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Schorl from
Willow Spring Ranch area (Willow Springs Ranch area), Oracle, Oracle Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA


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Schorl

Willow Spring Ranch area, Oracle, Oracle Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
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Schorl

Willow Spring Ranch area, Oracle, Oracle Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
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Schorl

Willow Spring Ranch area, Oracle, Oracle Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
Locality type:Area
Classification
Species:Schorl
Formula:NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Comments:Occurs in pegmatite.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Schorl data
Locality Data:Click here to view Willow Spring Ranch area (Willow Springs Ranch area), Oracle, Oracle Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:196502
Long-form Identifier:1:3:196502:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Schorl
17.8km (11.0 miles) ⓘGranite Overlook, Oracle State Park, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
18.3km (11.4 miles) ⓘTarr Mine (Tar Mine; Tarr property; Tarr Copper Mine; San Pedro Mine; Jameson and Ward Mine), Tarr Wash, Black Hills, Mammoth Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
38.7km (24.1 miles) ⓘAmerican Eagle Mine (American Eagle Basin), Copper Creek (Copper Creek Canyon), Bunker Hill Mining District (Copper Creek Mining District), Pinal County, Arizona, USA
39.4km (24.5 miles) ⓘOld Reliable Mine (Reliable Mine; Calumet Mine; Clark-Scanlon group; Copper Creek Mining Co. property), Copper Creek (Copper Creek Canyon), Bunker Hill Mining District (Copper Creek Mining District), Pinal County, Arizona, USA
39.9km (24.8 miles) ⓘChilds-Adwinkle Mine (Childs and Altwilkle Mine; Childs-Aldwinkle Mine), Copper Creek (Copper Creek Canyon), Bunker Hill Mining District (Copper Creek Mining District), Pinal County, Arizona, USA
88.1km (54.8 miles) ⓘJohnny Lyon Hills, Yellowstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
89.6km (55.7 miles) ⓘTwin Buttes Mine, Twin Buttes, Pima Mining District, Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
References
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.p.104
 
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