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Chrysocolla from
Silver Cross Mine (Heck claims; Bluerock patented claim; Cave Creek Mine; Cave Creek Gold Mine), Maricopa County, Arizona, USA


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Chrysocolla, etc.

Silver Cross Mine, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
08529850017706926459075.jpg
Chrysocolla, etc.

Silver Cross Mine, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
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Chrysocolla, etc.

Silver Cross Mine, Maricopa County, Arizona, 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:
Limonite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chrysocolla data
Locality Data:Click here to view Silver Cross Mine (Heck claims; Bluerock patented claim; Cave Creek Mine; Cave Creek Gold Mine), Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:357923
Long-form Identifier:1:3:357923:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chrysocolla
7.9km (4.9 miles) ⓘQuien Sabe Mine, New River Mesa, New River Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
12.1km (7.5 miles) ⓘThunderbird Mine (Thunderbird claims; Peralta Mine; Coleman property; Owen Adams claims), Cave Creek Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
12.5km (7.8 miles) ⓘMormon Girl Mine (Mormon Mine No. 2), Cave Creek Mining District, Palo Verde Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
41.5km (25.8 miles) ⓘMcMahon & Victory claims, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
43.1km (26.8 miles) ⓘFat Jack Mine, Lane Mountain, Crown King, Pine Grove Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
50.1km (31.1 miles) ⓘCopperopolis Mine (Melinda Jane drift; Mammoth; Amity group; Patented claims 1200 and 1246), Copperopolis, Castle Creek Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
50.1km (31.2 miles) ⓘGolden Duck 1 - 8 claims, Red Picacho Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
50.4km (31.3 miles) ⓘWhipsaw Mine (Whipshaw Mine; K and K claims; Patented claims 1754), Whipsaw Gulch (Whipsaw Creek), Copperopolis, Castle Creek Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
50.7km (31.5 miles) ⓘCopperopolis, Castle Creek Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
50.9km (31.6 miles) ⓘChampie Mine (Lehman Mine; Lehman Copper Mine; Lone Star Mine; UFO claims; Cersa Moje 1-7 claims; Rhoades-Iola claims), Copperopolis, Castle Creek Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
References
MRDS file #10046344.
 
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