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Chalcophanite from
Cole Mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA


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Chalcophanite

Cole Mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Chalcophanite

Cole Mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Chalcophanite

Cole Mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Chalcophanite

Cole Mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Chalcophanite

Cole Mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Chalcophanite

Cole Mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Chalcophanite

Cole Mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Chalcophanite

Cole Mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Chalcophanite

Cole Mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Chalcophanite

Cole Mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Chalcophanite

Cole Mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Chalcophanite

Cole Mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chalcophanite
Formula:ZnMn34+O7 · 3H2O
Comments:Crystalline material on goethite-rich gossan.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Goethite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Malachite4
Native Copper4
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcophanite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cole Mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (5 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:3138
Long-form Identifier:1:3:3138:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcophanite
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘSouthwest Mine, Hendricks Gulch, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
40.6km (25.2 miles) ⓘLast Chance Mine, Casey Hill, Courtland, Turquoise Mining District (Courtland-Gleeson Mining District), Cochise County, Arizona, USA
40.6km (25.3 miles) ⓘMaid of Sunshine Mine, Courtland, Turquoise Mining District (Courtland-Gleeson Mining District), Cochise County, Arizona, USA
References
Graeme, Richard W. (1981) Famous Mineral Localities: Bisbee, Arizona. The Mineralogical Record, 12 (5) 258-319
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.p.164
 
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