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Variscite from
Los Angeles Gem Co. group (Miss Moffet mine; Blue Boy mine; Blue mine; Persian Blue mine; Pirate No. 3 claim), Candelaria Mining District (Columbus Mining District), Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA


Classification
Species:Variscite
Formula:AlPO4 · 2H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Variscite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Los Angeles Gem Co. group (Miss Moffet mine; Blue Boy mine; Blue mine; Persian Blue mine; Pirate No. 3 claim), Candelaria Mining District (Columbus Mining District), Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:273942
Long-form Identifier:1:3:273942:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Variscite
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘPirate No. 3 Variscite Claim, Candelaria Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
4.1km (2.5 miles) ⓘBroken Arrow Mine, Candelaria Mining District (Columbus Mining District), Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
7.5km (4.7 miles) ⓘNorthern Belle pit, Candelaria Silver Mine, Candelaria Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
7.6km (4.7 miles) ⓘArgentum Mining Co. Mine (Northern Belle Mine; Holmes Mine), Candelaria Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
18.7km (11.6 miles) ⓘCarr-Lovejoy group, Gilbert Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
22.3km (13.9 miles) ⓘHalley's Comet mine (Clara mine), Silver Star Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
37.7km (23.4 miles) ⓘCrow Spring mine (Blue Friday mine; Petry mine), Crow Springs Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
41.7km (25.9 miles) ⓘMargaritte mine (Marguerite Mine; Star mine; Copper Queen mine), Crow Springs Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
83.2km (51.7 miles) ⓘVindicator Mountain, Goldfield Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
92.3km (57.3 miles) ⓘVashegyite Gem Mine, Manhattan, Manhattan Mining District, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
References
NBMG Bull 78 Geology and Mineral Deposits of Esmeralda County, Nevada
NBMG Rept 17 Turquoise Deposits of Nevada (1968)
 
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