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Pyromorphite from
Allah Cooper Mine (Alley-Cooper Mine; Ali Cooper Mine; Valcooper Mine), Gold-Pyrite Belt, Louisa County, Virginia, USA


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Pyromorphite, etc.

Allah Cooper Mine, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Louisa County, Virginia, USA
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Pyromorphite, etc.

Allah Cooper Mine, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Louisa County, Virginia, USA
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Pyromorphite

Allah Cooper Mine, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Louisa County, Virginia, USA
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Pyromorphite, etc.

Allah Cooper Mine, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Louisa County, Virginia, USA
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Pyromorphite, etc.

Allah Cooper Mine, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Louisa County, Virginia, USA
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Pyromorphite, etc.

Allah Cooper Mine, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Louisa County, Virginia, USA
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Pyromorphite

Allah Cooper Mine, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Louisa County, Virginia, USA
07501200017272054678151.jpg
Pyromorphite, etc.

Allah Cooper Mine, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Louisa County, Virginia, USA
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Pyromorphite, etc.

Allah Cooper Mine, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Louisa County, Virginia, USA
06114100017368423897181.jpg
Pyromorphite, etc.

Allah Cooper Mine, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Louisa County, Virginia, USA
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Pyromorphite

Allah Cooper Mine, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Louisa County, Virginia, USA
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Pyromorphite, etc.

Allah Cooper Mine, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Louisa County, Virginia, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyromorphite
Formula:Pb5(PO4)3Cl
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Vauquelinite11
Mottramite10
Vanadinite4
Wulfenite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyromorphite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Allah Cooper Mine (Alley-Cooper Mine; Ali Cooper Mine; Valcooper Mine), Gold-Pyrite Belt, Louisa County, Virginia, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (5 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:547725
Long-form Identifier:1:3:547725:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyromorphite
29.5km (18.3 miles) ⓘMoss Mine, Tabscott, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Goochland County, Virginia, USA
47.8km (29.7 miles) ⓘSnead Mine, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Fluvanna County, Virginia, USA
78.7km (48.9 miles) ⓘLondon and Virginia Mine (Eldridge Mine; Project-15-148), Gold-Pyrite Belt, Buckingham County, Virginia, USA
78.9km (49.1 miles) ⓘBuckingham Mines (Wiseman Mines; incl. Eldridge's Mine; Hesse's Mine), Gold-Pyrite Belt, Buckingham County, Virginia, USA
79.5km (49.4 miles) ⓘMorefield Mine (Morefield pegmatite), Winterham, Amelia County, Virginia, USA
80.3km (49.9 miles) ⓘRutherford Mines, Amelia (Amelia Court House), Amelia County, Virginia, USA
81.8km (50.8 miles) ⓘFaber Mine, Faber, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
References
Kearns, Lance E.
Dunn, M.D. (2007) The Allah Cooper (Valcooper) Mine Revisited. Virginia Minerals: 50(2): 17-23.
Dunn, Michael D. (2008) Vauquelinite & Mottramite from a New Locality: Louisa County, Virginia. Mineral News: 24(8): 1-6.
 
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