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Powellite from
Flying Saucer group (La Mina group; Kinnon group), Scorpion Hill, Vulture Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA


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Flying Saucer group, Scorpion Hill, Vulture Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
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Powellite

Flying Saucer group, Scorpion Hill, Vulture Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
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Powellite

Flying Saucer group, Scorpion Hill, Vulture Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
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Powellite

Flying Saucer group, Scorpion Hill, Vulture Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
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Flying Saucer group, Scorpion Hill, Vulture Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
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Powellite

Flying Saucer group, Scorpion Hill, Vulture Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
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Powellite

Flying Saucer group, Scorpion Hill, Vulture Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
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Powellite

Flying Saucer group, Scorpion Hill, Vulture Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
08688240017272075808529.jpg
Powellite

Flying Saucer group, Scorpion Hill, Vulture Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
08393890017272042823103.jpg
Powellite

Flying Saucer group, Scorpion Hill, Vulture Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
02441800017272042825937.jpg
Powellite

Flying Saucer group, Scorpion Hill, Vulture Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
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Powellite

Flying Saucer group, Scorpion Hill, Vulture Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
Classification
Species:Powellite
Formula:Ca(MoO4)
Comments:Occurs with scheelite as disseminations in granitic rocks.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Scheelite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Powellite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Flying Saucer group (La Mina group; Kinnon group), Scorpion Hill, Vulture Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:227193
Long-form Identifier:1:3:227193:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Powellite
26.4km (16.4 miles) ⓘWhite Cloud Mine (Tamarack group [?]), White Picacho Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
26.6km (16.5 miles) ⓘLittle San Domingo Mine, Little San Domingo Wash area, White Picacho Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
30.1km (18.7 miles) ⓘClimax Mine, San Domingo Wash, White Picacho Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
30.3km (18.8 miles) ⓘBuena Vista claim, San Domingo Wash, White Picacho Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
References
Dale, V.B. (1959) Tungsten deposits of Yuma, Maricopa, Pinal, and Graham Counties, Arizona. Report of Investigations 5516. United States Bureau of Mines p.3-11.
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.pages 334, 363
 
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