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Pyrophyllite from
Alamo Springs Area Pyrophyllite deposit, La Paz County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Pyrophyllite
Formula:Al2Si4O10(OH)2
Comments:Dep. 8 ft. (2.5 meters) wide & extending some 3,000 ft. (950 meters).
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrophyllite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Alamo Springs Area Pyrophyllite deposit, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:203464
Long-form Identifier:1:3:203464:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrophyllite
38.3km (23.8 miles) ⓘQuartzsite deposit, Quartzsite, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
45.0km (28.0 miles) ⓘBig Bertha Mine, Middle Camp-Oro Fino Mining District, Dome Rock Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
48.8km (30.4 miles) ⓘDome Rock Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
97.6km (60.6 miles) ⓘCactus Queen Mine (Iron Clad Mine), Rawhide Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
References
MRDS database Dep. ID file #10060212, MRDS ID #TC10176.
Galbraith, F.W. & Brennan (1959), Minerals of AZ: 109
 
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