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Grossular from
Hilltop Mine, California Mining District (Chiricahua Mining District), Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA


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Grossular

Hilltop Mine, California Mining District, Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Grossular

Hilltop Mine, California Mining District, Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Grossular

Hilltop Mine, California Mining District, Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Grossular

Hilltop Mine, California Mining District, Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Grossular

Hilltop Mine, California Mining District, Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Grossular

Hilltop Mine, California Mining District, Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Grossular
Formula:Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Grossular data
Locality Data:Click here to view Hilltop Mine, California Mining District (Chiricahua Mining District), Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:22507
Long-form Identifier:1:3:22507:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Grossular
63.2km (39.3 miles) ⓘMiddlemarch Mine, Middle Pass Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
64.2km (39.9 miles) ⓘStandard Tungsten Mine (Head Center Mine; Black Prince Mine; Johnny Boy Mine; Johnnie Boy No. 1 Mine; Barite prospect; Kreis Mine), Black Diamond Peak, Middle Pass Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
64.3km (40.0 miles) ⓘCobre Loma Mine (Cobre Loma prospect; Cobre Loma pit), Middle Pass Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
66.4km (41.3 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cu-Ag prospect, Middle Pass Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
71.7km (44.5 miles) ⓘGunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
74.3km (46.2 miles) ⓘJohnson Camp, Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
79.2km (49.2 miles) ⓘTombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
79.7km (49.5 miles) ⓘComstock Hill, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
92.1km (57.3 miles) ⓘSaint David area, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
References
Miller, Douglas K., Wilson, Wendell E. (1983) Famous Mineral Localities: The Hilltop Mine [Arizona]. The Mineralogical Record, 14 (2) Tucson. 121-126pp.121-121
 
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