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Chrysocolla from
Black Pine Mine, Philipsburg Mining District (Flint Creek Mining District), Granite County, Montana, USA


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Chrysocolla

Black Pine Mine, Philipsburg Mining District, Granite County, Montana, USA
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Chrysocolla

Black Pine Mine, Philipsburg Mining District, Granite County, Montana, USA
05717320017363533514939.jpg
Chrysocolla

Black Pine Mine, Philipsburg Mining District, Granite County, Montana, USA
09559920017584720071867.jpg
Chrysocolla

Black Pine Mine, Philipsburg Mining District, Granite County, Montana, USA
05717320017363533514939.jpg
Chrysocolla

Black Pine Mine, Philipsburg Mining District, Granite County, Montana, USA
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Chrysocolla

Black Pine Mine, Philipsburg Mining District, Granite County, Montana, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chrysocolla
Formula:Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Veszelyite16
Quartz16
Philipsburgite7
Malachite6
Native Silver4
Azurite4
Aurichalcite4
Hemimorphite4
Pseudomalachite4
Duftite1
Goethite1
Oxyplumboroméite1
Kipushite1
Torbernite1
Brochantite1
Pyrolusite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chrysocolla data
Locality Data:Click here to view Black Pine Mine, Philipsburg Mining District (Flint Creek Mining District), Granite County, Montana, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:29603
Long-form Identifier:1:3:29603:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chrysocolla
15.0km (9.3 miles) ⓘScratch Awl Mine, Philipsburg Mining District (Flint Creek Mining District), Granite County, Montana, USA
15.9km (9.9 miles) ⓘHope Mine, Philipsburg Mining District (Flint Creek Mining District), Granite County, Montana, USA
17.5km (10.8 miles) ⓘGranite-Bimetallic Mine, Philipsburg Mining District (Flint Creek Mining District), Granite County, Montana, USA
21.8km (13.5 miles) ⓘAlbion Mine, South Boulder Creek Mining District (Princeton Mining District), Granite County, Montana, USA
25.5km (15.8 miles) ⓘThompson Lake Prospect (Ho; Silver Banner; Norita; N and R.; Billy Goat Claims), Philipsburg Mining District (Flint Creek Mining District), Granite County, Montana, USA
28.2km (17.5 miles) ⓘSouthern Cross Mine, Georgetown Mining District (Southern Cross Mining District; Cable Mining District), Deer Lodge County, Montana, USA
29.9km (18.6 miles) ⓘAtlantic Cable Mine, Georgetown Mining District (Southern Cross Mining District; Cable Mining District), Deer Lodge County, Montana, USA
35.3km (21.9 miles) ⓘOkoreka Mine, Silver Lake Mining District, Deer Lodge County, Montana, USA
37.1km (23.0 miles) ⓘUnidentified Occurrence (MRDS - 10013210), Anaconda Range, Granite County, Montana, USA
40.7km (25.3 miles) ⓘCopper Cliff Mine (Cramer Creek Cu deposit), Copper Cliff Mining District, Missoula County, Montana, USA
References
Waisman, Dave (1992) Minerals of the Black Pine Mine, Granite County, Montana. The Mineralogical Record, 23 (6) 477-483
Gobla, Michael J. (2012) Montana Mineral Locality Index. Rocks & Minerals, 87 (3) 208-240 doi:10.1080/00357529.2012.676825
 
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