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Chrysocolla from
Willaha group (Copper No. 1; Doty group), Willaha, Francis Mining District, Coconino County, Arizona, 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 Willaha group (Copper No. 1; Doty group), Willaha, Francis Mining District, Coconino County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:317893
Long-form Identifier:1:3:317893:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chrysocolla
34.7km (21.6 miles) ⓘOrphan Mine (Orphan lode), Grand Canyon Village, Orphan Mining District, Coconino County, Arizona, USA
53.5km (33.3 miles) ⓘCopper Canyon Mine, Wallace Butte (Thurso Butte), Coconino County, Arizona, USA
78.9km (49.0 miles) ⓘCollapse feature 241, Mohawk Canyon, Coconino County, Arizona, USA
78.9km (49.1 miles) ⓘMohawk Canyon pipe (Collapse feature 494), Mohawk Canyon, Coconino County, Arizona, USA
89.3km (55.5 miles) ⓘKaibab Plateau, Coconino County, Arizona, USA
91.1km (56.6 miles) ⓘRidenour Mine, Prospect Canyon Mining District, Coconino County, Arizona, USA
94.7km (58.9 miles) ⓘUnited States Mine (Supai claims), Hell Point, Hassayampa Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
References
Rambosek and Weathers (1953), Preliminary reconnaissance Rpt. A-P-4: Atomic Energy Comm. USAEC RME 155: 69
Puttuck, H.E. (1954), Examination of Copper-Uranium occurrences in the Willaha area, Coconino Co., AZ: US Atomic Energy Comm. USAEC RME 2018.
 
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