Paramelaconite from
Copper Queen Mine, Queen Hill, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA

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Paramelaconite

Copper Queen Mine, Queen Hill, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA

Paramelaconite

Copper Queen Mine, Queen Hill, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA

Paramelaconite

Copper Queen Mine, Queen Hill, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA

Paramelaconite

Copper Queen Mine, Queen Hill, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA

Paramelaconite

Copper Queen Mine, Queen Hill, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA

Paramelaconite

Copper Queen Mine, Queen Hill, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA

Paramelaconite

Copper Queen Mine, Queen Hill, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA

Paramelaconite

Copper Queen Mine, Queen Hill, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA

Classification
Locality type:	Mine
Species:	Paramelaconite
Formula:	Cu₂⁺Cu₂²⁺O₃
Comments:	Occurs in a matrix of goethite.
Habit:	Unusually large crystals with forms: {001}, {101}, & {100}.
Confirmation
Validity:	Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals:
Associates:	Connellite Cuprite Goethite Malachite Native Copper Tenorite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Calcite	2
Malachite	2
Data
Mineral Data:	Click here to view Paramelaconite data
Locality Data:	Click here to view Copper Queen Mine, Queen Hill, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Photo Gallery	View Gallery (6 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:	8362
Long-form Identifier:	1:3:8362:1
GUID (UUID V4):	0
Localities for Paramelaconite in this Region
Holbrook Mine, Copper Queen Mine, Queen Hill, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Paramelaconite

0.9km (0.5 miles)	ⓘ Holbrook Mine, Copper Queen Mine, Queen Hill, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
References
Dana 6: 1093. Koenig, G.A. (1891) On paramelaconite and the associated minerals. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Science Philadelphia: 284-291. *Frondel, Clifford (1941) Paramelaconite: a tetragonal oxide of copper. American Mineralogist, 26 (11) 657-672* *Galbraith, Dr. Frederic W.; Brennan, Dr. Daniel J. (1959) Minerals of Arizona* (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press. 116pp.p.27 O'Keeffe, M., Bovin, J. O. (1978) The crystal structure of paramelaconite, Cu4O3. American Mineralogist, 63 (1-2) 180-185 Graeme, Richard W. (1981) Famous Mineral Localities: Bisbee, Arizona. The Mineralogical Record, 12 (5) 258-319p.309 Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.**p.183

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Paramelaconite from Copper Queen Mine, Queen Hill, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA

Paramelaconite from
Copper Queen Mine, Queen Hill, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA