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Epidote from
Big Banana Mine (Maude claim; Big Banana Nos. 1-2-3 claims), Baboquivari Mining District, Baboquivari Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Epidote
Formula:(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Epidote data
Locality Data:Click here to view Big Banana Mine (Maude claim; Big Banana Nos. 1-2-3 claims), Baboquivari Mining District, Baboquivari Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:177387
Long-form Identifier:1:3:177387:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Epidote
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘYellow Star Mine (New Dragoon Mine; Yellow Dragon No. 1 & 2; New Dragon Nos. 1 & 2 claims), Baboquivari Mining District, Baboquivari Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
5.8km (3.6 miles) ⓘCalvert prospects (Terry Marie Nos. 1 & 2 prospects; Terry Marie No. 1-3; Nelsons Pride Mine; Nelson's Pride No. 1-4), Baboquivari Mining District, Baboquivari Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
6.9km (4.3 miles) ⓘBig Juanita Mine group (Brown prospect), Baboquivari Mining District, Baboquivari Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
7.6km (4.7 miles) ⓘLone Eagle Mine, Baboquivari Mining District, Baboquivari Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
17.2km (10.7 miles) ⓘBonanza Mine (Bonanza vein; SRK Mine; Mitchell Mine; Kerr Mine; Calvillo Mine), Coyote Mining District, Coyote Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
19.5km (12.1 miles) ⓘGiant Mine (Giant Tungsten prospect; Grand Mountain Mine; Grand Mountain claim; Giant Mine; Giant Nos. 3-10), Baboquivari Mining District, Baboquivari Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
20.5km (12.7 miles) ⓘRoadside Mine (St. Francis Mine; Coyote claim), Pan Tak, Coyote Mining District, Coyote Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
29.4km (18.3 miles) ⓘLobos group, Pima County, Arizona, USA
35.0km (21.7 miles) ⓘUnnamed Mn prospect, Papago Mining District (Sierrita Mining District), Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
35.3km (21.9 miles) ⓘBlack Dike Mine (Black Dike group; Black Dike claim; Black Dike deposit; Black Dyke Mine; Big Dike; Bobson group; Big Dike Apex & Ajax), Papago Mining District (Sierrita Mining District), Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
References
Dale, et al (1960): 67-69.
Keith, Stanton B. (1974), AZ Bur. of Geol. & Min. Technology, Geol. Survey Br. Bull. 189, Index of Mining Properties in Pima County, AZ: 108 (Table 4)
 
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