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Mimetite from
Florence Mine (Florence Lead Silver Mine), Ripsey Hill area, Ripsey Mining District, Tortilla Mountains, Pinal County, Arizona, USA


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Mimetite

Florence Mine, Ripsey Hill area, Ripsey Mining District, Tortilla Mountains, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
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Mimetite, etc.

Florence Mine, Ripsey Hill area, Ripsey Mining District, Tortilla Mountains, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
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Mimetite, etc.

Florence Mine, Ripsey Hill area, Ripsey Mining District, Tortilla Mountains, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
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Mimetite

Florence Mine, Ripsey Hill area, Ripsey Mining District, Tortilla Mountains, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
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Mimetite, etc.

Florence Mine, Ripsey Hill area, Ripsey Mining District, Tortilla Mountains, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
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Mimetite, etc.

Florence Mine, Ripsey Hill area, Ripsey Mining District, Tortilla Mountains, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
07371450017367496508351.jpg
Mimetite

Florence Mine, Ripsey Hill area, Ripsey Mining District, Tortilla Mountains, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
05682230017272010456760.jpg
Mimetite, etc.

Florence Mine, Ripsey Hill area, Ripsey Mining District, Tortilla Mountains, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
07425620017272010425913.jpg
Mimetite, etc.

Florence Mine, Ripsey Hill area, Ripsey Mining District, Tortilla Mountains, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Mimetite
Formula:Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Vauquelinite
Wulfenite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Hemihedrite3
Quartz2
Hematite2
Wulfenite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Mimetite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Florence Mine (Florence Lead Silver Mine), Ripsey Hill area, Ripsey Mining District, Tortilla Mountains, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:227016
Long-form Identifier:1:3:227016:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Mimetite
12.6km (7.8 miles) ⓘGrey Horse Mine, Riverside, Riverside Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
14.8km (9.2 miles) ⓘ79 Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
15.0km (9.3 miles) ⓘFinch Mine, Keystone Gulch, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
16.1km (10.0 miles) ⓘRay Mine, Scott Mountain, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
18.2km (11.3 miles) ⓘC and B Mine (C & B Mine; Vanadium Mine), Christmas, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
34.8km (21.6 miles) ⓘReymert Mine, Reymert Canyon, Mineral Mountain Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
36.7km (22.8 miles) ⓘPearl Mine (Pearl property; Pearl vein; Monarch group; Dripping Springs property; Cuba Mine; Magoris Mine; Matt Tar property), Signal Peak area, Black Hills, Mammoth Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
41.7km (25.9 miles) ⓘFord Mine, Tucson Wash, Mammoth, Mammoth Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
42.1km (26.2 miles) ⓘMammoth-Saint Anthony Mine, St. Anthony deposit, Tiger, Mammoth Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
48.8km (30.3 miles) ⓘTable Mountain Mine, Table Mountain area, Table Mountain Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
References
Williams, Sidney A., Anthony, John W. (1970) Hemihedrite, a new mineral from Arizona. American Mineralogist, 55 (7-8) 1088-1102
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.pages 158, 413
 
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