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Lipscombite from
Silver Coin Mine, Valmy, Iron Point Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA


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Lipscombite

Silver Coin Mine, Valmy, Iron Point Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
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Lipscombite, etc.

Silver Coin Mine, Valmy, Iron Point Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
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Lipscombite

Silver Coin Mine, Valmy, Iron Point Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
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Lipscombite, etc.

Silver Coin Mine, Valmy, Iron Point Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
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Lipscombite

Silver Coin Mine, Valmy, Iron Point Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
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Lipscombite, etc.

Silver Coin Mine, Valmy, Iron Point Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
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Lipscombite

Silver Coin Mine, Valmy, Iron Point Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
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Lipscombite, etc.

Silver Coin Mine, Valmy, Iron Point Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
04908460017271924615518.jpg
Lipscombite

Silver Coin Mine, Valmy, Iron Point Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
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Lipscombite, etc.

Silver Coin Mine, Valmy, Iron Point Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
07535870017272025228484.jpg
Lipscombite

Silver Coin Mine, Valmy, Iron Point Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
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Lipscombite, etc.

Silver Coin Mine, Valmy, Iron Point Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Lipscombite
Formula:Fe2+Fe23+(PO4)2(OH)2
Comments:Associated with perhamite, turquoise, and wavellite
Habit:coatings, balls of fine crystals
Colour:very dark green to brown
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:XRD
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Perhamite6
Jarosite4
Turquoise3
Leucophosphite2
Fluellite1
Quartz1
Variscite1
Meurigite-K1
Fluorapatite1
Goethite1
Zinclipscombite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Lipscombite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Silver Coin Mine, Valmy, Iron Point Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (31 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:37286
Long-form Identifier:1:3:37286:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Dr. William S. Wise presentation to Northwest Micro Mineral Study Group on 1 May 2004, Update on Mineralogy of the Silver Coin Mine, Iron Point District, Edna Mountains, Humboldt Co., Nevada
 
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