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Aurichalcite from
Johnson Camp, Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Village
Classification
Species:Aurichalcite
Formula:(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Comments:Occurs in oxidized portions of pyrometasomatic sulfide deposits.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz5
Hemimorphite4
Malachite3
Allophane2
Chrysocolla2
Manganese Oxides2
Chalcocite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Aurichalcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Johnson Camp, Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:238270
Long-form Identifier:1:3:238270:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Aurichalcite in this Region
Johnson Mine (Johnson Camp Mine), Johnson Camp, Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Peabody Mine, Johnson Camp, Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Aurichalcite
0.2km (0.2 miles) Johnson Mine (Johnson Camp Mine), Johnson Camp, Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
1.5km (0.9 miles) Peabody Mine, Johnson Camp, Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
6.1km (3.8 miles) Texas Arizona Mine, Gunnison Hills, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
7.5km (4.6 miles) Stroud Brothers Mine, Gunnison Hills, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
28.7km (17.8 miles) Standard Tungsten Mine (Head Center Mine; Black Prince Mine; Johnny Boy Mine; Johnnie Boy No. 1 Mine; Barite prospect; Kreis Mine), Black Diamond Peak, Middle Pass Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
29.3km (18.2 miles) Festerling Mine (Elsicor Mine; Cora Mine), Black Diamond Peak, Middle Pass Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
29.8km (18.5 miles) Unnamed Zn-Cu prospect [1], Middle Pass Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
31.2km (19.4 miles) Silver Cloud Mine, Escapule Mine group, Middle Pass Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
32.6km (20.3 miles) Commonwealth Mine, Pearce, Pearce Mining District, Pearce Hills, Sulphur Springs Valley, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
43.6km (27.1 miles) Last Chance Mine, Casey Hill, Courtland, Turquoise Mining District (Courtland-Gleeson Mining District), Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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