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Halotrichite from
Golden Queen Mine, Soledad Mountain project (Victory), Soledad Mountain deposit, Soledad Mountain (Butte Mountain), Mojave, Mojave-Rosamond Mining District (Mojave Mining District), Kern County, California, USA


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Halotrichite

Golden Queen Mine, Soledad Mountain project, Soledad Mountain deposit, Soledad Mountain, Mojave, Mojave-Rosamond Mining District, Kern County, California, USA
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Halotrichite

Golden Queen Mine, Soledad Mountain project, Soledad Mountain deposit, Soledad Mountain, Mojave, Mojave-Rosamond Mining District, Kern County, California, USA
05160190017272011878910.jpg
Halotrichite

Golden Queen Mine, Soledad Mountain project, Soledad Mountain deposit, Soledad Mountain, Mojave, Mojave-Rosamond Mining District, Kern County, California, USA
00269980017272011897748.jpg
Halotrichite

Golden Queen Mine, Soledad Mountain project, Soledad Mountain deposit, Soledad Mountain, Mojave, Mojave-Rosamond Mining District, Kern County, California, USA
07956650017271923618327.jpg
Halotrichite

Golden Queen Mine, Soledad Mountain project, Soledad Mountain deposit, Soledad Mountain, Mojave, Mojave-Rosamond Mining District, Kern County, California, USA
01398180017272011861383.jpg
Halotrichite

Golden Queen Mine, Soledad Mountain project, Soledad Mountain deposit, Soledad Mountain, Mojave, Mojave-Rosamond Mining District, Kern County, California, USA
05160190017272011878910.jpg
Halotrichite

Golden Queen Mine, Soledad Mountain project, Soledad Mountain deposit, Soledad Mountain, Mojave, Mojave-Rosamond Mining District, Kern County, California, USA
00269980017272011897748.jpg
Halotrichite

Golden Queen Mine, Soledad Mountain project, Soledad Mountain deposit, Soledad Mountain, Mojave, Mojave-Rosamond Mining District, Kern County, California, USA
00248310017271923697986.jpg
Halotrichite

Golden Queen Mine, Soledad Mountain project, Soledad Mountain deposit, Soledad Mountain, Mojave, Mojave-Rosamond Mining District, Kern County, California, USA
01398180017272011861383.jpg
Halotrichite

Golden Queen Mine, Soledad Mountain project, Soledad Mountain deposit, Soledad Mountain, Mojave, Mojave-Rosamond Mining District, Kern County, California, USA
05160190017272011878910.jpg
Halotrichite

Golden Queen Mine, Soledad Mountain project, Soledad Mountain deposit, Soledad Mountain, Mojave, Mojave-Rosamond Mining District, Kern County, California, USA
00269980017272011897748.jpg
Halotrichite

Golden Queen Mine, Soledad Mountain project, Soledad Mountain deposit, Soledad Mountain, Mojave, Mojave-Rosamond Mining District, Kern County, California, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Halotrichite
Formula:Fe2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Comments:Occurs as tufts to 30 cm long as an alteration product of pyrite in a rhyolite breccia zone.
Colour:Platinum-colored
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Halotrichite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Golden Queen Mine, Soledad Mountain project (Victory), Soledad Mountain deposit, Soledad Mountain (Butte Mountain), Mojave, Mojave-Rosamond Mining District (Mojave Mining District), Kern County, California, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (10 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:670945
Long-form Identifier:1:3:670945:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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