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Wollastonite from
West Side Mine, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Wollastonite
Formula:Ca3(Si3O9)
Comments:As radiating, fibrous masses.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Wollastonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view West Side Mine, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:195092
Long-form Identifier:1:3:195092:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Wollastonite
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘSilver Thread Mine, Tombstone, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘTombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
10.2km (6.4 miles) ⓘGallagher Vanadium & Rare Minerals Corp Mine, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
18.2km (11.3 miles) ⓘSilver Cloud Mine, Escapule Mine group, Middle Pass Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
20.3km (12.6 miles) ⓘStandard Tungsten Mine (Head Center Mine; Black Prince Mine; Johnny Boy Mine; Johnnie Boy No. 1 Mine; Barite prospect; Kreis Mine), Black Diamond Peak, Middle Pass Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
20.6km (12.8 miles) ⓘFesterling Mine (Elsicor Mine; Cora Mine), Black Diamond Peak, Middle Pass Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
22.2km (13.8 miles) ⓘThe Pit prospect, Middle Pass Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
22.3km (13.8 miles) ⓘMiddlemarch Mine, Middle Pass Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
22.5km (14.0 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cu-Ag prospect, Middle Pass Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
22.6km (14.0 miles) ⓘCobre Loma Mine (Cobre Loma prospect; Cobre Loma pit), Middle Pass Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
References
stratigraphy, structure, metamorphism, and mineralization USGS Bulletin: 2042-B
Butler, B.S., et al (1938b), Geology & ore deposits of the Tombstone district, AZ, AZ Bur. of Mines Bull. 143
Galbraith, F.W. & Brennan (1959), Minerals of AZ: 91.
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.p.424
Force, E. R. (1996) The Bisbee Group of the Tombstone Hills, southeastern Arizona
 
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