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Chrysocolla from
Eagle Eye Mine, Moore Mine group, New Water Mining District, New Water Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA


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Chrysocolla

Eagle Eye Mine, Moore Mine group, New Water Mining District, New Water Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
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Chrysocolla

Eagle Eye Mine, Moore Mine group, New Water Mining District, New Water Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
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Chrysocolla

Eagle Eye Mine, Moore Mine group, New Water Mining District, New Water Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
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Chrysocolla, etc.

Eagle Eye Mine, Moore Mine group, New Water Mining District, New Water Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
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Chrysocolla

Eagle Eye Mine, Moore Mine group, New Water Mining District, New Water Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
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Chrysocolla

Eagle Eye Mine, Moore Mine group, New Water Mining District, New Water Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
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Chrysocolla

Eagle Eye Mine, Moore Mine group, New Water Mining District, New Water Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
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Chrysocolla, etc.

Eagle Eye Mine, Moore Mine group, New Water Mining District, New Water Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
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Chrysocolla

Eagle Eye Mine, Moore Mine group, New Water Mining District, New Water Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
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Chrysocolla

Eagle Eye Mine, Moore Mine group, New Water Mining District, New Water Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
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Chrysocolla

Eagle Eye Mine, Moore Mine group, New Water Mining District, New Water Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
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Chrysocolla, etc.

Eagle Eye Mine, Moore Mine group, New Water Mining District, New Water Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chrysocolla
Formula:Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Comments:Occurs as crystals in this mine as fibers in vugs.
Habit:2 mm fibers
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Fornacite31
Quartz17
- var Blue Quartz2
Mordenite14
Wulfenite12
Phlogopite10
Rhyolite10
Duftite10
Mimetite8
Baryte7
Malachite6
Shattuckite5
Conichalcite4
Calcite4
Cerussite3
Bayldonite2
Chabazite2
Manganese Oxides1
Chlorargyrite1
Plancheite1
Tangeite1
Vanadinite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chrysocolla data
Locality Data:Click here to view Eagle Eye Mine, Moore Mine group, New Water Mining District, New Water Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (18 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:43882
Long-form Identifier:1:3:43882:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chrysocolla
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘUnnamed prospect, New Water Mining District, New Water Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
12.5km (7.8 miles) ⓘBlack Mesa Mine, Black Mesa, Plomosa Mining District, Plomosa Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
18.0km (11.2 miles) ⓘAlamo Mine, Owl Head, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
24.1km (15.0 miles) ⓘSouthern Cross Mine, Ibex Peak, Plomosa Mining District, Plomosa Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
24.3km (15.1 miles) ⓘDesert Mine, Ellsworth Mining District, Granite Wash Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
25.2km (15.7 miles) ⓘDona Kay Mine, Ellsworth Mining District, Granite Wash Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
27.0km (16.8 miles) ⓘC.O.D. Mine (C.O.D. prospect; C.O.D. group of claims), Red Raven Wash, Ocotillo Mine Group, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
27.9km (17.3 miles) ⓘSheep Tanks Mine (Sheep Tank Mine; Resolution group), Sheep Tanks Mining District, Little Horn Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
29.3km (18.2 miles) ⓘHarquahala Mine, Bonanza and Golden Eagle Mine group, Martin Peak, Salome, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
30.3km (18.8 miles) ⓘYuma Mine, Ellsworth Mining District, Granite Wash Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
References
King, Vandall T., Robinson, George W. (1989) What's New in Minerals? - Sixteenth Annual Rochester Academy of Science Mineralogical Symposium. The Mineralogical Record, 20 (5) 387-399
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.pages 173, 182
 
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