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Schröckingerite from
Hillside Mine, Bozarth Mesa, Bagdad, Eureka Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Schröckingerite
Formula:NaCa3(UO2)(CO3)3(SO4)F · 10H2O
Comments:Occurs as crusts to 1/8 inch thick on gypsum on the 300 level north of the shaft. Scattered rosettes with bayleyite.
Habit:Rosettes
Colour:Green
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Andersonite
Bayleyite
Gypsum
Swartzite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Andersonite1
Bayleyite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Schröckingerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Hillside Mine, Bozarth Mesa, Bagdad, Eureka Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:68453
Long-form Identifier:1:3:68453:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Palache, Charles; Berman, Harry; Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Etc. John Wiley and Sons.
Axelrod, Joseph M., Grimaldi, Frank S., Milton, Charles, Murata, and K. J. (1951) The uranium minerals from the Hillside Mine, Yavapai County, Arizona. American Mineralogist, 36 (1-2) 1-22
Anderson, C.A., et al (1955), Geology and ore deposits of the Bagdad area, Yavapai County, Arizona, USGS PP 278: 50
Frondel, Clifford (1958) Systematic mineralogy of uranium and thorium. Bulletin 1064. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/b1064
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.pages 365, 387
 
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