington, Yerington Mining District, Singatse Range, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
17.7km (11.0 miles) ⓘBlue Jay Mine, Yerington Mining District, Singatse Range, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
27.2km (16.9 miles) ⓘFlyboy claims (McCoy mine), Cambridge Hills, Wilson Mining District, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
29.0km (18.0 miles) ⓘSilver Glance Mining District (Wellington Mining District), Wellington Hills, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
31.4km (19.5 miles) ⓘJack Pot Mine (Jack Pot claim), Desert Creek Ranch, Wilson Mining District, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
31.4km (19.5 miles) ⓘJackrabbit Mine, Pine Grove Hills, Wilson Mining District, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
35.8km (22.3 miles) ⓘOld Soldier mine (Lost Soldier mine), Churchill Mining District, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
References
Pullman, Steven, Thomssen, Richard (1999) Nevada Mineral Locality Index. Rocks & Minerals, 74 (6) 370-379 doi:10.1080/00357529909605174p.375
 
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