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Lepidocrocite from
79 Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA


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Lepidocrocite

79 Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
05049390017369235297729.jpg
Lepidocrocite

79 Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
00551080017369235292068.jpg
Lepidocrocite

79 Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
05049390017369235297729.jpg
Lepidocrocite

79 Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
00551080017369235292068.jpg
Lepidocrocite

79 Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
05049390017369235297729.jpg
Lepidocrocite

79 Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Lepidocrocite
Formula:Fe3+O(OH)
Comments:Constituent of limonite in oxidized portions of deposit.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Limonite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Lepidocrocite 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:22656
Long-form Identifier:1:3:22656:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Lepidocrocite
37.5km (23.3 miles) ⓘMagma Mine, Superior, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
41.2km (25.6 miles) ⓘReymert Mine, Reymert Canyon, Mineral Mountain Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
41.7km (25.9 miles) ⓘMammoth-Saint Anthony Mine, St. Anthony deposit, Tiger, Mammoth Mining District, Pinal 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.275
 
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