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Olivenite from
Anaconda's Yerington open pit (Empire-Nevada Mine; Nevada-Empire Mine; Weed Heights), Yerington, Yerington Mining District, Singatse Range, Lyon County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Pit
Classification
Species:Olivenite
Formula:Cu2(AsO4)(OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Olivenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Anaconda's Yerington open pit (Empire-Nevada Mine; Nevada-Empire Mine; Weed Heights), Yerington, Yerington Mining District, Singatse Range, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:288291
Long-form Identifier:1:3:288291:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Olivenite
32.8km (20.4 miles) ⓘMay Day Mine, Como Mining District, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
69.5km (43.2 miles) ⓘSerita Mine, New York Hill, Masonic Mining District, Bodie Hills, Mono County, California, USA
70.0km (43.5 miles) ⓘPittsburg-Liberty Mine (Pittsburg claim; Pittsburg No. 2 claim; Liberty claim; Liberty No. 2 claim), New York Hill, Masonic Mining District, Bodie Hills, Mono County, California, USA
70.5km (43.8 miles) ⓘChemung Mine (Masonic Mines Association Mine), Masonic Mountain, Masonic Mining District, Bodie Hills, Mono County, California, USA
81.9km (50.9 miles) ⓘJohnson's open pit mine, Candelaria Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
90.5km (56.3 miles) ⓘUnnamed prospect [2], Rhyolite Pass, Luning, Fitting Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
99.5km (61.9 miles) ⓘFireball Ridge prospects, Truckee Mining District, Churchill 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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