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Brochantite from
Lovelock Mine, Bolivia, Cottonwood Canyon, Churchill County, Nevada, USA


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Brochantite

Lovelock Mine, Bolivia, Cottonwood Canyon, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
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Brochantite

Lovelock Mine, Bolivia, Cottonwood Canyon, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
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Brochantite

Lovelock Mine, Bolivia, Cottonwood Canyon, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
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Brochantite, etc.

Lovelock Mine, Bolivia, Cottonwood Canyon, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
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Brochantite

Lovelock Mine, Bolivia, Cottonwood Canyon, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
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Brochantite

Lovelock Mine, Bolivia, Cottonwood Canyon, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
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Brochantite

Lovelock Mine, Bolivia, Cottonwood Canyon, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
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Brochantite, etc.

Lovelock Mine, Bolivia, Cottonwood Canyon, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
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Brochantite

Lovelock Mine, Bolivia, Cottonwood Canyon, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
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Brochantite

Lovelock Mine, Bolivia, Cottonwood Canyon, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
08961830017272014129380.jpg
Brochantite

Lovelock Mine, Bolivia, Cottonwood Canyon, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
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Brochantite, etc.

Lovelock Mine, Bolivia, Cottonwood Canyon, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Brochantite
Formula:Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Spangolite6
Connellite2
Cyanotrichite2
Goethite1
Fluorite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Brochantite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lovelock Mine, Bolivia, Cottonwood Canyon, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:279968
Long-form Identifier:1:3:279968:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Brochantite
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘNickel Mine, Bolivia, Cottonwood Canyon, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
29.0km (18.0 miles) ⓘUnnamed prospect, Cow Canyon, Antelope Springs Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
46.7km (29.0 miles) ⓘWillard Mine, Willard Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
88.4km (54.9 miles) ⓘMajuba Hill Mine, Antelope Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
References
Castor, Stephen B.; Ferdock, Gregory C. (2004) Minerals of Nevada. Special Publication 31. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology 512pp.
 
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