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Chrysocolla from
El Cuervo Butte, El Cuervo Butte Mining District, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, USA


Locality type:Table/Butte
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 El Cuervo Butte, El Cuervo Butte Mining District, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:233069
Long-form Identifier:1:3:233069:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chrysocolla
36.8km (22.9 miles) ⓘSan Pedro Mine, New Placers District, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, USA
37.7km (23.4 miles) ⓘCarnahan Mine (Lincoln-Lucky Mine), New Placers District, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, USA
39.2km (24.3 miles) ⓘLucas Mine (Old Reliable Mine; Pat Collins Mine), Old Placers District, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, USA
48.8km (30.4 miles) ⓘBlue Sky, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, USA
49.1km (30.5 miles) ⓘMohawk; Chief & Lion Claims, Placitas Mining District, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, USA
51.3km (31.9 miles) ⓘBlue Sky Prospect, Placitas Mining District, Sandoval County, New Mexico, USA
53.6km (33.3 miles) ⓘEvelyn mine, Cerrillos District, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, USA
56.2km (34.9 miles) ⓘLa Luz Prospect, Placitas Mining District, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, USA
56.6km (35.2 miles) ⓘSenora de los Milagros Mine, Valencia County, New Mexico, USA
57.0km (35.4 miles) ⓘCerro del Oro mines, Valencia County, New Mexico, USA
References
North, R. M., & McLemore, V. T. (1985). Mineralogy of the El Cuervo Butte barite-fluorite-galena deposit, southern Santa Fe County. New Mexico: New Mexico Geology, 7, 41.
Northrop, Stuart A., LaBruzza, F.A. (1996) Minerals of New Mexico (3rd ed.) University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, NM.
 
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