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Forsterite from
Twin Buttes Mine, Twin Buttes, Pima Mining District, Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Forsterite
Formula:Mg2(SiO4)
Comments:Occurs in garnetite; in skarns or tactites where altered limestones were relatively pure.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Forsterite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Twin Buttes Mine, Twin Buttes, Pima Mining District, Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:258236
Long-form Identifier:1:3:258236:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Forsterite
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘTucson meteorite (Irwin-Ainsa meteorite), Box Canyon, Pima County, Arizona, USA
95.1km (59.1 miles) ⓘJohnson Camp, Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
References
Galbraith, F. W. (1947) Minerals of Arizona (Second Edition, Revised). University of Arizona Bulletin 153. Arizona Bureau of Minespp.225-226
 
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