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Linarite from
War Eagle Mine, Shoshone Mines, Upper Noonday Camp, Nopah Range, Inyo County, California, USA


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Linarite, etc.

War Eagle Mine, Shoshone Mines, Upper Noonday Camp, Nopah Range, Inyo County, California, USA
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Linarite, etc.

War Eagle Mine, Shoshone Mines, Upper Noonday Camp, Nopah Range, Inyo County, California, USA
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Linarite, etc.

War Eagle Mine, Shoshone Mines, Upper Noonday Camp, Nopah Range, Inyo County, California, USA
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Linarite, etc.

War Eagle Mine, Shoshone Mines, Upper Noonday Camp, Nopah Range, Inyo County, California, USA
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Linarite, etc.

War Eagle Mine, Shoshone Mines, Upper Noonday Camp, Nopah Range, Inyo County, California, USA
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Linarite, etc.

War Eagle Mine, Shoshone Mines, Upper Noonday Camp, Nopah Range, Inyo County, California, USA
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Linarite, etc.

War Eagle Mine, Shoshone Mines, Upper Noonday Camp, Nopah Range, Inyo County, California, USA
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Linarite, etc.

War Eagle Mine, Shoshone Mines, Upper Noonday Camp, Nopah Range, Inyo County, California, USA
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Linarite, etc.

War Eagle Mine, Shoshone Mines, Upper Noonday Camp, Nopah Range, Inyo County, California, USA
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Linarite, etc.

War Eagle Mine, Shoshone Mines, Upper Noonday Camp, Nopah Range, Inyo County, California, USA
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Linarite, etc.

War Eagle Mine, Shoshone Mines, Upper Noonday Camp, Nopah Range, Inyo County, California, USA
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Linarite, etc.

War Eagle Mine, Shoshone Mines, Upper Noonday Camp, Nopah Range, Inyo County, California, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Linarite
Formula:PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Brochantite5
Caledonite5
Cerussite3
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Linarite data
Locality Data:Click here to view War Eagle Mine, Shoshone Mines, Upper Noonday Camp, Nopah Range, Inyo County, California, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:896104
Long-form Identifier:1:3:896104:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Linarite
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘColumbia No. 2 Mine, Shoshone Mines, Upper Noonday Camp, Nopah Range, Inyo County, California, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘNoonday Mine (Grant Mine), Shoshone Mines, Upper Noonday Camp, Nopah Range, Inyo County, California, USA
32.8km (20.4 miles) ⓘIbex Mine (Ibex Mine Arcturus; Arcturus Mine), Black Mountains, Amargosa Range, Inyo County, California, USA
49.5km (30.7 miles) ⓘRoot Mine, Goodsprings Mining District, Spring Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
53.9km (33.5 miles) ⓘYellow Pine Mine (Yellow Pine Lead Zinc Mine; Hilo; Radio; Como; Hermes), Goodsprings, Goodsprings Mining District, Spring Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
56.4km (35.0 miles) ⓘCopper World Mine, Clark Mountain, Clark Mountain District (Clark District), Clark Mts (Clark Mountain Range), San Bernardino County, California, USA
60.4km (37.5 miles) ⓘOtto Mountain, Baker, Soda Mountains, Silver Lake Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
60.5km (37.6 miles) ⓘBird Nest drift, Otto Mountain, Baker, Soda Mountains, Silver Lake Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
61.0km (37.9 miles) ⓘAga Mine, Otto Mountain, Baker, Soda Mountains, Silver Lake Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
61.4km (38.1 miles) ⓘApril Fool claims (April Fool claim; Keegan; Manganese No. 1 and No. 4 claims), Owlshead Mountains, Inyo County, California, USA
References
Robert M. Housley (2005) Noonday and War Eagle mines, Tecopa Pass, Inyo Co. CA. Abstracts from the 2005 Desert Symposium. California State University, Desert Studies Consortium and LSA Associates, Inc.
 
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