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Artroeite from
Grand Reef Mine, Laurel Canyon, Grand Reef Mountain, Klondyke, Aravaipa Mining District, Graham County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Artroeite
Formula:Pb[AlF3(OH)2]
Comments:Artroeite is found on a single specimen in a 15 x 5 mm quartz-lined vug in association with anglesite and another new mineral of composition PbCa2Al(F,OH)9. It occurs as colorless bladed crystals associated with quartz, fluorite, galena, anglesite, and an as yet (as pr. 1995) undescribed mineral.
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Anglesite
Calcioaravaipaite
Quartz
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Artroeite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Grand Reef Mine, Laurel Canyon, Grand Reef Mountain, Klondyke, Aravaipa Mining District, Graham County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1244
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1244:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.pp.120-121
Kampf, Anthony R., Foord, Eugene E. (1995) Artroeite, PbAlF3(OH)2, a new mineral from the Grand Reef Mine, Graham County, Arizona; description and crystal structure. American Mineralogist, 80 (1) 179-183 doi:10.2138/am-1995-1-218
Foord, Eugene E., Kampf, Anthony R. (1996) Calcioaravaipaite, a New Mineral, and Associated Lead Fluoride Minerals from the Grand Reef Mine, Graham County, Arizona. The Mineralogical Record, 27 (4) 293-300
 
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