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


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Wad' (not an IMA approved species)
Comments:Partly comprised of hollandite.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Hemimorphite
Hollandite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Wad data
Locality Data:Click here to view 79 Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:201758
Long-form Identifier:1:3:201758:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Wad
6.4km (4.0 miles) ⓘChristmas Mine, Christmas, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
26.4km (16.4 miles) ⓘTarr & Harper Mine, Putnam Wash, Camp Grant Wash, Crescent Mining District, Black Hills, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
28.8km (17.9 miles) ⓘCamp Grant Wash, Crescent Mining District, Black Hills, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
33.3km (20.7 miles) ⓘMagmatic Copper Mine (Magmatic Copper Company claims; Stacy claims; Lode Star claims), Apache Leap, Superior, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
37.3km (23.2 miles) ⓘCopper Reef Mine (Copper Reef Consolidated; Rawhide Mountain prospects; Coronado claims; Coronado group; North Star Mine; North Star shaft), Copper Reef Mountain, Stanley Mining District, Graham County, Arizona, USA
37.5km (23.3 miles) ⓘMagma Mine, Superior, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
37.8km (23.5 miles) ⓘBlack Hills, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
38.4km (23.9 miles) ⓘMagma Chief Copper Mine (Magma Chief group of claims; Magma Chief Mine; Patented claims MS 3482; Patented claim MS 3483), Superior, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
38.7km (24.1 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
39.0km (24.2 miles) ⓘClayshulte Mine (Clayshulte deposit), Table Mountain, Bunker Hill Mining District (Copper Creek Mining District), Pinal County, Arizona, USA
References
Ross, Clyde P. (1925a) Ore deposits of the Saddle Mountain and Banner Mining Districts, Arizona. USGS Bull. 771.
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.p.252
 
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