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Hornblende Root Name Group from
Blue Bell Mine (Blue Bell Mine and Quarry; Patented claims 1528; Blue Coat vein; Blue Buck claim), Mayer, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Hornblende Root Name Group' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
Comments:Component of a persistent dike, partly idiomorphic (camptonite-like rock).
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hornblende Root Name Group data
Locality Data:Click here to view Blue Bell Mine (Blue Bell Mine and Quarry; Patented claims 1528; Blue Coat vein; Blue Buck claim), Mayer, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:209383
Long-form Identifier:1:3:209383:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Hornblende Root Name Group
9.0km (5.6 miles) ⓘNorth Star and Money Maker prospect (North Star Mine; Money Maker Mine; What-A-Pal Mine; What-A-Pal prospect), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
13.4km (8.3 miles) ⓘBlind Indian-Arrastra Creek-Longfellow Ridge occurrence, Blind Indian Creek, Bueno, Black Creek Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
18.0km (11.2 miles) ⓘIron King Mine (Lime Rock Patented claim 1714; Copper Platter Patented claim 1714; Patented claims 1714), Humboldt, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
51.6km (32.0 miles) ⓘBuckeye claim, White Picacho Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
52.1km (32.4 miles) ⓘLower Jumbo Mine, Mitchell Wash, White Picacho Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
65.5km (40.7 miles) ⓘManley Bickle group, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
82.4km (51.2 miles) ⓘBlack Pearl Mine (Black Pearl group of claims; Camp Wood Tungsten Mine), Loco Gulch (Loco Creek), Eureka Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
83.7km (52.0 miles) ⓘOxbow Mine (Oxbow claim; Golden Wreath claim; Golden Wreath Mine; Osborn prospect), Oxbow Gulch, Moore Mountain area, Oxbow Estates, Payson Mining District (Green Valley Mining District), Gila County, Arizona, USA
95.7km (59.5 miles) ⓘBill Williams Mountain occurrence, Williams, San Franciscan volcanic field (San Francisco Peaks; San Francisco Mts), Coconino County, Arizona, USA
99.1km (61.6 miles) ⓘArizona Mine, Williams, San Franciscan volcanic field (San Francisco Peaks; San Francisco Mts), Coconino County, Arizona, USA
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