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Fornacite from
79 Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA


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Fornacite

79 Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
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Fornacite, etc.

79 Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
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Fornacite, etc.

79 Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
03887010017272010149527.jpg
Fornacite

79 Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
00791640017272010117784.jpg
Fornacite

79 Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
09213370017272010125110.jpg
Fornacite, etc.

79 Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
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Fornacite, etc.

79 Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
03887010017272010149527.jpg
Fornacite

79 Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
00791640017272010117784.jpg
Fornacite

79 Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
09213370017272010125110.jpg
Fornacite, etc.

79 Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
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Fornacite, etc.

79 Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
03887010017272010149527.jpg
Fornacite

79 Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Fornacite
Formula:Pb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Wulfenite1
Hemimorphite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fornacite data
Locality Data:Click here to view 79 Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:201748
Long-form Identifier:1:3:201748:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fornacite
41.2km (25.6 miles) ⓘReymert Mine, Reymert Canyon, Mineral Mountain Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
41.7km (25.9 miles) ⓘMammoth-Saint Anthony Mine, St. Anthony deposit, Tiger, Mammoth Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
88.2km (54.8 miles) ⓘOld Yuma Mine, Tucson Mountain District Saguaro National Park, Amole Mining District, Tucson Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
90.2km (56.0 miles) ⓘGila Monster Mine, Jaynes, Amole Mining District, Tucson 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.225
Yang, Hexiong, Gibbs, Ronald B., Schwenk, Cody, Xie, Xiande, Gu, Xiangping, Downs, Robert T., Evans, Stanley H. (2021) Liudongshengite, Zn4Cr2(OH)12(CO3)·3H2O, a new mineral of the hydrotalcite supergroup, from the 79 mine, Gila County, Arizona, USA. The Canadian Mineralogist, 59 (4) 763-769 doi:10.3749/canmin.2000101
 
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