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Chrysocolla from
Desert Mine, Ellsworth Mining District, Granite Wash Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, 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 Desert Mine, Ellsworth Mining District, Granite Wash Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:522336
Long-form Identifier:1:3:522336:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chrysocolla
6.0km (3.7 miles) ⓘDona Kay Mine, Ellsworth Mining District, Granite Wash Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
9.0km (5.6 miles) ⓘYuma Mine, Ellsworth Mining District, Granite Wash Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
16.3km (10.1 miles) ⓘHarquahala Mine, Bonanza and Golden Eagle Mine group, Martin Peak, Salome, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
24.3km (15.1 miles) ⓘEagle Eye Mine, Moore Mine group, New Water Mining District, New Water Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
25.1km (15.6 miles) ⓘUnnamed prospect, New Water Mining District, New Water Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
25.6km (15.9 miles) ⓘCritic Mine, Wenden, Cunningham Pass Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
25.7km (16.0 miles) ⓘCentroid Mine group, Cunningham Pass Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
27.3km (17.0 miles) ⓘHidden Treasure Mine, Socorro Peak, Harquahala Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
28.8km (17.9 miles) ⓘSouthern Cross Mine, Ibex Peak, Plomosa Mining District, Plomosa Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
32.8km (20.4 miles) ⓘChicago Mine, Mammoth-Chicago-Copper Glance Mine group, Midway Mining District, Buckskin Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
References
MRDS database Dep. ID file #10027677, MRDS ID #M003794.
 
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