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Epidote from
Monarch Mine (Mocking Bird Mine; Monarch Verde Mine; Statehood group), Cherry, Cherry Creek Mining District, Black Hills (Black Hill Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Epidote
Formula:(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Comments:Small veinlets in light-colored granite.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Epidote data
Locality Data:Click here to view Monarch Mine (Mocking Bird Mine; Monarch Verde Mine; Statehood group), Cherry, Cherry Creek Mining District, Black Hills (Black Hill Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:244159
Long-form Identifier:1:3:244159:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Epidote
10.7km (6.7 miles) ⓘShea Mine (Shea property), Verde Mining District, Black Hills (Black Hill Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
15.5km (9.6 miles) ⓘYaeger Mine (Yeager Mine; Yaeger Canyon Mine; Queen Bee Mine; Old Incline; Grey Copper shaft; Patented claims 1450), Hickey Mountain, Black Hills Mining District, Black Hills (Black Hill Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
16.8km (10.5 miles) ⓘUnited Verde Mine, Jerome, Verde Mining District, Black Hills (Black Hill Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
25.3km (15.7 miles) ⓘIron King Mine (Lime Rock Patented claim 1714; Copper Platter Patented claim 1714; Patented claims 1714), Humboldt, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
28.7km (17.9 miles) ⓘBoggs Mine (Boggs Patented 908 claim), Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
29.1km (18.1 miles) ⓘIron Queen Mine (Patented claims MS 1633), Boggs flat, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
31.1km (19.3 miles) ⓘButternut Mine (Claims MS 1434 and 3768; Good Luck group), Big Bug, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
36.0km (22.4 miles) ⓘNew Strike Mine (New Strike prospect; Berberich Mine; New Strike 1-7 MS 4593 claims), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
40.4km (25.1 miles) ⓘPine Flat Mine, Pine Flat, Turkey Creek Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
40.4km (25.1 miles) ⓘBradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
References
Lindgren, W. (1926), USGS Bull. 782: 105.
Wilson, E.D. (1934), Arizona Lode Gold Mines and Gold Mining, Arizona Bureau of Mines Bull. 137: 29-30
 
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