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Brochantite from
Maid of Sunshine Mine, Courtland, Turquoise Mining District (Courtland-Gleeson Mining District), Cochise County, Arizona, USA


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Brochantite

Maid of Sunshine Mine, Courtland, Turquoise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Brochantite

Maid of Sunshine Mine, Courtland, Turquoise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Brochantite

Maid of Sunshine Mine, Courtland, Turquoise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Brochantite
Formula:Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Habit:Sharp acicular
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Cyanotrichite15
Malachite5
Spangolite1
Crednerite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Brochantite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Maid of Sunshine Mine, Courtland, Turquoise Mining District (Courtland-Gleeson Mining District), Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:45799
Long-form Identifier:1:3:45799:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Brochantite
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘLast Chance Mine, Casey Hill, Courtland, Turquoise Mining District (Courtland-Gleeson Mining District), Cochise County, Arizona, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘUnnamed prospect No. 2, Courtland, Turquoise Mining District (Courtland-Gleeson Mining District), Cochise County, Arizona, USA
24.9km (15.5 miles) ⓘEmpire Mine, Tombstone, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
25.1km (15.6 miles) ⓘTombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
25.5km (15.8 miles) ⓘToughnut Mine, Tombstone, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
26.3km (16.4 miles) ⓘEmerald Mine, Silver Plume Mine, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
31.6km (19.6 miles) ⓘBurrito de Fierro Mine, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
32.0km (19.9 miles) ⓘGolden Rule Mine, Dragoon District (Golden Rule District), Cochise County, Arizona, USA
35.1km (21.8 miles) ⓘGallagher Vanadium & Rare Minerals Corp Mine, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
35.5km (22.1 miles) ⓘJuniper Flats, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
References
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.p.146
 
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