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Paratacamite from
Southwest Mine, Hendricks Gulch, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA


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Paratacamite, etc.

Southwest Mine, Hendricks Gulch, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Paratacamite, etc.

Southwest Mine, Hendricks Gulch, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Paratacamite

Southwest Mine, Hendricks Gulch, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Paratacamite, etc.

Southwest Mine, Hendricks Gulch, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Paratacamite, etc.

Southwest Mine, Hendricks Gulch, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Paratacamite, etc.

Southwest Mine, Hendricks Gulch, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Paratacamite

Southwest Mine, Hendricks Gulch, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Paratacamite, etc.

Southwest Mine, Hendricks Gulch, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Paratacamite, etc.

Southwest Mine, Hendricks Gulch, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Paratacamite, etc.

Southwest Mine, Hendricks Gulch, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Paratacamite

Southwest Mine, Hendricks Gulch, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Paratacamite, etc.

Southwest Mine, Hendricks Gulch, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Paratacamite
Formula:Cu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2
Habit:Crystals to 1.5 cm long.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Connellite
Hydrokenoralstonite
Spangolite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Cuprite4
Nantokite3
Atacamite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Paratacamite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Southwest Mine, Hendricks Gulch, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:38678
Long-form Identifier:1:3:38678:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Paratacamite
0.9km (0.5 miles) ⓘHolbrook Mine, Copper Queen Mine, Queen Hill, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘCole Mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘUnnamed prospects, Juniper Flats, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
7.0km (4.3 miles) ⓘJuniper Flats, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
References
Graeme, Richard W. (1993) Bisbee [Arizona] Revisited: An Update on the Mineralogy of This Famous Locality. The Mineralogical Record, 24 (6) 421-436
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.pages 175, 321, 351
Rosenblatt, Melli, Origlieri, Marcus J., Graeme, Richard, Graeme, Richard, Graeme, Douglas, Downs, Robert T. (2024) Eddavidite, Cu12Pb2O15Br2, a New Mineral Species, and Its Solid Solution with Murdochite, Cu12Pb2O15Cl2. Minerals, 14 (3) doi:10.3390/min14030307
 
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