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Chrysocolla from
Beauvoir quarry, Échassières, Vichy, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France


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Chrysocolla, etc.

Beauvoir quarry, Échassières, Vichy, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
03541130017364638254164.jpg
Chrysocolla, etc.

Beauvoir quarry, Échassières, Vichy, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Chrysocolla, etc.

Beauvoir quarry, Échassières, Vichy, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Chrysocolla
Formula:Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Comments:HCl tested : Dissolves with silica gel remaining.
Confirmation
Validity:Unconfirmed/Questioned
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Turquoise3
Quartz3
Chalcopyrite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chrysocolla data
Locality Data:Click here to view Beauvoir quarry, Échassières, Vichy, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:926367
Long-form Identifier:1:3:926367:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chrysocolla
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘSte Barbe vein (Les Montmins), Montmins mining district, Échassières, Vichy, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
24.1km (15.0 miles) ⓘBaryte vein, Vitrac, Riom, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
63.8km (39.6 miles) ⓘLe Limouzat Mine (incl. Le Limouzat Quarry; BN3; BN5; BN6), Les Bois-Noirs Mining Claim, Saint-Priest-la-Prugne, Roanne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
69.9km (43.4 miles) ⓘLes Rats Mine slag dumps, Le Crozet, Roanne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
69.9km (43.4 miles) ⓘLes Rats Mine, Le Crozet, Roanne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
References
Luciw Olivier collection
 
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