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Gypsum from
First Chance Mine (First Chance deposits; Beulah claims; Minnie claims), Rose Creek Lodge area, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, 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 First Chance Mine (First Chance deposits; Beulah claims; Minnie claims), Rose Creek Lodge area, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:226576
Long-form Identifier:1:3:226576:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Gypsum
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘLucky Stop Mine (Lucky Stop deposit; Wyoming Minerals lease), Workman Creek, Rose Creek Lodge area, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘLost Dog claim (Lost Dog deposit; Lost Dog prospect; Lorian Mine; Melinda Mine; Via Development Co. property), Workman Creek, Rose Creek Lodge area, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘHope Mine (Hope deposit), Rose Creek Lodge area, Workman Creek Valley, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘSuckerite claims (Charles Jr. No. 1 & 2; Definitely group; Tulsa Minerals Inc. property; Uranium Corp. lease), Workman Creek area, Aztec Lodge area, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
4.9km (3.0 miles) ⓘWorkman Mine (Workman deposit; Workman claims; Workman group; Anomaly B6-8), Aztec Lodge area, Workman Creek Valley, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
8.4km (5.2 miles) ⓘRed Bluff Mine (Red Bluff prospect; Red Bluff claims; Claim MS 4788), Warm Spring Canyon, Asbestos Point (Asbestos Peak) area, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
8.8km (5.4 miles) ⓘRainbow Mine (Rainbow deposit), Asbestos Point (Asbestos Peak), Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
10.5km (6.5 miles) ⓘDonna Lee Mine (Donna Lee deposit; Anomaly B6-4), Deep Creek Canyon, Sierra Ancha Wilderness Area, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
11.2km (7.0 miles) ⓘSue Mine (Anomaly B6-2; Sue claims), Bull Canyon, Asbestos Point (Asbestos Peak) area, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
23.3km (14.5 miles) ⓘShepp No. 2 Mine, Wilson Creek Canyon, Pendelton Mesa area, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
References
Granger, H.C. & R.B. Raup (1959), Uranium deposits in the Dripping Spring Quartzite, Gila Co., AZ, USGS Bull. 1046-P: 417 (Figure 51), 477-479.
 
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