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Mottramite from
Glove Mine (Sunrise Mine), Glove Mine group (Zombie & Zeco claims; Festiago-Franklin; Blacksmith adit), Cottonwood Canyon, Tyndall Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Mottramite
Formula:PbCu(VO4)(OH)
Comments:Occurs replacing and forming incrustations on wulfenite.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Wulfenite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Wulfenite8
Coronadite4
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Mottramite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Glove Mine (Sunrise Mine), Glove Mine group (Zombie & Zeco claims; Festiago-Franklin; Blacksmith adit), Cottonwood Canyon, Tyndall Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:228183
Long-form Identifier:1:3:228183:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Mottramite
19.7km (12.2 miles) ⓘJ.C. Holmes Mine, Temporal Gulch, Wrightson Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
26.7km (16.6 miles) ⓘHelvetia, Helvetia-Rosemont Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
27.6km (17.2 miles) ⓘOmega Mine, Monument Mountain, Helvetia, Helvetia-Rosemont Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
27.6km (17.2 miles) ⓘTwin Buttes Mine, Twin Buttes, Pima Mining District, Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
40.0km (24.9 miles) ⓘEdwards Mine (Mother Lode Mine; Mother Lode group), San Luis Mountains, Arivaca Mining District (Las Guijas Mining District), Las Guijas & San Luis Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
42.6km (26.5 miles) ⓘTotal Wreck Mine, Cienega Creek, The Narrows, Empire Mining District, Empire Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
73.2km (45.5 miles) ⓘCharleston, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
74.6km (46.3 miles) ⓘManila Mine, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
74.8km (46.5 miles) ⓘOld Yuma Mine, Tucson Mountain District Saguaro National Park, Amole Mining District, Tucson Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
75.6km (47.0 miles) ⓘGallagher Vanadium & Rare Minerals Corp Mine, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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