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Chrysocolla from
Thornton pit, Miami, Miami-Inspiration Mining District, Globe-Miami Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Pit
Classification
Species:Chrysocolla
Formula:Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Conichalcite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Pseudomalachite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chrysocolla data
Locality Data:Click here to view Thornton pit, Miami, Miami-Inspiration Mining District, Globe-Miami Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:256774
Long-form Identifier:1:3:256774:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chrysocolla
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘLive Oak pit, Inspiration Mine, Miami-Inspiration deposit, Inspiration, Miami-Inspiration Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘLive Oak shafts, Inspiration Mine, Miami-Inspiration deposit, Inspiration, Miami-Inspiration Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
0.9km (0.5 miles) ⓘBulldog tunnel (Bulldog shaft), Inspiration Mine, Miami-Inspiration deposit, Inspiration, Miami-Inspiration Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘBluebird Mine (Bluebird group), Miami, Miami-Inspiration Mining District, Globe-Miami Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘBlack Copper Mine, Black Copper pit (Black Copper section; Black Copper group; Warrior group), Webster Gulch, Inspiration Mine, Miami-Inspiration deposit, Inspiration, Miami-Inspiration Mining District, Globe-Miami Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘInspiration pit, Inspiration Mine, Miami-Inspiration deposit, Inspiration, Miami-Inspiration Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘInspiration Mine, Miami-Inspiration deposit, Inspiration, Miami-Inspiration Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘMiami Mine, Miami-Inspiration deposit, Miami, Miami-Inspiration Mining District, Globe-Miami Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘBlack Warrior Mine, Black Copper pit (Black Copper section; Black Copper group; Warrior group), Webster Gulch, Inspiration Mine, Miami-Inspiration deposit, Inspiration, Miami-Inspiration Mining District, Globe-Miami Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘOxhide Mine (Lower Ox Hide Mine; Upper Ox Hide Mine; Schultze Mine; Schultze group), Miami, Miami-Inspiration Mining District, Globe-Miami Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
References
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.p.182
 
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