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Chrysocolla from
Morse and Kennedy Mine, Elk Creek-Coloma Mining District, Missoula County, Montana, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chrysocolla
Formula:Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chrysocolla data
Locality Data:Click here to view Morse and Kennedy Mine, Elk Creek-Coloma Mining District, Missoula County, Montana, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:499644
Long-form Identifier:1:3:499644:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chrysocolla
6.2km (3.8 miles) ⓘCascade Mine, First Choice Mining District (Garnet Mining District), Granite County, Montana, USA
9.2km (5.7 miles) ⓘMountain Mine, Top O'Deep Mining District, Powell County, Montana, USA
9.2km (5.7 miles) ⓘBoston Mine, Top O'Deep Mining District, Powell County, Montana, USA
9.9km (6.2 miles) ⓘPearl Mine, Top O'Deep Mining District, Powell County, Montana, USA
11.3km (7.0 miles) ⓘCopper Cliff Mine (Cramer Creek Cu deposit), Copper Cliff Mining District, Missoula County, Montana, USA
48.4km (30.1 miles) ⓘBlack Pine Mine, Philipsburg Mining District (Flint Creek Mining District), Granite County, Montana, USA
57.7km (35.9 miles) ⓘAlbion Mine, South Boulder Creek Mining District (Princeton Mining District), Granite County, Montana, USA
60.9km (37.9 miles) ⓘThompson Lake Prospect (Ho; Silver Banner; Norita; N and R.; Billy Goat Claims), Philipsburg Mining District (Flint Creek Mining District), Granite County, Montana, USA
61.7km (38.3 miles) ⓘScratch Awl Mine, Philipsburg Mining District (Flint Creek Mining District), Granite County, Montana, USA
63.2km (39.2 miles) ⓘHope Mine, Philipsburg Mining District (Flint Creek Mining District), Granite County, Montana, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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