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While externally similar shapes, these two minerals are very different inside.
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Halite from
79 Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Halite
Formula:NaCl
Comments:Abun. post-mining min. on walls.
Habit:Arching whiskers to 12 inches long; growth rate to 3 inches/year.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Halite data
Locality Data:Click here to view 79 Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:201750
Long-form Identifier:1:3:201750:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Halite
18.7km (11.6 miles) ⓘRay Mine, Scott Mountain, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
66.8km (41.5 miles) ⓘReddington deposit, Kielberg Canyon area, Reddington area, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
71.7km (44.6 miles) ⓘPicacho Basin Gypsum-Salt occurrence, Picacho area, Picacho Basin, Picacho Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
74.7km (46.4 miles) ⓘPicacho Mine (Picacho group; Green Copper; Copper Star; Better Pay; Green Monster group), Picacho Peak, Picacho Mountains, Picacho Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
87.8km (54.5 miles) ⓘSalt Banks-Orange Spring, Salt River Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
References
Keith, Stanley B. (1972) Mineralogy and Paragenesis of the 79 Mine Lead-Zinc-Copper Deposit [Arizona]. The Mineralogical Record, 3 (6) 247-264
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.p.243
 
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