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Conichalcite from
Ajax Mine (Copperopolis; Sioux Ajax), Mammoth, Tintic Mining District, East Tintic Mountains, Utah, USA


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Conichalcite, etc.

Ajax Mine, Mammoth, Tintic Mining District, East Tintic Mountains, Utah, USA
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Conichalcite, etc.

Ajax Mine, Mammoth, Tintic Mining District, East Tintic Mountains, Utah, USA
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Conichalcite, etc.

Ajax Mine, Mammoth, Tintic Mining District, East Tintic Mountains, Utah, USA
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Conichalcite, etc.

Ajax Mine, Mammoth, Tintic Mining District, East Tintic Mountains, Utah, USA
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Conichalcite, etc.

Ajax Mine, Mammoth, Tintic Mining District, East Tintic Mountains, Utah, USA
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Conichalcite, etc.

Ajax Mine, Mammoth, Tintic Mining District, East Tintic Mountains, Utah, USA
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Conichalcite, etc.

Ajax Mine, Mammoth, Tintic Mining District, East Tintic Mountains, Utah, USA
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Conichalcite, etc.

Ajax Mine, Mammoth, Tintic Mining District, East Tintic Mountains, Utah, USA
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Conichalcite, etc.

Ajax Mine, Mammoth, Tintic Mining District, East Tintic Mountains, Utah, USA
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Conichalcite, etc.

Ajax Mine, Mammoth, Tintic Mining District, East Tintic Mountains, Utah, USA
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Conichalcite, etc.

Ajax Mine, Mammoth, Tintic Mining District, East Tintic Mountains, Utah, USA
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Conichalcite, etc.

Ajax Mine, Mammoth, Tintic Mining District, East Tintic Mountains, Utah, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Conichalcite
Formula:CaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Calcite2
Goethite1
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Conichalcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ajax Mine (Copperopolis; Sioux Ajax), Mammoth, Tintic Mining District, East Tintic Mountains, Utah, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:48584
Long-form Identifier:1:3:48584:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Conichalcite
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘGold Chain Mine, Mammoth, Tintic Mining District, East Tintic Mountains, Utah, USA
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘBlack Jack Mine, Mammoth, Tintic Mining District, East Tintic Mountains, Utah, USA
0.4km (0.3 miles) ⓘLower Mammoth Mine, Mammoth, Tintic Mining District, East Tintic Mountains, Utah, USA
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘMammoth Mine, Mammoth, Tintic Mining District, East Tintic Mountains, Utah, USA
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘLower dumps, North Star Mine (Star Consolidated Mine), Mammoth, Tintic Mining District, East Tintic Mountains, Utah, USA
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘUpper dumps, North Star Mine (Star Consolidated Mine), Mammoth, Tintic Mining District, East Tintic Mountains, Utah, USA
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘNorth Star Mine (Star Consolidated Mine), Mammoth, Tintic Mining District, East Tintic Mountains, Utah, USA
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘCarisa Mine (Carissa Mine; Clarissa Mine), Mammoth, Tintic Mining District, East Tintic Mountains, Utah, USA
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘNorthern Spy Mine, East Tintic Mining District, Utah County, Utah, USA
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘCentennial Eureka Mine, Eureka, Juab County, Utah, USA
References
Mackenzie, G. S. (1885) On an Occurrence of Rare Copper Minerals from Utah. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 6 (30). 181-182 doi:10.1180/minmag.1885.006.030.10
Dana, Edward Salisbury; Dana, James Dwight (1892) A System of Mineralogy (6th ed.). John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Palache, Charles; Berman, Harry; Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Etc. John Wiley and Sons.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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