| Locality type: | Mine |
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| Species: | Libethenite |
| Formula: | Cu2(PO4)(OH) |
| Comments: | Along the Dome fault zone. Tufts of crystals or drusy matys attached to walls of open fractures. |
| Habit: | Small, prismatic; to 1.5 mm long lying flat on rock surfaces. |
| Colour: | Emerald-green |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Libethenite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Castle Dome Mine (Castle Dome deposit; Pinto Valley deposit), Castle Dome area (Castle Dome Mine area; Pinto Valley Mine area), Inspiration, Miami-Inspiration Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (3 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 217681 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:217681:9 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Libethenite |
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| 4.4km (2.7 miles) | ⓘLive Oak pit, Inspiration Mine, Miami-Inspiration deposit, Inspiration, Miami-Inspiration Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA |
| 5.9km (3.7 miles) | ⓘInspiration pit, Inspiration Mine, Miami-Inspiration deposit, Inspiration, Miami-Inspiration Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA |
| 25.3km (15.7 miles) | ⓘRay, Pinal County, Arizona, USA |
| 28.9km (17.9 miles) | ⓘRay Mine, Scott Mountain, Pinal County, Arizona, USA |
| 40.4km (25.1 miles) | ⓘ79 Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA |
| 84.9km (52.7 miles) | ⓘOld Reliable Mine (Reliable Mine; Calumet Mine; Clark-Scanlon group; Copper Creek Mining Co. property), Copper Creek (Copper Creek Canyon), Bunker Hill Mining District (Copper Creek Mining District), Pinal County, Arizona, USA |
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Palache, Charles; Berman, Harry; Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Etc. John Wiley and Sons. |
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Castle Dome Mine, Castle Dome area, Inspiration, Miami-Inspiration Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA