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Chrysocolla from
New Deal Mine, Sanders 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 New Deal Mine, Sanders County, Montana, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:499779
Long-form Identifier:1:3:499779:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chrysocolla
14.2km (8.8 miles) ⓘBlue Ox Mine, Sanders County, Montana, USA
14.2km (8.9 miles) ⓘLucky Strike Mine, Green Mountain Mine (Green Mountain Copper Mine; Drake Mine; Mayflower Lode - MS No. 10911; Dixon; See Lucky Strike - 0300890034), Sanders County, Montana, USA
56.1km (34.8 miles) ⓘRock Island Mine, Rock Island Mining District, Mineral County, Montana, USA
57.1km (35.5 miles) ⓘCopper King Mine (Mascot Mines), Thompson River Mining District, Sanders County, Montana, USA
57.3km (35.6 miles) ⓘRaven Mine, Thompson River Mining District, Sanders County, Montana, USA
74.5km (46.3 miles) ⓘMonitor Mine, St. Regis Mining District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA
83.2km (51.7 miles) ⓘSales Mine (Monia; Wild Horse Claim; Coming Day Claim; Sales Prospect; White Pigeon Lode Claim; Early Day), Silver Butte Mining District (Vermillion Mining District; Cabinet Mining District), Sanders County, Montana, USA
88.3km (54.9 miles) ⓘSnowstorm Mine, Hunter Mining District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA
91.4km (56.8 miles) ⓘMilitary Mine, Lelande Mining District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA
95.2km (59.2 miles) ⓘMonarch Mine, Summit Mining District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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