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Iridescent coating from
American Mine (American shaft; War Eagle Mine; La Vantia Mine; La Ventia Mine), Yellowstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA


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Iridescent coating, etc.

American Mine, Yellowstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
08640230017372177405195.jpg
Iridescent coating, etc.

American Mine, Yellowstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Iridescent coating, etc.

American Mine, Yellowstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Iridescent coating' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Hematite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Iridescent coating data
Locality Data:Click here to view American Mine (American shaft; War Eagle Mine; La Vantia Mine; La Ventia Mine), Yellowstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1498933
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1498933:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Iridescent coating
18.7km (11.6 miles) ⓘUnnamed copper mine, Deer Creek, Pima County, Arizona, USA
21.2km (13.2 miles) ⓘJohnson Mine (Johnson Camp Mine), Johnson Camp, Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
26.5km (16.5 miles) ⓘCenturion Mine, Centurion, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
46.9km (29.2 miles) ⓘMiddlemarch Mine slag locality, Middlemarch Mine, Middle Pass Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
64.2km (39.9 miles) ⓘGallagher Vanadium & Rare Minerals Corp Mine, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
66.5km (41.3 miles) ⓘMystery Mine, Costello Mine group, Gleeson, Turquoise Mining District (Courtland-Gleeson Mining District), Cochise County, Arizona, USA
67.6km (42.0 miles) ⓘWellington group, Turquoise Mining District (Courtland-Gleeson Mining District), Cochise County, Arizona, USA
71.4km (44.4 miles) ⓘYuba Mine (Inghram Mine), Hughes Gulch, Greaterville placer deposits, Greaterville, Greaterville Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
84.9km (52.7 miles) ⓘIron Cap Mine, Landsman Camp, Aravaipa, Aravaipa Mining District, Graham County, Arizona, USA
References
Luetcke, Rolf (n.d.) Personal communication.
 
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