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Cuprotungstite from
Cave Creek Mining District, Palo Verde Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA


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Cuprotungstite, etc.

Cave Creek Mining District, Palo Verde Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
08150940017364264197348.jpg
Cuprotungstite, etc.

Cave Creek Mining District, Palo Verde Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
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Cuprotungstite, etc.

Cave Creek Mining District, Palo Verde Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
Locality type:Mining District
Classification
Species:Cuprotungstite
Formula:Cu2(WO4)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Hübnerite1
Scheelite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cuprotungstite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cave Creek Mining District, Palo Verde Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:217784
Long-form Identifier:1:3:217784:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Cuprotungstite in this Region
Unspecified locality, Cave Creek Mining District, Palo Verde Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
References
Hess, Frank L. (1917), Tungsten minerals and deposits, USGS Bull. 652: 25 (Plate XVII).
Schaller, Waldemar T. (1932) Chemical composition of cuprotungstite. American Mineralogist, 17 (6) 234-237
Galbraith, Dr. Frederic W.; Brennan, Dr. Daniel J. (1959) Minerals of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press. 116pp.
Walenta, Kurt (1979) New data for cuprotungstite. Mineralogical Magazine, 43 (327) 448-450 doi:10.1180/minmag.1979.043.327.26
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.p.278
 
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