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Willemite from
Black Mesa Mine, Black Mesa, Plomosa Mining District, Plomosa Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Willemite
Formula:Zn2SiO4
Habit:Small, prismatic, brilliant
Luminescent properties:None (remarkable)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Willemite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Black Mesa Mine, Black Mesa, Plomosa Mining District, Plomosa Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:208392
Long-form Identifier:1:3:208392:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Willemite
36.2km (22.5 miles) ⓘPee Wee Mine group, Ellsworth Mining District, Granite Wash Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
37.4km (23.2 miles) ⓘKing of Arizona Mine, Kofa Mining District, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
61.8km (38.4 miles) ⓘHull Mine, Hull Mine group (Rialto Mine group; Hull group of claims; Rialto claims), Buckeye vein group, Castle Dome Mine group, Castle Dome Mining District, Castle Dome Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
63.8km (39.6 miles) ⓘCastle Dome Mine (Castle Dome claim), Buckeye vein group, Castle Dome Mine group, Castle Dome Mining District, Castle Dome Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
74.6km (46.4 miles) ⓘDives Mine, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
75.2km (46.7 miles) ⓘSilver King Mine, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
75.9km (47.2 miles) ⓘNorth Geronimo Mine, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
76.2km (47.4 miles) ⓘEvening Star Mine, Tiger Wash, Tonopah, Osborn Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
76.4km (47.5 miles) ⓘMelissa Mine, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
76.8km (47.7 miles) ⓘRed Cloud Mine, Silver Mining District, La Paz 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.pages 123, 420
 
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