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Garnet Group from
San Juan Mine (San Juan group; Gordon Mine; Mann adit; Sulphide adit; Silver adit), Gordon Camp, Middle Pass Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA


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Garnet Group

San Juan Mine, Gordon Camp, Middle Pass Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Garnet Group

San Juan Mine, Gordon Camp, Middle Pass Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Garnet Group

San Juan Mine, Gordon Camp, Middle Pass Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Garnet Group

San Juan Mine, Gordon Camp, Middle Pass Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Garnet Group

San Juan Mine, Gordon Camp, Middle Pass Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Garnet Group

San Juan Mine, Gordon Camp, Middle Pass Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Garnet Group' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:X3Z2(SiO4)3
Comments:Occurs as a component of garnet tactite.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Chalcopyrite2
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Garnet Group data
Locality Data:Click here to view San Juan Mine (San Juan group; Gordon Mine; Mann adit; Sulphide adit; Silver adit), Gordon Camp, Middle Pass Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:229010
Long-form Identifier:1:3:229010:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Garnet Group
2.8km (1.8 miles) ⓘThe Pit prospect, Middle Pass Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘAbril Mine (Dos Hermanos Mine; Herrera Mine), Cochise Stronghold, Middle Pass Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘMissionary shaft, Middlemarch Mine, Middle Pass Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘMiddlemarch Mine, Middle Pass Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
6.8km (4.2 miles) ⓘStronghold Canyon, Cochise Stronghold area, Middle Pass Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
10.1km (6.3 miles) ⓘBuena Vista Mine, Buena Vista and Horse Fall Mines, Dragoon District (Golden Rule District), Cochise County, Arizona, USA
19.7km (12.2 miles) ⓘCenturion Mine, Centurion, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
19.9km (12.4 miles) ⓘLast Chance Mine, Casey Hill, Courtland, Turquoise Mining District (Courtland-Gleeson Mining District), Cochise County, Arizona, USA
21.0km (13.1 miles) ⓘStandard prospect, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
22.2km (13.8 miles) ⓘLegal Tender prospect, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
References
Wilson, E.D. (1951, July) Arizona Zinc and Lead Deposits - Part II. University of Arizona Bulletin 158. Arizona Bureau of Minespp.20-23
Shawe, D.R. (1966), AZ-NM & NV-UT beryllium belts, USGS PP 550-C: 206-213
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.p.133
 
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