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Cerussite from
Morgan Mine (Cube Iron Mine), Morgan Mine group, Quijotoa Mining District, Quijotoa Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Cerussite
Formula:PbCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cerussite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Morgan Mine (Cube Iron Mine), Morgan Mine group, Quijotoa Mining District, Quijotoa Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:245131
Long-form Identifier:1:3:245131:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cerussite
21.6km (13.4 miles) ⓘMildren Mine (Mildren claim; Mildred Mine), Mildren Mine group, Ko Vaya, Cababi Mining District (Comobabi Mining District), Comobabi Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
66.1km (41.1 miles) ⓘEl Tiro Mine, Silver Bell Mine, Mineral Mountain, Silver Bell Mining District, Silver Bell Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
68.0km (42.2 miles) ⓘIndiana-Arizona Mine, Indiana-Arizona Mine group (Carbonate group), Waterman Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
68.1km (42.3 miles) ⓘSilver Hill Mine group, Silver Hill, Silver Hill Mining District, Waterman Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
69.1km (43.0 miles) ⓘSilver Bell Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
73.3km (45.5 miles) ⓘSilver Reef Mine (Reef Mine; Cholla Mine; Silver Nugget Mine), White Horse Pass area, Silver Reef Mountains area, Chuichu area, Tat Momoli Mountains, Silver Reef Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
74.3km (46.1 miles) ⓘOld Jonah Mine (Gold Nugget Mine; Loss Brothers claims), Chuichu area, Silver Reef Mountains, Tat Momoli Mountains, Silver Reef Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
86.5km (53.7 miles) ⓘSunrise and Sunshine Mines (Sunshine-Sunrise group of claims; Sunshine group; Malone group), Papago Mining District (Sierrita Mining District), Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
89.1km (55.4 miles) ⓘNorth Opening, Silver Hill Mine (Gold Coin Mine), Cerro Colorado Mining District, Cerro Colorado Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
89.2km (55.4 miles) ⓘSilver Hill Mine (Gold Coin Mine), Cerro Colorado Mining District, Cerro Colorado Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
References
Galbraith, F.W. & D.J. Brennan (1959), Minerals of AZ: 50
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.p.158
 
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