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Chrysocolla from
Orphan Mine (Orphan lode), Grand Canyon Village, Orphan Mining District, Coconino County, Arizona, 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 Orphan Mine (Orphan lode), Grand Canyon Village, Orphan Mining District, Coconino County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:246477
Long-form Identifier:1:3:246477:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chrysocolla
27.6km (17.1 miles) ⓘCopper Canyon Mine, Wallace Butte (Thurso Butte), Coconino County, Arizona, USA
34.7km (21.6 miles) ⓘWillaha group (Copper No. 1; Doty group), Willaha, Francis Mining District, Coconino County, Arizona, USA
55.4km (34.4 miles) ⓘKaibab Plateau, Coconino County, Arizona, USA
74.6km (46.3 miles) ⓘCollapse feature 241, Mohawk Canyon, Coconino County, Arizona, USA
77.2km (48.0 miles) ⓘMohawk Canyon pipe (Collapse feature 494), Mohawk Canyon, Coconino County, Arizona, USA
88.4km (54.9 miles) ⓘCopper World Mine, White Mesa, White Mesa Mining District, Coconino County, Arizona, USA
88.4km (55.0 miles) ⓘDutchman claim, White Mesa, White Mesa Mining District, Coconino County, Arizona, USA
88.8km (55.2 miles) ⓘNannie E. claim, White Mesa, White Mesa Mining District, Coconino County, Arizona, USA
89.0km (55.3 miles) ⓘCalifornia Mine (California claim), White Mesa, White Mesa Mining District, Coconino County, Arizona, USA
89.1km (55.3 miles) ⓘLittle Dick claim, White Mesa, White Mesa Mining District, Coconino County, Arizona, USA
References
Granger, H.C. & R.B. Raup (1962), Reconnaissance study of uranium deposits in AZ, USGS Bull. 1147-A, A7-A12
 
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