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Wulfenite from
Tortilla Mountains, Pinal County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mountain Range
Classification
Species:Wulfenite
Formula:Pb(MoO4)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz15
Willemite7
Hematite6
Vauquelinite5
Calcite3
Tennantite Subgroup3
Hemihedrite3
Phosphohedyphane2
Limonite1
Mimetite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Wulfenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tortilla Mountains, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:21560
Long-form Identifier:1:3:21560:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Wulfenite in this Region
Florence Mine (Florence Lead Silver Mine), Ripsey Hill area, Ripsey Mining District, Tortilla Mountains, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Wulfenite
7.7km (4.8 miles) Florence Mine (Florence Lead Silver Mine), Ripsey Hill area, Ripsey Mining District, Tortilla Mountains, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
17.1km (10.6 miles) Overland Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
18.0km (11.2 miles) Finch Mine, Keystone Gulch, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
18.2km (11.3 miles) McHur property, 79 Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
18.3km (11.4 miles) 79 Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
19.1km (11.9 miles) London-Arizona Mine (London-Arizona Consolidated Mine), Tornado Peak, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
19.4km (12.1 miles) Grey Horse Mine, Riverside, Riverside Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
19.9km (12.4 miles) North Adit, Grey Horse Mine, Riverside, Riverside Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
22.3km (13.8 miles) Premier property (Premier group; Santa Monica Camp; Santa Montica Camp), Christmas, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
22.4km (13.9 miles) Elder Gulch prospects, Tiger Mountain area, Dripping Springs Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
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