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Aurichalcite from
Memphis Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA


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Aurichalcite, etc.

Memphis Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
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Aurichalcite

Memphis Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
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Aurichalcite

Memphis Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
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Aurichalcite

Memphis Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
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Aurichalcite, etc.

Memphis Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
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Aurichalcite

Memphis Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
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Aurichalcite

Memphis Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
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Aurichalcite

Memphis Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
01532960017360847344006.jpg
Aurichalcite, etc.

Memphis Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
00054900017272014548367.jpg
Aurichalcite

Memphis Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
06497900017272014555080.jpg
Aurichalcite

Memphis Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
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Aurichalcite

Memphis Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Aurichalcite
Formula:(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Comments:Occurs as fibrous aggregates often intimately associated with hemimorphite and calcite.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Willemite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Hemimorphite5
Calcite2
Rosasite1
Limonite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Aurichalcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Memphis Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (9 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:28890
Long-form Identifier:1:3:28890:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Aurichalcite
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘTorpedo Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘStevenson-Bennett Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘMerrimac Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘRickardite Mine (Jim Fisk mine), Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
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