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Turquoise from
Bishop Mine, Lynch Station, Campbell County, Virginia, USA


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Turquoise

Bishop Mine, Lynch Station, Campbell County, Virginia, USA
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Turquoise

Bishop Mine, Lynch Station, Campbell County, Virginia, USA
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Turquoise

Bishop Mine, Lynch Station, Campbell County, Virginia, USA
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Turquoise

Bishop Mine, Lynch Station, Campbell County, Virginia, USA
01469930017272016254674.jpg
Turquoise

Bishop Mine, Lynch Station, Campbell County, Virginia, USA
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Turquoise

Bishop Mine, Lynch Station, Campbell County, Virginia, USA
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Turquoise

Bishop Mine, Lynch Station, Campbell County, Virginia, USA
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Turquoise

Bishop Mine, Lynch Station, Campbell County, Virginia, USA
01469930017272016254674.jpg
Turquoise

Bishop Mine, Lynch Station, Campbell County, Virginia, USA
02772460017272016529350.jpg
Turquoise

Bishop Mine, Lynch Station, Campbell County, Virginia, USA
05067700017272026403932.jpg
Turquoise

Bishop Mine, Lynch Station, Campbell County, Virginia, USA
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Turquoise

Bishop Mine, Lynch Station, Campbell County, Virginia, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Turquoise
Formula:CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Quality for species:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz60
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Turquoise data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bishop Mine, Lynch Station, Campbell County, Virginia, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (100 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:46152
Long-form Identifier:1:3:46152:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Turquoise
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘLynch Station, Campbell County, Virginia, USA
84.0km (52.2 miles) ⓘKelly Bank mine, Lyndhurst-Vesuvius Mining District, Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
References
Schaller, W. T. (1912) Krystallisierter Türkis von Virginia. Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, 50 (1-6). 120-125 doi:10.1524/zkri.1912.50.1.120
Speckels, Milton L. (1965) The Complete Guide to Micromounts: - Minerals for Everyone. Gembooks. 96 pp.
Dietrich, R. V. (1990) Minerals of Virginia. Virginia Geological Survey.
 
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