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Chrysocolla from
Chief of the Hills mine, Searchlight Mining District, Clark County, Nevada, 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 Chief of the Hills mine, Searchlight Mining District, Clark County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:276272
Long-form Identifier:1:3:276272:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chrysocolla
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘBoston mine, Searchlight Mining District, Clark County, Nevada, USA
5.7km (3.5 miles) ⓘQuartette Mine, Searchlight Deposit, Searchlight Mining District, Clark County, Nevada, USA
5.7km (3.5 miles) ⓘDuplex mine, Searchlight Deposit, Searchlight Mining District, Clark County, Nevada, USA
6.0km (3.7 miles) ⓘGood Hope Mine (Phoenix mine), Searchlight Mining District, Clark County, Nevada, USA
6.6km (4.1 miles) ⓘCyrus Noble mine, Searchlight Mining District, Clark County, Nevada, USA
26.3km (16.3 miles) ⓘNippeno group, Crescent Mining District, New York Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
27.1km (16.9 miles) ⓘTechatticup Mine, Eldorado Mining District (Colorado Mining District), Eldorado Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
40.1km (24.9 miles) ⓘDowney & Gallen occurrence, Galen Mining District, Black Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
40.5km (25.2 miles) ⓘCopper Bullion Mine, Barnwell, Vanderbilt District (New York District), New York Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
50.7km (31.5 miles) ⓘLeiser Ray Mine (Lester Ray-Goffs Mine; Camp Signal Mine; Vanadium King Mine), Signal Hill, Piute Range [N], Signal Mining District (Vontrigger Mining District), San Bernardino County, California, 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.
 
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