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Chrysocolla from
Blanchard Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA


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Chrysocolla, etc.

Sunshine No. 3 Adit, Blanchard Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
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Chrysocolla

Sunshine No. 3 Adit, Blanchard Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
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Chrysocolla

Sunshine No. 3 Adit, Blanchard Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
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Chrysocolla

Blanchard Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
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Chrysocolla, etc.

Sunshine No. 3 Adit, Blanchard Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
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Chrysocolla

Sunshine No. 3 Adit, Blanchard Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
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Chrysocolla

Sunshine No. 3 Adit, Blanchard Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
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Chrysocolla

Blanchard Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
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Chrysocolla, etc.

Sunshine No. 3 Adit, Blanchard Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
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Chrysocolla

Sunshine No. 3 Adit, Blanchard Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
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Chrysocolla

Sunshine No. 3 Adit, Blanchard Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
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Chrysocolla

Blanchard Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chrysocolla
Formula:Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Brochantite19
Fluorite11
Cyanotrichite9
Quartz9
Spangolite4
Hemimorphite2
Linarite1
Connellite1
Galena1
Baryte1
Calcite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chrysocolla data
Locality Data:Click here to view Blanchard Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:46190
Long-form Identifier:1:3:46190:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Chrysocolla in this Region
Sunshine No. 1 Adit, Blanchard Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
Sunshine No. 3 Adit, Blanchard Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Chrysocolla
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘSunshine No. 1 Adit, Blanchard Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘMex-Tex Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
3.8km (2.4 miles) ⓘDesert Rose Mine (Downey stope; Mountain Canyon Mine; Ace High Mine), Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
18.3km (11.4 miles) ⓘSierra Oscura, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
37.6km (23.3 miles) ⓘMockingbird Gap Mine, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
59.4km (36.9 miles) ⓘMerritt Mine, Socorro Peak Mining District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
61.3km (38.1 miles) ⓘLemitar Mountains, Lemitar Mountains Mining District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
67.4km (41.9 miles) ⓘDewey Mine (Jenkins prospect), Joyita Hills Mining District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
68.1km (42.3 miles) ⓘAbo Mine, Scholle, Torrance County, New Mexico, USA
69.0km (42.9 miles) ⓘPride Prospect, Red Cloud District, Lincoln County, New Mexico, USA
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