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Pyrophyllite from
Dome Rock Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mountain Range
Classification
Species:Pyrophyllite
Formula:Al2Si4O10(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz9
Hematite8
Zunyite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrophyllite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Dome Rock Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:224442
Long-form Identifier:1:3:224442:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Pyrophyllite in this Region
Big Bertha Mine, Middle Camp-Oro Fino Mining District, Dome Rock Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
Sugarloaf Peak area, Sugarloaf Peak, Middle Camp-Oro Fino Mining District, Dome Rock Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrophyllite
5.0km (3.1 miles) Big Bertha Mine, Middle Camp-Oro Fino Mining District, Dome Rock Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
10.6km (6.6 miles) Quartzsite deposit, Quartzsite, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
48.8km (30.4 miles) Alamo Springs Area Pyrophyllite deposit, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
73.6km (45.7 miles) Palen Mountains Talc deposit (White Magic claims; White Magic deposit; White Magic group; White Magic Mine), Palen Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
86.8km (53.9 miles) Crown Uranium prospect (Crown Uranium group; Tenn-Cal claims; Tenn-Cal group), Glamis, Chocolate Mountains Mining District, Chocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
91.6km (56.9 miles) Cactus Queen Mine (Iron Clad Mine), Rawhide Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
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