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Kipushite from
Black Pine Mine, Philipsburg Mining District (Flint Creek Mining District), Granite County, Montana, USA


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Kipushite, etc.

Black Pine Mine, Philipsburg Mining District, Granite County, Montana, USA
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Kipushite, etc.

Black Pine Mine, Philipsburg Mining District, Granite County, Montana, USA
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Kipushite

Black Pine Mine, Philipsburg Mining District, Granite County, Montana, USA
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Kipushite, etc.

Black Pine Mine, Philipsburg Mining District, Granite County, Montana, USA
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Kipushite, etc.

Black Pine Mine, Philipsburg Mining District, Granite County, Montana, USA
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Kipushite

Black Pine Mine, Philipsburg Mining District, Granite County, Montana, USA
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Kipushite, etc.

Black Pine Mine, Philipsburg Mining District, Granite County, Montana, USA
00504800017272014404117.jpg
Kipushite, etc.

Black Pine Mine, Philipsburg Mining District, Granite County, Montana, USA
08746770017272014418059.jpg
Kipushite

Black Pine Mine, Philipsburg Mining District, Granite County, Montana, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Kipushite
Formula:(Cu,Zn)5Zn(PO4)2(OH)6 · H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz2
Pseudomalachite2
Oxyplumboroméite1
Philipsburgite1
Chrysocolla1
Veszelyite1
Pyrolusite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Kipushite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Black Pine Mine, Philipsburg Mining District (Flint Creek Mining District), Granite County, Montana, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:88697
Long-form Identifier:1:3:88697:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Per. Comm. from Eugene Ford re XRD results Mar. & Apr. 1994
 
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