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


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Chrysocolla, etc.

Black Prince Mine, Johnson Camp, Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Chrysocolla

Johnson Camp, Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Chrysocolla, etc.

Burro Pit, Johnson Mine, Johnson Camp, Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Chrysocolla, etc.

Burro Pit, Johnson Mine, Johnson Camp, Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Chrysocolla, etc.

Black Prince Mine, Johnson Camp, Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Chrysocolla

Johnson Camp, Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Chrysocolla, etc.

Burro Pit, Johnson Mine, Johnson Camp, Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Chrysocolla, etc.

Burro Pit, Johnson Mine, Johnson Camp, Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Chrysocolla, etc.

Black Prince Mine, Johnson Camp, Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Chrysocolla

Johnson Camp, Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
02929740017272063354356.jpg
Chrysocolla, etc.

Burro Pit, Johnson Mine, Johnson Camp, Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Chrysocolla, etc.

Burro Pit, Johnson Mine, Johnson Camp, Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Locality type:Village
Classification
Species:Chrysocolla
Formula:Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Comments:Occurs in oxidized portions of pyrometasomatic sulfide deposits.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Allophane18
Quartz17
- var Chalcedony1
Malachite13
Gypsum11
Manganese Oxides7
- var Manganese Dendrites2
Hemimorphite6
Spangolite3
Magnetite2
Garnet Group2
Hematite2
Aurichalcite2
Bornite1
Digenite1
Wad1
Tremolite1
Azurite1
Calcite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chrysocolla 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:238271
Long-form Identifier:1:3:238271:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Chrysocolla in this Region
Black Prince Mine (Black Prince adit; Black Prince workings; Copper Queen Mine; Blue Bell group; Copper Bell Mine), Johnson Camp, Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Copper Chief Mine, Johnson Camp, Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Johnson Mine (Johnson Camp Mine), Johnson Camp, Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Burro Pit, 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 Chrysocolla
0.2km (0.2 miles) ⓘJohnson Mine (Johnson Camp Mine), Johnson Camp, Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
0.4km (0.3 miles) ⓘBurro Pit, Johnson Mine (Johnson Camp Mine), Johnson Camp, Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘCopper Chief Mine, Johnson Camp, Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘBlack Prince Mine (Black Prince adit; Black Prince workings; Copper Queen Mine; Blue Bell group; Copper Bell 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
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘGunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘLegal Tender prospect, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
6.0km (3.8 miles) ⓘCenturion Mine, Centurion, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘTexas Arizona Mine, Gunnison Hills, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
6.3km (3.9 miles) ⓘUnnamed W-Cu prospect, Dragoon, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
References
Kellogg, L.O. (1906), Sketch of the geology and ore deposits of the Cochise mining district, Cochise Co., AZ, Econ.Geol.: 1: 651-659
Cooper, J.R. & L.C. Huff (1951), Geological investigations and geochemical prospecting experiment at Johnson, AZ, Econ.Geol.: 46: 731-756
Cooper, J.R. & L.T. Silver (1964), Geology and ore deposits of the Dragoon quadrangle, Cochise Co., AZ, USGS PP 416.
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.pages 123, 172
 
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