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Aragonite from
Forty-nine Mine, Prince Mine group, Hilton Mines, Copper Camp, Hilton (Lead Mountain), Empire Mining District, Empire Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Aragonite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Aurichalcite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Aragonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Forty-nine Mine, Prince Mine group, Hilton Mines, Copper Camp, Hilton (Lead Mountain), Empire Mining District, Empire Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:177998
Long-form Identifier:1:3:177998:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Aragonite
0.1km (0.0 miles) ⓘChief Mine, Prince Mine group, Hilton Mines, Copper Camp, Hilton (Lead Mountain), Empire Mining District, Empire Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘLone Mountain Mine, Empire Mining District, Empire Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
19.9km (12.4 miles) ⓘCave of the Bells, Sawmill Canyon, Greaterville Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
21.0km (13.0 miles) ⓘOnyx Cave, Greaterville Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
27.3km (17.0 miles) ⓘKartchner Caverns, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
36.3km (22.5 miles) ⓘSaint David area, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
44.9km (27.9 miles) ⓘSan Xavier pit (San Xavier open pit; San Xavier West Mine; San Xavier Unit Open pit), Mission complex, San Xavier, Pima Mining District, Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
50.4km (31.3 miles) ⓘUnnamed Pb-Cu-Ag-Au-Zn-W prospect, Tres Alamos Wash, Johnny Lyon Hills, Yellowstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
59.8km (37.1 miles) ⓘJohnson Mine (Johnson Camp Mine), Johnson Camp, Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
59.9km (37.2 miles) ⓘBurro Pit, Johnson Mine (Johnson Camp Mine), Johnson Camp, Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
References
Schrader (1915): 149
Keith, Stanton B. (1974), AZ Bur. of Geol. & Min. Technology, Geol. Survey Br. Bull. 189, Index of Mining Properties in Pima County, AZ: 118 (Table 4)
(n.d.) ADMMR Mines Database, Arizona Geological Survey.
 
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