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Copper-bearing Adamite from
Zinc Hill Mine (Utacaia group; Colorado group; Darwin Zinc prospect), Zinc Hill, Zinc Hill Mining District, Argus Mts (Argus Range), Inyo County, California, USA


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Copper-bearing Adamite

Zinc Hill Mine, Zinc Hill, Zinc Hill Mining District, Argus Mts, Inyo County, California, USA
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Copper-bearing Adamite

Zinc Hill Mine, Zinc Hill, Zinc Hill Mining District, Argus Mts, Inyo County, California, USA
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Copper-bearing Adamite

Zinc Hill Mine, Zinc Hill, Zinc Hill Mining District, Argus Mts, Inyo County, California, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Adamite var: Copper-bearing Adamite
Formula:(Zn,Cu)2AsO4OH
Comments:Rounded aggregates of crystals; individual groups seldomly greater than 2 mm.
Colour:Pale to dark green
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Copper-bearing Adamite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Zinc Hill Mine (Utacaia group; Colorado group; Darwin Zinc prospect), Zinc Hill, Zinc Hill Mining District, Argus Mts (Argus Range), Inyo County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:4214
Long-form Identifier:1:3:4214:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Crowley, Jack A. (1975) The Minerals of the Zinc Hill Mine, Inyo County, California. The Mineralogical Record, 6 (3) 110-113
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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