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Aragonite from
Castle Hot Springs, Castle Creek Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Hot Springs
Classification
Species:Aragonite
Formula:CaCO3
Habit:Pseudohexagonal, twinned crystals.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Aragonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Castle Hot Springs, Castle Creek Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:217717
Long-form Identifier:1:3:217717:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Aragonite
19.9km (12.4 miles) ⓘPurple Passion Mine, Morgan Butte, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
26.6km (16.6 miles) ⓘS and O claims (S & O claims; Amethyst Hill; Dave Haneline Memorial Mine), Wickenburg, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
74.0km (46.0 miles) ⓘCopper Canyon, Camp Verde, Camp Verde Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
76.8km (47.7 miles) ⓘCamp Verde Salt Mine, Camp Verde, Camp Verde Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
79.5km (49.4 miles) ⓘCamp Verde - NE of, Camp Verde, Camp Verde Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
88.6km (55.0 miles) ⓘUnited Verde Extension Mine (Little Daisy group of claims), Jerome, Verde Mining District, Black Hills (Black Hill Range), Yavapai 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.118
 
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