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It's a classic vs a newbie as the most common named mineral in the crust Quartz is up against an exceedingly-rare sea foam-green mineral discovered just a few years ago Asagiite.
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Specularite from
Antelope group, Mexican Hat Mountain, Courtland, Turquoise Mining District (Courtland-Gleeson Mining District), Cochise County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Shaft
Classification
Species:Hematite var: Specularite
Formula:Fe2O3
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Specularite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Antelope group, Mexican Hat Mountain, Courtland, Turquoise Mining District (Courtland-Gleeson Mining District), Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1281822
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1281822:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Specularite
3.8km (2.4 miles) ⓘGermania Mine, Courtland, Turquoise Mining District (Courtland-Gleeson Mining District), Cochise County, Arizona, USA
13.8km (8.6 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cu-Zn-Au-As prospect, Middle Pass Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
41.1km (25.5 miles) ⓘJohnson Mine (Johnson Camp Mine), Johnson Camp, Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
42.7km (26.5 miles) ⓘLavender Pit, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
43.0km (26.7 miles) ⓘSaint David area, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
43.3km (26.9 miles) ⓘCampbell Mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
49.0km (30.4 miles) ⓘApache Pass, Teviston Mining District, Dos Cabezas Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
49.5km (30.8 miles) ⓘWillcox, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
61.7km (38.4 miles) ⓘAmerican Mine (American shaft; War Eagle Mine; La Vantia Mine; La Ventia Mine), Yellowstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
77.0km (47.9 miles) ⓘCopper Point Mine (Copper Point prospect), Hilton Mines, Copper Camp, Hilton (Lead Mountain), Empire Mining District, Empire Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
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