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Fornacite from
Unnamed W-Cu prospect, Dragoon, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA


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Fornacite, etc.

Unnamed W-Cu prospect, Dragoon, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
02757200017368990872462.jpg
Fornacite, etc.

Unnamed W-Cu prospect, Dragoon, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Fornacite, etc.

Unnamed W-Cu prospect, Dragoon, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Fornacite
Formula:Pb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz2
Malachite1
Wulfenite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fornacite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Unnamed W-Cu prospect, Dragoon, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:893404
Long-form Identifier:1:3:893404:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fornacite
14.5km (9.0 miles) ⓘUnnamed Pb-Cu-Ag-Au-Zn-W prospect, Tres Alamos Wash, Johnny Lyon Hills, Yellowstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
45.6km (28.3 miles) ⓘGallagher Vanadium & Rare Minerals Corp Mine, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
53.6km (33.3 miles) ⓘTotal Wreck Mine, Cienega Creek, The Narrows, Empire Mining District, Empire Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
55.8km (34.7 miles) ⓘCopper Point Mine (Copper Point prospect), Hilton Mines, Copper Camp, Hilton (Lead Mountain), Empire Mining District, Empire Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
69.6km (43.2 miles) ⓘShattuck Mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
70.9km (44.0 miles) ⓘOmega Mine, Monument Mountain, Helvetia, Helvetia-Rosemont Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
94.1km (58.5 miles) ⓘMammoth-Saint Anthony Mine, St. Anthony deposit, Tiger, Mammoth Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
References
Luetcke, Rolf (n.d.) Personal communication.
 
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