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Chrysocolla from
Pedry Mine (San Antonio Mine; Pedry deposit; Golden Witch Mine; Golden Witch deposit), Mount General (Mt General), Hinkley, Barstow Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chrysocolla
Formula:Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chrysocolla data
Locality Data:Click here to view Pedry Mine (San Antonio Mine; Pedry deposit; Golden Witch Mine; Golden Witch deposit), Mount General (Mt General), Hinkley, Barstow Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:978560
Long-form Identifier:1:3:978560:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chrysocolla
19.7km (12.3 miles) ⓘCalico District (Daggett District; Calico-Daggett area), Calico Mts (Calico Hills), San Bernardino County, California, USA
20.1km (12.5 miles) ⓘLangtry Mine (Langtry lode), Calico, Calico District (Daggett District; Calico-Daggett area), Calico Mts (Calico Hills), San Bernardino County, California, USA
22.8km (14.2 miles) ⓘBurcham Mine (Total Wreck Mine; Burcham vein; Mulcahy vein), Calico, Calico District (Daggett District; Calico-Daggett area), Calico Mts (Calico Hills), San Bernardino County, California, USA
30.4km (18.9 miles) ⓘUnnamed Au-Cu mine [25], Williams Well, San Bernardino County, California, USA
39.1km (24.3 miles) ⓘGreenback Mine, Ord Mountain, Ord Mountains, Ord Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
39.3km (24.4 miles) ⓘBrilliant claim (Brilliant Mine; Brilliant ledge), Ord Mountain Mine (Ord Mountain Mine System; Ord Mine; Ord Mountain deposits; Osborn; Rio Vista claim; Brilliant claim; Josephine claim; Belgium claim; Copper Junction claim), Ord Mountain, Ord Mountains, Ord Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
41.3km (25.6 miles) ⓘEngland claim, Ord Mountain Mine (Ord Mountain Mine System; Ord Mine; Ord Mountain deposits; Osborn; Rio Vista claim; Brilliant claim; Josephine claim; Belgium claim; Copper Junction claim), Ord Mountain, Ord Mountains, Ord Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
41.3km (25.7 miles) ⓘOrd Mountain Mine (Ord Mountain Mine System; Ord Mine; Ord Mountain deposits; Osborn; Rio Vista claim; Brilliant claim; Josephine claim; Belgium claim; Copper Junction claim), Ord Mountain, Ord Mountains, Ord Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
46.9km (29.2 miles) ⓘAlvord Mine, Alvord Peak, Alvord District, Alvord Mountain, San Bernardino County, California, USA
61.9km (38.5 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cu occurrence [4], Sunshine Peak, Lava Beds District (Newberry District), Lava Bed Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
References
R.M. Housley and R.E. Reynolds (2002) Mineralogical Survey of the Mount General Area. Abstracts from the 2002 Desert Symposium. California State University, Desert Studies Consortium pp61-63
 
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