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Wad from
Kat Head Mine (Kat Head group of claims; Black Diamond Mine), Aguila Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Wad' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Wad data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kat Head Mine (Kat Head group of claims; Black Diamond Mine), Aguila Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:239183
Long-form Identifier:1:3:239183:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Wad
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘFugatt Mine (Claude Fugatt Mine; Claude Fugatt claims; Purple Pansy Mine; Purple Pansy group of claims; Fortunate Mine), Aguila Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
2.8km (1.8 miles) ⓘValley View and Yarnell group of claims (Yarnell property; Valley View property), Aguila Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘPumice Mine (Pumice group of claims), Aguila Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘBlack Bart Mine (Black Bart group of claims; Lucky Mine), Aguila Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘBlack Rock Mine (Black Rock group of claims), Little Horn Peak, Aguila Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
6.2km (3.9 miles) ⓘBlack Crow Mine (Black Crow group; J.M. Meadows group; House claims; Black Bear claims; Atkins claims), Aguila Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
9.9km (6.2 miles) ⓘSambo Mine (Sambo Aguila group of claims; Black Castle Mines), Aguila Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
31.5km (19.6 miles) ⓘHatton Mine (Hatton group of claims; Harris Mine; Badger Mine), Bullard Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
50.1km (31.1 miles) ⓘMistake Mine, Box Canyon Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
50.5km (31.4 miles) ⓘBlack Rock group prospect (Black Rock property), Blue Tank Mining District, Yavapai 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.417
 
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