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Chrysocolla from
Empire Copper Mine, Mackay Mining District (Alder Creek Mining District; White Knob Mining District), Custer County, Idaho, USA


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Chrysocolla

Empire Copper Mine, Mackay Mining District, Custer County, Idaho, USA
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Chrysocolla

Empire Copper Mine, Mackay Mining District, Custer County, Idaho, USA
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Chrysocolla

Empire Copper Mine, Mackay Mining District, Custer County, Idaho, 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 Empire Copper Mine, Mackay Mining District (Alder Creek Mining District; White Knob Mining District), Custer County, Idaho, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:309082
Long-form Identifier:1:3:309082:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chrysocolla
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘTiger Group Mine, Mackay Mining District (Alder Creek Mining District; White Knob Mining District), Custer County, Idaho, USA
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘHarryaune Prospect (Joan Prospect), Mackay Mining District (Alder Creek Mining District; White Knob Mining District), Custer County, Idaho, USA
52.7km (32.8 miles) ⓘCopper Bluff Mine (Mountain Bill; Copper Bell; Bornite; Copper King; Bell Mountain), Spring Mountain Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
54.3km (33.8 miles) ⓘCopper Mountain Mine, Dome Mining District, Lemhi Range, Butte County, Idaho, USA
56.0km (34.8 miles) ⓘUnnamed prospects, Blizzard Mountain, Butte County, Idaho, USA
60.6km (37.7 miles) ⓘIron Mask Mine (Valley View), Spring Mountain Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
60.7km (37.7 miles) ⓘHope Nos. 1-3 Prospect, Spring Mountain Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
73.1km (45.4 miles) ⓘWeimer Mine (Towlgreen Group; Paymaster; Valley View), Kaufman, Skull Canyon Mining District, Clark County, Idaho, USA
73.4km (45.6 miles) ⓘBabe Prospect, Mineral Hill Mining District, Blaine County, Idaho, USA
76.1km (47.3 miles) ⓘK-7 Tunnel, Challis, Bay Horse Mining District, Custer County, Idaho, USA
References
Koschmann, Albert Herbert, Bergendahl, M.H. (1968) Principal gold-producing districts of the United States. Professional Paper 610. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp610
 
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