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Gypsum from
79 Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Gypsum
Formula:CaSO4 · 2H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Gypsum data
Locality Data:Click here to view 79 Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:22647
Long-form Identifier:1:3:22647:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Gypsum
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘFinch Mine, Keystone Gulch, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘD.H. claim, Finch Mine, Keystone Gulch, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘLondon-Arizona Mine (London-Arizona Consolidated Mine), Tornado Peak, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
6.4km (4.0 miles) ⓘChristmas Mine, Christmas, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
11.6km (7.2 miles) ⓘWinkelman Gypsum deposit, Winkelman area, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
12.4km (7.7 miles) ⓘSaddle Mountain Mine group (Lola claims; Gila Copper Sulphide Co. property; Dye vein), Lee Mountain area, Saddle Mountain Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
12.6km (7.8 miles) ⓘAsh Creek deposit (Winkelman deposit), Little Gold Gulch, Winkelman area, Banner Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
15.3km (9.5 miles) ⓘSky deposit (Sky prospects; Fran; Zora; Peanuts), El Capitan, El Capitan Mining District, Mescal Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
18.7km (11.6 miles) ⓘRay Mine, Scott Mountain, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
18.8km (11.7 miles) ⓘUnion Plaster Co. Mine, Dudleyville, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
References
Keith, Stanley B. (1972) Mineralogy and Paragenesis of the 79 Mine Lead-Zinc-Copper Deposit [Arizona]. The Mineralogical Record, 3 (6) 247-264
 
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