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Aurichalcite from
79 Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Aurichalcite
Formula:(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Plattnerite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Hemimorphite124
Smithsonite41
Calcite21
Wulfenite12
Rosasite12
Cerussite8
Chrysocolla8
Quartz5
Hydrozincite5
Murdochite5
Limonite3
Mimetite2
Plattnerite1
Goethite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Aurichalcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view 79 Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (139 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1345
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1345:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Aurichalcite
39.1km (24.3 miles) ⓘSilver King Mine, Comstock Wash, Kings Crown Peak area, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
41.1km (25.5 miles) ⓘMineral Mountain area, Mineral Mountain Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
41.2km (25.6 miles) ⓘReymert Mine, Reymert Canyon, Mineral Mountain Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
41.7km (25.9 miles) ⓘMammoth-Saint Anthony Mine, St. Anthony deposit, Tiger, Mammoth Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
97.9km (60.8 miles) ⓘSilver Bell Mine, Mineral Mountain, Silver Bell Mining District, Silver Bell Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
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