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Descloizite from
Moon Anchor Mine, Hummingbird Springs, Osborn Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Descloizite
Formula:PbZn(VO4)(OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Descloizite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Moon Anchor Mine, Hummingbird Springs, Osborn Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:244723
Long-form Identifier:1:3:244723:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Descloizite
6.8km (4.2 miles) ⓘPotter-Cramer Mine, Vulture Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
7.5km (4.7 miles) ⓘTonopah-Belmont Mine, Belmont Mountain, Tonopah, Osborn Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
19.7km (12.3 miles) ⓘEvening Star Mine, Tiger Wash, Tonopah, Osborn Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
25.8km (16.0 miles) ⓘBlack Hawk Mine (Black Hawk property), Vulture Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
46.9km (29.1 miles) ⓘJulia Mine (United Vanadium Mine; Union group; Dragon M.S. #4110 claim; Dragon Mine), Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
47.3km (29.4 miles) ⓘRat Tail claim (Pack Rat claim), Belmont Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
61.8km (38.4 miles) ⓘPrince of Arizona Mine, Baldy Mountain, Pikes Peak Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
66.0km (41.0 miles) ⓘRowley Mine, Theba, Painted Rock Mining District, Painted Rock Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
66.0km (41.0 miles) ⓘBlack Butte prospect (Odell; Queen Elizabeth group), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
89.4km (55.5 miles) ⓘRamsey Mine, Plomosa Mining District, Plomosa Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
References
Williams, Sidney A. (1968) Wickenburgite, a new mineral from Arizona. American Mineralogist, 53 (9-10) 1433-1438
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.p.201
 
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