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Native Silver from
Empire Mine, Tombstone, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA


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Native Silver

Empire Mine, Tombstone, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Native Silver

Empire Mine, Tombstone, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Native Silver

Empire Mine, Tombstone, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Native Silver
Formula:Ag
Comments:Occurs as disseminated flakes in gougy, slickensided material.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Silver data
Locality Data:Click here to view Empire Mine, Tombstone, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:225894
Long-form Identifier:1:3:225894:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Silver
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘGrand Central Mine, Contention-Grand Central Mine group, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘEmerald Mine, Silver Plume Mine, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
5.2km (3.2 miles) ⓘState of Maine Mine, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
8.6km (5.4 miles) ⓘArlington Mine, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
10.7km (6.7 miles) ⓘGallagher Vanadium & Rare Minerals Corp Mine, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
17.8km (11.0 miles) ⓘSilver Cloud Mine, Escapule Mine group, Middle Pass Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
31.6km (19.7 miles) ⓘCommonwealth Mine, Pearce, Pearce Mining District, Pearce Hills, Sulphur Springs Valley, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
32.8km (20.4 miles) ⓘCzar Mine, Copper Queen Mine, Queen Hill, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
33.4km (20.8 miles) ⓘShattuck Mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
33.6km (20.9 miles) ⓘHolbrook Mine, Copper Queen Mine, Queen Hill, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
References
Guild, F. N. (1910) The Mineralogy of Arizona. The Chemical Publishing Co. 103 pp.
Butler, B.S.; Wilson, E.D.; Rasor, C.A. (1938) Geology and ore deposits of the Tombstone district, Arizona. Bulletin 143. Arizona Bureau of Minesp.51
Traywick, B.T. (1983) The Mines of Tombstone. Red Marie's Bookstore. 33pp.
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.p.372
 
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