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Diopside from
Johnson Camp, Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA


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Diopside

Johnson Mine, Johnson Camp, Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Diopside, etc.

Black Prince Mine, Johnson Camp, Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Diopside, etc.

Black Prince Mine, Johnson Camp, Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Diopside

Johnson Mine, Johnson Camp, Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Diopside, etc.

Black Prince Mine, Johnson Camp, Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Diopside, etc.

Black Prince Mine, Johnson Camp, Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Diopside

Johnson Mine, Johnson Camp, Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
03563630017272015323643.jpg
Diopside, etc.

Black Prince Mine, Johnson Camp, Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Diopside, etc.

Black Prince Mine, Johnson Camp, Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Locality type:Village
Classification
Species:Diopside
Formula:CaMgSi2O6
Comments:Occurs as small grains in metamorphosed limestone.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Calcite2
Bornite2
Anthophyllite2
Garnet Group2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Diopside data
Locality Data:Click here to view Johnson Camp, Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:238262
Long-form Identifier:1:3:238262:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Diopside in this Region
Black Prince Mine (Black Prince adit; Black Prince workings; Copper Queen Mine; Blue Bell group; Copper Bell Mine), Johnson Camp, Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Johnson Mine (Johnson Camp Mine), Johnson Camp, Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Mammoth Mine, Johnson Camp, Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Moore Mine, Johnson Camp, Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Republic Mine, Johnson Camp, Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Diopside
0.2km (0.2 miles) ⓘJohnson Mine (Johnson Camp Mine), Johnson Camp, Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
0.4km (0.3 miles) ⓘRepublic Mine, Johnson Camp, Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘMoore Mine, Johnson Camp, Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘMammoth Mine, Johnson Camp, Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘBlack Prince Mine (Black Prince adit; Black Prince workings; Copper Queen Mine; Blue Bell group; Copper Bell Mine), Johnson Camp, Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘKeystone Mine (Hagerman Mine; Hagerman shaft; Bannon group), Dragoon, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘLegal Tender prospect, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
6.0km (3.8 miles) ⓘCenturion Mine, Centurion, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
9.7km (6.0 miles) ⓘJordan Canyon prospects, Jordan Canyon, Dragoon, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
13.0km (8.1 miles) ⓘBurrito de Fierro Mine, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
References
Galbraith, F.W. & D.J. Brennan (1959), Minerals of AZ: 90.
 
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