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


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Aurichalcite

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Southwest Mine, Hendricks Gulch, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Aurichalcite
Formula:(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Calcite12
Hemimorphite5
Rosasite5
Hematite3
Eddavidite3
Goethite3
Chrysocolla3
Limonite2
Murdochite1
Cerussite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Aurichalcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Southwest Mine, Hendricks Gulch, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (19 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:38688
Long-form Identifier:1:3:38688:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Aurichalcite
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘCopper Queen Mine, Queen Hill, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘCzar Mine, Copper Queen Mine, Queen Hill, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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
31.8km (19.8 miles) ⓘGallagher Vanadium & Rare Minerals Corp Mine, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
33.0km (20.5 miles) ⓘWest Side Mine, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
34.3km (21.3 miles) ⓘGleeson Mine, Gleeson, Turquoise Mining District (Courtland-Gleeson Mining District), Cochise County, Arizona, USA
34.3km (21.3 miles) ⓘTom Scott Mine, Tejon group (Tejon Mining Company property), Gleeson, Turquoise Mining District (Courtland-Gleeson Mining District), Cochise County, Arizona, USA
34.8km (21.6 miles) ⓘSilver Bill Mine, Costello Mine group, Gleeson, Turquoise Mining District (Courtland-Gleeson Mining District), Cochise County, Arizona, USA
34.9km (21.7 miles) ⓘDefiance Mine, Costello Mine group, Gleeson, Turquoise Mining District (Courtland-Gleeson Mining District), 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
 
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