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


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Tremolite
Formula:◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Comments:In contact-metamorphic limestones with andradite, epidote & diopside.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Andradite
Diopside
Epidote
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tremolite 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:22680
Long-form Identifier:1:3:22680:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tremolite
6.4km (4.0 miles) ⓘChristmas Mine, Christmas, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
34.0km (21.1 miles) ⓘResolution deposit, Superior, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
78.7km (48.9 miles) ⓘAsbestos Point (Asbestos Peak), Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
97.9km (60.8 miles) ⓘSilver Bell Mine, Mineral Mountain, Silver Bell Mining District, Silver Bell Mountains, Pima 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
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.pages 204, 215, 401
 
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