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Cryptomelane 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:Cryptomelane
Formula:K(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
Comments:Occurs pseudomorphous after wulfenite with calcite.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Calcite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cryptomelane 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
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:228201
Long-form Identifier:1:3:228201:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cryptomelane
31.7km (19.7 miles) ⓘSalvador Mine (Salvadore Mine; San Salvador Mine), Hermosa group, Hardshell Gulch, Harshaw, Harshaw Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
34.5km (21.4 miles) ⓘStella Blue Mine (Patagonia Mine), Mowry Hill, Mowry Wash, Mowry, Patagonia Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
74.6km (46.3 miles) ⓘManila Mine, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
75.6km (47.0 miles) ⓘGallagher Vanadium & Rare Minerals Corp Mine, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
83.6km (52.0 miles) ⓘTombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
85.4km (53.1 miles) ⓘSan Diego Mine, Tombstone Extension Mines, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise 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.195
 
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