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Ferrimolybdite from
Lavender Pit, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Ferrimolybdite
Formula:Fe2(MoO4)3 · nH2O
Comments:Occurs along the Dividend fault.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Ferrimolybdite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lavender Pit, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:38643
Long-form Identifier:1:3:38643:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Ferrimolybdite
53.7km (33.3 miles) ⓘAbril Mine (Dos Hermanos Mine; Herrera Mine), Cochise Stronghold, Middle Pass Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
79.5km (49.4 miles) ⓘRed Racer Mine, Providencia Canyon, Patagonia Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
79.6km (49.4 miles) ⓘFour Metals Mine, Red Hill, Providencia Canyon, Patagonia Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
80.1km (49.8 miles) ⓘRed Mountain Mine (Red Mountain claims), Guajolote Flat, Patagonia Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
98.5km (61.2 miles) ⓘMcLeary prospects, Stone Cabin Canyon, Old Baldy Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
References
Graeme, Richard W. (1993) Bisbee [Arizona] Revisited: An Update on the Mineralogy of This Famous Locality. The Mineralogical Record, 24 (6) 421-436
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.p.220
 
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