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Wulfenite from
J.C. Holmes Mine, Temporal Gulch, Wrightson Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA


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Wulfenite

J.C. Holmes Mine, Temporal Gulch, Wrightson Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
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Wulfenite

J.C. Holmes Mine, Temporal Gulch, Wrightson Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
05181790017362315026165.jpg
Wulfenite

J.C. Holmes Mine, Temporal Gulch, Wrightson Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
03046530017272009823811.jpg
Wulfenite

J.C. Holmes Mine, Temporal Gulch, Wrightson Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
05181790017362315026165.jpg
Wulfenite

J.C. Holmes Mine, Temporal Gulch, Wrightson Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
03046530017272009823811.jpg
Wulfenite

J.C. Holmes Mine, Temporal Gulch, Wrightson Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Wulfenite
Formula:Pb(MoO4)
Comments:Occurs on fracture planes in quartz vein filling.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Chrysocolla2
Mottramite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Wulfenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view J.C. Holmes Mine, Temporal Gulch, Wrightson Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:238182
Long-form Identifier:1:3:238182:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Wulfenite
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘGringo Mine (Gringo Mine group of claims; Francis group of claims; Temporal group of claims), Temporal Gulch, Wrightson Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
3.1km (2.0 miles) ⓘIvanhoe Mine (Commercial Tunnel and Shaft; Ivanhoe 1-8 claims; Commercial 1-6 claims), Squaw Gulch area, Tyndall Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘSonoita prospect, Wrightson Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
10.8km (6.7 miles) ⓘDomino Mine (Old Chief Mine), Domino Mine group, Cumero Canyon, Cox Gulch, Palmetto Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
12.8km (7.9 miles) ⓘSonoita Mine group (Sondita Mine; Sondita Mine group; Evans claim), Palmetto Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
13.2km (8.2 miles) ⓘHardshell Mine, Hardshell Gulch, Harshaw, Harshaw Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
13.5km (8.4 miles) ⓘRobert E. Lee Mine (Bob Lee Mine; Bob Lee and Widow Mine), Tres de Mayo Mine group, Palmetto District, Fresno Canyon, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
13.9km (8.6 miles) ⓘPalmetto Mine, Tres de Mayo Mine group, Fresno Canyon, Palmetto Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
13.9km (8.6 miles) ⓘTres de Mayo Mine group, Fresno Canyon, Palmetto Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
14.8km (9.2 miles) ⓘJarilla Mine group (Jarilla Mine; Bullion Mine), Palmetto Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
References
Pellegrin, A.L. (1911), Rare minerals in southern AZ, Mining World: 34: 450
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.p.426
 
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