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Chrysocolla from
Chah Khouni Mine, Anarak District, Nain County, Isfahan Province, Iran


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Chrysocolla

Chah Khouni Mine, Anarak District, Nain County, Isfahan Province, Iran
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Chrysocolla

Chah Khouni Mine, Anarak District, Nain County, Isfahan Province, Iran
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Chrysocolla

Chah Khouni Mine, Anarak District, Nain County, Isfahan Province, Iran
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chrysocolla
Formula:Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Iranite1
Hemihedrite1
Fornacite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chrysocolla data
Locality Data:Click here to view Chah Khouni Mine, Anarak District, Nain County, Isfahan Province, Iran
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:943264
Long-form Identifier:1:3:943264:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chrysocolla
33.8km (21.0 miles) ⓘKali Kafi Mine, Anarak District, Nain County, Isfahan Province, Iran
36.4km (22.6 miles) ⓘChah Milleh Mine (Chah Mileh Mine; Tchah-Mille Mine), Chah Milleh (Chah-Mileh; Tchah-Mille), Anarak District, Nain County, Isfahan Province, Iran
68.6km (42.6 miles) ⓘTalmessi Mine, Anarak District, Nain County, Isfahan Province, Iran
References
Thomas Witzke swap & sell list (http://tw.strahlen.org/tausch.html)
Bariand, P. 1963. Contribution à la minéralogie de l’lran. Bulletin de la Société Française de minéralogie et de cristallographie, 86: 17-64. [Locality description in brief and mineralogical list with photographs] Bariand, P. 2003. Un apercu général sur la Minéralogie de I'Iran. Le Règne Minéral, 54: 41-51.
 
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