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Linarite from
Copper Queen Mine, Lodgepole, Tulare County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Linarite
Formula:PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Anglesite
Cerussite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Linarite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Copper Queen Mine, Lodgepole, Tulare County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:369196
Long-form Identifier:1:3:369196:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Linarite
60.0km (37.3 miles) ⓘReward Mine, Reward, Russ Mining District, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
63.3km (39.3 miles) ⓘEsquire No. 1 claim, Rush Creek, Big Creek-Rush Creek Mining District, Fresno County, California, USA
74.9km (46.5 miles) ⓘEssex Mine (Big Silver Mine), Badwater Springs, Saline Valley, Inyo County, California, USA
75.6km (47.0 miles) ⓘMonster Mine, Keynot Peak, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
79.5km (49.4 miles) ⓘElla Mine (Ella group), Cerro Gordo, Cerro Gordo Mining District, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
80.6km (50.1 miles) ⓘIgnacio Mine (St. Ignacio Mine; Saint Ignacio Mine; Ygnacio Mine), Cerro Gordo Mine, Cerro Gordo, Cerro Gordo Mining District, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
81.5km (50.7 miles) ⓘCerro Gordo Mine, Cerro Gordo, Cerro Gordo Mining District, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
81.6km (50.7 miles) ⓘMorning Star Mine [1], Estelle Mine (Troeger's tunnel), Cerro Gordo, Cerro Gordo Mining District, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
82.3km (51.1 miles) ⓘSan Lucas Mine (Perseverance Mine), Cerro Gordo Peak, Cerro Gordo Mining District, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
90.2km (56.1 miles) ⓘSanta Rosa Mine (Lee-Santa Rosa Mine; Santa Rosa Mines), Malpais Mesa, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
References
Murdoch, Joseph; Webb, Robert Wallace (1966) Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966) - California Division of Mines and Geology, Bulletin 189. California Division of Mines and Geology. 559 pp.
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
Cook, Robert B. (2006) Connoisseur's Choice: Linarite, Mammoth-St. Anthony Mine, Tiger, Pinal County, Arizona. Rocks & Minerals, 81 (3). 208-213 doi:10.3200/rmin.81.3.208-213
 
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