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Powellite from
Gold Circle group of claims, Putnam Wash area, Gold Circle Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Claim
Classification
Species:Powellite
Formula:Ca(MoO4)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Powellite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Gold Circle group of claims, Putnam Wash area, Gold Circle Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:228221
Long-form Identifier:1:3:228221:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Powellite
1.7km (1.0 miles) ⓘUpshaw Tungsten Mines group (Gold Circle Mine; Upshaw Tungsten group; Peckerwood shaft), Antelope Peak area, Gold Circle Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘUnnamed Tungsten deposit, Antelope Peak, Gold Circle Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
36.1km (22.4 miles) ⓘChilds-Adwinkle Mine (Childs and Altwilkle Mine; Childs-Aldwinkle Mine), Copper Creek (Copper Creek Canyon), Bunker Hill Mining District (Copper Creek Mining District), Pinal County, Arizona, USA
55.7km (34.6 miles) ⓘKorn Kob Mine, Buchman Canyon, Redington Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
63.1km (39.2 miles) ⓘCarlota Mine, Pinto Valley Mine, Pinto Creek, Miami-Inspiration Mining District, Globe-Miami Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
64.1km (39.8 miles) ⓘLive Oak pit, Inspiration Mine, Miami-Inspiration deposit, Inspiration, Miami-Inspiration Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
64.9km (40.3 miles) ⓘInspiration Mine, Miami-Inspiration deposit, Inspiration, Miami-Inspiration Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
References
Wilson, E.D. (1941), AZ Bur. Mines Bull. 148: 35.
 
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