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Aurichalcite from
War Eagle Mine, Shoshone Mines, Upper Noonday Camp, Nopah Range, Inyo County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Aurichalcite
Formula:(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Comments:Occurs as spherulitic globules on matrix.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Fraipontite4
Schulenbergite2
Smithsonite1
Hemimorphite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Aurichalcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view War Eagle Mine, Shoshone Mines, Upper Noonday Camp, Nopah Range, Inyo County, California, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (9 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:364250
Long-form Identifier:1:3:364250:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Aurichalcite
1.1km (0.7 miles) Columbia No. 2 Mine, Shoshone Mines, Upper Noonday Camp, Nopah Range, Inyo County, California, USA
14.8km (9.2 miles) Silver Rule Mine (Chambers Mine), Kingston Peak, Kingston Range District, Kingston Range, San Bernardino County, California, USA
40.5km (25.2 miles) Green Monster Mine, Shenandoah Peak (Shenandoah Mountain), Goodsprings Mining District, Spring Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
47.8km (29.7 miles) Azurite Mine, Goodsprings Mining District, Spring Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
47.9km (29.8 miles) Mammoth Mine, Clark Mountain, Clark Mountain District (Clark District), Clark Mts (Clark Mountain Range), San Bernardino County, California, USA
48.6km (30.2 miles) Smithsonite Mine, Goodsprings Mining District, Spring Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
50.7km (31.5 miles) Whale Mine, Goodsprings Mining District, Spring Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
52.3km (32.5 miles) Potosi Mine, Goodsprings Mining District, Spring Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
52.8km (32.8 miles) Calarivada Mine, Mesquite Valley, San Bernardino County, California, USA
53.6km (33.3 miles) Alice Mine (Yellow Pine Extension Mine; Green Mountain Mine), Goodsprings, Goodsprings Mining District, Spring Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
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