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Olivenite from
Grand Reef Mine, Laurel Canyon, Grand Reef Mountain, Klondyke, Aravaipa Mining District, Graham County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Olivenite
Formula:Cu2(AsO4)(OH)
Comments:Occurs as tufts on azurite.

NOTE: Identification was from one specimen photographed in Mineralogical Record article that is most likely brochantite or malachite. Mineralogy of Arizona references the MR article so it it a useless reference in this case. (WW Besse, 2016)
Habit:Acicular; in tufts
Colour:Green
Confirmation
Validity:Unconfirmed/Questioned
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Azurite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Olivenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Grand Reef Mine, Laurel Canyon, Grand Reef Mountain, Klondyke, Aravaipa Mining District, Graham County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:229109
Long-form Identifier:1:3:229109:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Olivenite
21.7km (13.5 miles) ⓘOld Reliable Mine (Reliable Mine; Calumet Mine; Clark-Scanlon group; Copper Creek Mining Co. property), Copper Creek (Copper Creek Canyon), Bunker Hill Mining District (Copper Creek Mining District), Pinal County, Arizona, USA
50.5km (31.4 miles) ⓘ79 Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
86.6km (53.8 miles) ⓘMagma Mine, Superior, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
91.7km (57.0 miles) ⓘMorenci Mine, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
References
Jones, Robert W. (1980) The Grand Reef Mine, Graham County, Arizona. The Mineralogical Record, 11 (4) 219-225
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.p.316
 
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