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Chrysocolla from
Whitmore property (Greenhorn mine), Gold Butte Mining District, Clark County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Property
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 Whitmore property (Greenhorn mine), Gold Butte Mining District, Clark County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:276114
Long-form Identifier:1:3:276114:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chrysocolla
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘLakeview mine, Gold Butte Mining District, Clark County, Nevada, USA
8.4km (5.2 miles) ⓘJoker Mine, Gold Butte Mining District, Clark County, Nevada, USA
22.7km (14.1 miles) ⓘAzure Ridge mine (Bonelli mine), Gold Butte Mining District, Clark County, Nevada, USA
24.9km (15.5 miles) ⓘUnnamed Au-Cu-Pb-Mo prospect [1] (USGS PP 1361 locality 482), Lost Basin Mining District, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
25.1km (15.6 miles) ⓘUnnamed adit [2] (USGS PP 1361 locality 311), Lost Basin Mining District, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
27.3km (16.9 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cu prospects [7] (USGS PP locality 1356), Lost Basin Mining District, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
28.3km (17.6 miles) ⓘWhite Beauty claim (High Voltage claim; USGS PP 1361 locality 1359), Lost Basin Mining District, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
29.1km (18.1 miles) ⓘUnnamed Pb-Cu-Au prospect [1] (Unnamed shaft; USGS PP 1361 locality 305), Lost Basin Mining District, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
33.9km (21.0 miles) ⓘOwens Mine, Gold Basin Mining District, White Hills, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
34.3km (21.3 miles) ⓘUnnamed unspecified prospect [18] (USGS PP 1361 locality 1087), Senator Mountain, Gold Basin Mining District, White Hills, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
References
Longwell, C. R., Pampeyan, E. H., Bowyer, Ben, Roberts, R. J. (1965) Geology and Mineral Deposits of Clark County, Nevada. Bulletin 62, Nevada Bureau of Mines.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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