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


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Linarite

79 Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
02376650017272010384278.jpg
Linarite, etc.

79 Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
06959350017363494731753.jpg
Linarite

79 Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
02376650017272010384278.jpg
Linarite, etc.

79 Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
06959350017363494731753.jpg
Linarite

79 Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
02376650017272010384278.jpg
Linarite, etc.

79 Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Linarite
Formula:PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Anglesite1
Cerussite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Linarite data
Locality Data:Click here to view 79 Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:22657
Long-form Identifier:1:3:22657:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Linarite
41.7km (25.9 miles) ⓘMammoth-Saint Anthony Mine, St. Anthony deposit, Tiger, Mammoth Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
48.9km (30.4 miles) ⓘTen Strike Mine, Klondyke, Aravaipa Mining District, Graham County, Arizona, USA
50.5km (31.4 miles) ⓘGrand Reef Mine, Laurel Canyon, Grand Reef Mountain, Klondyke, Aravaipa Mining District, Graham County, Arizona, USA
55.9km (34.8 miles) ⓘSavanah & Easter 4 prospects, Owl Head Buttes area, Owl Head Mining District, Tortolita Mountains, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
59.9km (37.2 miles) ⓘCactustail Mine, Owl Head Buttes area, Owl Head Mining District, Tortolita Mountains, 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
Yang, Hexiong, Gibbs, Ronald B., Schwenk, Cody, Xie, Xiande, Gu, Xiangping, Downs, Robert T., Evans, Stanley H. (2021) Liudongshengite, Zn4Cr2(OH)12(CO3)·3H2O, a new mineral of the hydrotalcite supergroup, from the 79 mine, Gila County, Arizona, USA. The Canadian Mineralogist, 59 (4) 763-769 doi:10.3749/canmin.2000101
 
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