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Graphite from
Benson, Cochise County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:City
Classification
Species:Graphite
Formula:C
Comments:As graphitic clay.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Graphite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Benson, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:206838
Long-form Identifier:1:3:206838:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Graphite
24.7km (15.3 miles) ⓘFourr Ranch area, Fourr Canyon area, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
65.8km (40.9 miles) ⓘBlue Jay Mine (Blue Jay prospect), Tyndall Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
68.3km (42.4 miles) ⓘDos Cabezas Queen Mine (Dos Cabezas Mine), Dos Cabezas, Dos Cabezas Mining District (Two Heads Mining District), Dos Cabezas Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
69.9km (43.4 miles) ⓘGold Ridge Mine (Casey Mine; Juniper Mine; Huntsman Mine), Dos Cabezas, Dos Cabezas Mining District (Two Heads Mining District), Dos Cabezas Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
70.7km (43.9 miles) ⓘDives Mine (Bear Cave Mine; Porter Mine; Emma Mine; Nettle Mine; Nobbey Mine), Dos Cabezas Mining District (Two Heads Mining District), Dos Cabezas Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
70.7km (43.9 miles) ⓘEwell Spring Mine (Ewell Springs Mine), Dos Cabezas, Dos Cabezas Mining District (Two Heads Mining District), Dos Cabezas Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
70.9km (44.1 miles) ⓘMascot Canyon Graphite occurrence, Mascot Canyon, Dos Cabezas Mining District (Two Heads Mining District), Dos Cabezas Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
72.1km (44.8 miles) ⓘDos Cabezas project (Gold Prince Mine; Henry Clay Mine; Pat Price Mine; Bain Mine; Murphy Mine; Basin Mine), Dos Cabezas, Dos Cabezas Mining District (Two Heads Mining District), Dos Cabezas Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
72.8km (45.2 miles) ⓘDos Cabezas Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
85.8km (53.3 miles) ⓘBowie area, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
References
Guild, F. N. (1910) The Mineralogy of Arizona. The Chemical Publishing Co. 103 pp.
Galbraith, F.W. (1947), Minerals of AZ, AZ Bur. of Mines Bull. 153: 13.
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.p.239
 
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