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Powellite from
Korn Kob Mine, Buchman Canyon, Redington Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Powellite
Formula:Ca(MoO4)
Comments:Occurs as reaction rims around molybdenite.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Powellite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Korn Kob Mine, Buchman Canyon, Redington Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:239794
Long-form Identifier:1:3:239794:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Powellite
41.4km (25.7 miles) ⓘChilds-Adwinkle Mine (Childs and Altwilkle Mine; Childs-Aldwinkle Mine), Copper Creek (Copper Creek Canyon), Bunker Hill Mining District (Copper Creek Mining District), Pinal County, Arizona, USA
47.8km (29.7 miles) ⓘUnnamed Pb-Cu-Ag-Au-Zn-W prospect, Tres Alamos Wash, Johnny Lyon Hills, Yellowstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
51.7km (32.1 miles) ⓘC and H Mine group, Sycamore Canyon, Helvetia, Helvetia-Rosemont Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
55.5km (34.5 miles) ⓘHilton Tungsten claims, Hilton Mines, Hilton Ranch, Copper Camp, Hilton (Lead Mountain), Empire Mining District, Empire Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
55.7km (34.6 miles) ⓘGold Circle group of claims, Putnam Wash area, Gold Circle Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
57.1km (35.5 miles) ⓘDonna Anna workings, Johnson Camp, Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
57.3km (35.6 miles) ⓘJohnson Mine (Johnson Camp Mine), Johnson Camp, Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
57.3km (35.6 miles) ⓘUpshaw Tungsten Mines group (Gold Circle Mine; Upshaw Tungsten group; Peckerwood shaft), Antelope Peak area, Gold Circle Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
57.5km (35.7 miles) ⓘJohnson Camp, Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
57.5km (35.7 miles) ⓘUnnamed Tungsten deposit, Antelope Peak, Gold Circle Mining District, Pinal 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.334
 
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