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Fornacite from
Mammoth-Saint Anthony Mine, St. Anthony deposit, Tiger, Mammoth Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Fornacite
Formula:Pb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH)
Habit:Crystals to several mm long & as fiber-like micro-crystals
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Creaseyite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Wulfenite38
Dioptase27
Willemite24
Fluorite18
Cerussite13
Mimetite13
Quartz10
Creaseyite10
Macquartite5
Phosphohedyphane3
Surite3
Hematite3
Hollandite3
Allophane1
Baryte1
Apatite Group1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fornacite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mammoth-Saint Anthony Mine, St. Anthony deposit, Tiger, Mammoth Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (40 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:28355
Long-form Identifier:1:3:28355:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fornacite
41.7km (25.9 miles) ⓘ79 Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
59.9km (37.2 miles) ⓘOld Yuma Mine, Tucson Mountain District Saguaro National Park, Amole Mining District, Tucson Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
61.4km (38.2 miles) ⓘGila Monster Mine, Jaynes, Amole Mining District, Tucson Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
76.9km (47.8 miles) ⓘReymert Mine, Reymert Canyon, Mineral Mountain Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
80.9km (50.3 miles) ⓘUnnamed Pb-Cu-Ag-Au-Zn-W prospect, Tres Alamos Wash, Johnny Lyon Hills, Yellowstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
90.6km (56.3 miles) ⓘTotal Wreck Mine, Cienega Creek, The Narrows, Empire Mining District, Empire Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
90.6km (56.3 miles) ⓘCopper Point Mine (Copper Point prospect), Hilton Mines, Copper Camp, Hilton (Lead Mountain), Empire Mining District, Empire Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
94.1km (58.5 miles) ⓘUnnamed W-Cu prospect, Dragoon, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
94.9km (59.0 miles) ⓘOmega Mine, Monument Mountain, Helvetia, Helvetia-Rosemont Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
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