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Aurichalcite from
Empire Mine, Nash Mines group (Duquesne-Washington group), Duquesne-Washington Camp, Patagonia Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA


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Aurichalcite, etc.

Empire Mine, Nash Mines group, Duquesne-Washington Camp, Patagonia Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
03993610017364674143319.jpg
Aurichalcite, etc.

Empire Mine, Nash Mines group, Duquesne-Washington Camp, Patagonia Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
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Aurichalcite, etc.

Empire Mine, Nash Mines group, Duquesne-Washington Camp, Patagonia Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Aurichalcite
Formula:(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Hemimorphite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Aurichalcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Empire Mine, Nash Mines group (Duquesne-Washington group), Duquesne-Washington Camp, Patagonia Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:763903
Long-form Identifier:1:3:763903:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Aurichalcite
14.6km (9.1 miles) ⓘFlux Mine, Flux Gulch, Alum Gulch, Harshaw Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
38.4km (23.8 miles) ⓘNelly James Mine, Miller Canyon, Miller Peak, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
39.0km (24.2 miles) ⓘReef Mine, Carr Canyon, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
54.0km (33.5 miles) ⓘGunsight Pass, Helvetia, Helvetia-Rosemont Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
54.5km (33.9 miles) ⓘExile King Mine, Helvetia, Helvetia-Rosemont Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
54.8km (34.0 miles) ⓘOmega Mine, Monument Mountain, Helvetia, Helvetia-Rosemont Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
55.9km (34.8 miles) ⓘPrince Mine group, Hilton Mines, Copper Camp, Hilton (Lead Mountain), Empire Mining District, Empire Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
56.2km (34.9 miles) ⓘForty-nine Mine, Prince Mine group, Hilton Mines, Copper Camp, Hilton (Lead Mountain), Empire Mining District, Empire Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
56.2km (34.9 miles) ⓘChief Mine, Prince Mine group, Hilton Mines, Copper Camp, Hilton (Lead Mountain), Empire Mining District, Empire Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
57.0km (35.4 miles) ⓘLone Mountain Mine, Empire Mining District, Empire Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
References
Eckhard D. Stuart
 
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