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Chrysocolla from
Taylor Prospect, Ojo Caliente No. 2 Mining District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA


Locality type:Prospect
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 Taylor Prospect, Ojo Caliente No. 2 Mining District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:177466
Long-form Identifier:1:3:177466:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chrysocolla
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘUnnamed prospect NMSO0514, Ojo Caliente No. 2 Mining District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
6.3km (3.9 miles) ⓘUnnamed prospect NMSO0511, Ojo Caliente No. 2 Mining District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
21.4km (13.3 miles) ⓘVindicator group (Vindicator-West Contact group [1890's]; Vindicator and West Contact; Vindicator Mine), Cuchillo Negro Mining District, Sierra Cuchillo (Cuchillo Negro Mts), Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
24.2km (15.0 miles) ⓘConfidence Group, Cuchillo Negro Mining District, Sierra Cuchillo (Cuchillo Negro Mts), Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
60.4km (37.5 miles) ⓘSixty Copper Group, Cat Mountain Mining District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
62.6km (38.9 miles) ⓘCuprite Mine (Wheel of Fortune Mine), Mill Canyon District, Hop Canyon Mining District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
64.2km (39.9 miles) ⓘWisconsin Claim, Hillsboro Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
64.2km (39.9 miles) ⓘRepublic Claim, Hillsboro Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
65.2km (40.5 miles) ⓘCopper Flat, Hillsboro Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
66.4km (41.2 miles) ⓘMarian Mine (Marion Mine; Victorio Chief Mine; Victoria Mine; Fidelity group; Marion claim; Ida claim; Cora claim; Rebecca claim; Hillsborough claim), Caballo Mountains Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
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