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


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Mottramite, etc.

J.C. Holmes Mine, Temporal Gulch, Wrightson Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
03419900017726389379487.jpg
Mottramite, etc.

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

J.C. Holmes Mine, Temporal Gulch, Wrightson Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Mottramite
Formula:PbCu(VO4)(OH)
Comments:Occurs as micro-crystals with vanadinite.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Vanadinite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Wulfenite2
Chrysocolla2
Vanadinite2
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Mottramite data
Locality Data:Click here to view J.C. Holmes Mine, Temporal Gulch, Wrightson Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:238183
Long-form Identifier:1:3:238183:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Mottramite
19.7km (12.2 miles) ⓘGlove Mine (Sunrise Mine), Glove Mine group (Zombie & Zeco claims; Festiago-Franklin; Blacksmith adit), Cottonwood Canyon, Tyndall Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
32.1km (19.9 miles) ⓘOmega Mine, Monument Mountain, Helvetia, Helvetia-Rosemont Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
32.3km (20.1 miles) ⓘHelvetia, Helvetia-Rosemont Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
40.1km (24.9 miles) ⓘTotal Wreck Mine, Cienega Creek, The Narrows, Empire Mining District, Empire Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
44.6km (27.7 miles) ⓘTwin Buttes Mine, Twin Buttes, Pima Mining District, Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
54.6km (34.0 miles) ⓘEdwards Mine (Mother Lode Mine; Mother Lode group), San Luis Mountains, Arivaca Mining District (Las Guijas Mining District), Las Guijas & San Luis Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
56.8km (35.3 miles) ⓘCharleston, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
58.2km (36.2 miles) ⓘManila Mine, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
59.4km (36.9 miles) ⓘGallagher Vanadium & Rare Minerals Corp Mine, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
59.7km (37.1 miles) ⓘMilpillas Mine, Milpillas, Santa Cruz Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
References
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.p.307
 
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