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Brochantite from
Metcalf Mines (Arizona Copper Co. group; Metcalf Open pit), Clifton, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA


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Brochantite

Metcalf Mines, Clifton, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
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Brochantite

Metcalf Mines, Clifton, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
05526300017272041232421.jpg
Brochantite

Metcalf Mines, Clifton, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
03570780017367885581218.jpg
Brochantite

Metcalf Mines, Clifton, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
05526300017272041232421.jpg
Brochantite

Metcalf Mines, Clifton, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
03570780017367885581218.jpg
Brochantite

Metcalf Mines, Clifton, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Brochantite
Formula:Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Spangolite1
Fluorite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Brochantite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Metcalf Mines (Arizona Copper Co. group; Metcalf Open pit), Clifton, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:97579
Long-form Identifier:1:3:97579:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Brochantite
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘClifton Copper Mines (San Jose; Copper Centre; Clifton gp; Standard gp; Standard Consolidated Copper Co.; Standard Mine; Standard Copper), Standard Gulch, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
2.5km (1.6 miles) ⓘShannon Mine (Shannon Mountain Mine), King Gulch, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘMorenci Mine, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘYavapai Mine (Arizona Copper Co. group [in part]), Clifton, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘEleven and Celtic group (Celtic group; Veiled Prophet group), Placer Gulch, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘHumboldt Mine (Humboldt tunnel; Liverpool tunnel; Arizona Copper Co. group [in part]), Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
4.3km (2.6 miles) ⓘCopper Mountain Mine (Manganese Blue Mine; Copper Mountain claim working; Old Blue shaft; Detroit Copper Co. group; Manganese Blue ore body), Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
4.6km (2.8 miles) ⓘCopper Mountain, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
30.4km (18.9 miles) ⓘSafford deposit (Spalding; Lindsey and Anderson claims; Sanchez Copper deposit; Esperanza Mine), Sanchez, Lone Star Mining District (Safford Mining District; Dos Pobres Mining District), Graham County, Arizona, USA
32.7km (20.3 miles) ⓘSan Juan Mine (Peacock Mine), Peterson Wash, Lone Star Mining District (Safford Mining District; Dos Pobres Mining District), Graham County, Arizona, USA
References
Dana 7:II:578,1094.
Univ. AZ Bull. 41 (1916-17), Mineralogy of Useful Minerals in AZ: 25
 
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