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Descloizite from
Blue Bird Mine (Bluebird Mine; Zilla Mine; Twin-S Mine; Cumberland Mine; Thornewood Mine; Blue Bird Silver Mining Co. property), Copper Creek (Copper Creek Canyon), Bunker Hill Mining District (Copper Creek Mining District), Pinal County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Descloizite
Formula:PbZn(VO4)(OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Descloizite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Blue Bird Mine (Bluebird Mine; Zilla Mine; Twin-S Mine; Cumberland Mine; Thornewood Mine; Blue Bird Silver Mining Co. property), Copper Creek (Copper Creek Canyon), Bunker Hill Mining District (Copper Creek Mining District), Pinal County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:209402
Long-form Identifier:1:3:209402:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Descloizite
19.5km (12.1 miles) ⓘGrand Reef Mine, Laurel Canyon, Grand Reef Mountain, Klondyke, Aravaipa Mining District, Graham County, Arizona, USA
20.8km (12.9 miles) ⓘMohawk Mine, Mammoth-Saint Anthony Mine, St. Anthony deposit, Tiger, Mammoth Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
20.9km (13.0 miles) ⓘMammoth-Saint Anthony Mine, St. Anthony deposit, Tiger, Mammoth Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
45.1km (28.0 miles) ⓘOverland Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
45.4km (28.2 miles) ⓘFinch Mine, Keystone Gulch, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
46.4km (28.8 miles) ⓘ79 Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
53.2km (33.1 miles) ⓘC and B Mine (C & B Mine; Vanadium Mine), Christmas, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
56.0km (34.8 miles) ⓘGrey Horse Mine, Riverside, Riverside Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
64.6km (40.1 miles) ⓘRay Mine, Scott Mountain, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
64.9km (40.3 miles) ⓘUnnamed V-Mo prospect, Yellowstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
References
Kuhn, T.H. (1951), Bunker Hill District, in AZ zinc and lead deposits, AZ Bur. of Mines Bull. 158: 65
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.p.201
 
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