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


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Cerussite
Formula:PbCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Vanadinite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cerussite 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:238187
Long-form Identifier:1:3:238187:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cerussite
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
6.7km (4.2 miles) ⓘChristmas Gift Mine (Horseshoe Mine; Hardtmayer property; Gypsy Mine; Bland property; Rhea group; Lucky Horseshoe group), Red Mountain, Harshaw Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
7.0km (4.3 miles) ⓘVictor Mine (Bowling Green patented claim), Squaw Gulch area, Tyndall Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
7.4km (4.6 miles) ⓘRosario Mine (Rosario group of claims), Salero area, Tyndall Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
8.0km (5.0 miles) ⓘBradford Mine, Salero area, Tyndall Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
8.1km (5.0 miles) ⓘAmerican Boy Mine (Lost Horse; Rhode Island; Down #1 & #2; Albert Gross; Fraction; New York; American), Piper Gulch, Mansfield Gulch (Mansfield Canyon), Temporal Gulch, Wrightson Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
8.4km (5.2 miles) ⓘPhiladelphia Mine (Philadelphia prospect), Anaconda Mine group, Temporal Gulch, Wrightson Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
8.6km (5.3 miles) ⓘSt. Louis Mine (St. Louis prospect), Anaconda Mine group, Temporal Gulch, Wrightson Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
8.9km (5.6 miles) ⓘFlux Mine, Flux Gulch, Alum Gulch, Harshaw Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
References
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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