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Willemite from
Apache Mine, Radium, Burch area, Globe Hills Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Willemite
Formula:Zn2SiO4
Comments:Occurs as granular aggregates of crystals interspersed with vanadinite and descloizite.
Habit:Small hexagonal prisms, rarely over 0.04 inches long
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Descloizite
Vanadinite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Willemite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Apache Mine, Radium, Burch area, Globe Hills Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:116451
Long-form Identifier:1:3:116451:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Willemite
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘIrene Mine (Irene group/vein; Dunkirk & Kentucky claims; Comstock prop.; American Manganese Mine; Liberty dep.; New Doughboy; Old Doughboy), Irene Gulch, Midland City, Globe Hills Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
5.5km (3.4 miles) ⓘNew Dominion Mine (New Dominion property; New Dominion group; Stallo deposit), Big Johnnie Gulch, Globe, Globe Hills Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
37.5km (23.3 miles) ⓘC and B Mine (C & B Mine; Vanadium Mine), Christmas, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
43.7km (27.2 miles) ⓘReymert Mine, Reymert Canyon, Mineral Mountain Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
45.0km (27.9 miles) ⓘAjax Mine, Bell Butte area, Mineral Mountain Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
45.0km (28.0 miles) ⓘ79 Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
46.2km (28.7 miles) ⓘChristmas Mine, Christmas, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
51.2km (31.8 miles) ⓘMineral Mountain Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
52.1km (32.3 miles) ⓘGorilla property (Gorilla group 1; Gorilla group 2; Gorilla group 3; Gorilla group 4; Marguerite Lake Mines Ltd. property; Lost Gorilla group; Lew claims; Big Bonanza claims), Mineral Mountain area, Mineral Mountain Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
53.1km (33.0 miles) ⓘFlorence Mine (Florence Lead Silver Mine), Ripsey Hill area, Ripsey Mining District, Tortilla Mountains, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
References
Wilson, E.D., et al (1950), Arizona zinc and lead deposits, part I, AZ Bur. Mines Bull. 156: 104-105.
Galbraith, F.W. & D.J. Brennan (1959), Minerals of AZ: 95
Peterson, N.P. (1962), Geology and ore deposits of the Globe-Miami district, AZ, USGS PP 342: 77, 128
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.p.420
 
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