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Chrysocolla from
Lemitar Mountains, Lemitar Mountains Mining District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA


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Chrysocolla

Lemitar Mountains, Lemitar Mountains Mining District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
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Chrysocolla

Lemitar Mountains, Lemitar Mountains Mining District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
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Chrysocolla

Lemitar Mountains, Lemitar Mountains Mining District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
Locality type:Mountain Range
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 Lemitar Mountains, Lemitar Mountains Mining District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:122186
Long-form Identifier:1:3:122186:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chrysocolla
10.4km (6.4 miles) ⓘMerritt Mine, Socorro Peak Mining District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
16.0km (10.0 miles) ⓘDewey Mine (Jenkins prospect), Joyita Hills Mining District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
28.7km (17.8 miles) ⓘKelly Mine, Magdalena Mining District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
31.4km (19.5 miles) ⓘCuprite Mine (Wheel of Fortune Mine), Mill Canyon District, Hop Canyon Mining District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
35.5km (22.1 miles) ⓘCopper Belt Group, North Magdalena Mining District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
35.8km (22.3 miles) ⓘSharon Lode, Silver Hill area, North Magdalena Mining District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
36.0km (22.4 miles) ⓘUnnamed prospect (2), Silver Hill area, North Magdalena Mining District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
36.9km (22.9 miles) ⓘBullfrog No. 2 mine, North Magdalena Mining District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
36.9km (23.0 miles) ⓘUnnamed prospect (3), Silver Hill area, North Magdalena Mining District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
37.9km (23.6 miles) ⓘUnnamed prospect, Silver Hill area, North Magdalena Mining District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
References
Northrop, Stuart A., LaBruzza, F.A. (1996) Minerals of New Mexico (3rd ed.) University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, NM.
 
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