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Chrysocolla from
Quincy Mine, Quincy Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chrysocolla
Formula:Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Native Copper2
Quartz2
Epidote2
Prehnite2
Malachite2
Calcite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chrysocolla data
Locality Data:Click here to view Quincy Mine, Quincy Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:110735
Long-form Identifier:1:3:110735:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chrysocolla
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘIsle Royal No. 1 shaft, Isle Royal Mines, Houghton, Houghton County, Michigan, USA
3.8km (2.4 miles) ⓘArcadian Mine, Ripley, Franklin Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA
13.5km (8.4 miles) ⓘOsceola Mine, Osceola, Calumet Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA
14.8km (9.2 miles) ⓘTamarack Mine, Tamarack, Osceola Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA
19.4km (12.0 miles) ⓘWolverine No. 2 shaft, Wolverine Mine, Wolverine, Calumet Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA
19.5km (12.1 miles) ⓘKearsarge Mine, Kearsarge, Calumet Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA
20.8km (13.0 miles) ⓘAllouez Conglomerate Mine, Allouez, Allouez Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
20.9km (13.0 miles) ⓘAllouez Mine, Allouez, Allouez Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
25.3km (15.7 miles) ⓘMohawk Mine, Mohawk, Allouez Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
32.8km (20.4 miles) ⓘCliff Mine, Allouez Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
References
Dana 6: 1086.
 
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