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Rosasite from
Cerro Gordo Mine, Cerro Gordo, Cerro Gordo Mining District, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA


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Rosasite, etc.

Cerro Gordo Mine, Cerro Gordo, Cerro Gordo Mining District, Inyo Mts, Inyo County, California, USA
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Rosasite, etc.

Cerro Gordo Mine, Cerro Gordo, Cerro Gordo Mining District, Inyo Mts, Inyo County, California, USA
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Rosasite, etc.

Cerro Gordo Mine, Cerro Gordo, Cerro Gordo Mining District, Inyo Mts, Inyo County, California, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Rosasite
Formula:(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Aurichalcite
Hemimorphite
Hydrozincite
Smithsonite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Malachite1
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Rosasite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cerro Gordo Mine, Cerro Gordo, Cerro Gordo Mining District, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:9619
Long-form Identifier:1:3:9619:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Rosasite
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘSan Lucas Mine (Perseverance Mine), Cerro Gordo Peak, Cerro Gordo Mining District, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘElla Mine (Ella group), Cerro Gordo, Cerro Gordo Mining District, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
14.8km (9.2 miles) ⓘSanta Rosa Mine (Lee-Santa Rosa Mine; Santa Rosa Mines), Malpais Mesa, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
33.1km (20.5 miles) ⓘReward Mine, Reward, Russ Mining District, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
35.3km (21.9 miles) ⓘLucky Lucy Mine, Darwin, Darwin Mining District, Darwin Hills, Inyo County, California, USA
36.2km (22.5 miles) ⓘZinc Hill Mine (Utacaia group; Colorado group; Darwin Zinc prospect), Zinc Hill, Zinc Hill Mining District, Argus Mts (Argus Range), Inyo County, California, USA
36.2km (22.5 miles) ⓘDarwin Mining District, Darwin Hills, Inyo County, California, USA
References
Rogers, Austin Flint (1912b), Notes on rare minerals from California: Columbia University, School of Mines Quarterly: 33: 374
Merriam, Charles Warren (1963), Geology of the Cerro Gordo Mining District, Inyo County, California: USGS PP 408, 83 pp.: 43
Pemberton, H. Earl (1964a), Minerals new to California: The Mineralogist (August 1964): 32: 16
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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