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Dioptase from
Nugget Fraction Mine (Nugget Fracture property), Silver Reef Mountains, Tat Momoli Mountains, Silver Reef Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA


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Dioptase

Nugget Fraction Mine, Silver Reef Mountains, Tat Momoli Mountains, Silver Reef Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
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Dioptase

Nugget Fraction Mine, Silver Reef Mountains, Tat Momoli Mountains, Silver Reef Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
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Dioptase

Nugget Fraction Mine, Silver Reef Mountains, Tat Momoli Mountains, Silver Reef Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
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Dioptase

Nugget Fraction Mine, Silver Reef Mountains, Tat Momoli Mountains, Silver Reef Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
07340430017272062473113.jpg
Dioptase

Nugget Fraction Mine, Silver Reef Mountains, Tat Momoli Mountains, Silver Reef Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
01723990017272079265627.jpg
Dioptase

Nugget Fraction Mine, Silver Reef Mountains, Tat Momoli Mountains, Silver Reef Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Dioptase
Formula:CuSiO3 · H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Dioptase data
Locality Data:Click here to view Nugget Fraction Mine (Nugget Fracture property), Silver Reef Mountains, Tat Momoli Mountains, Silver Reef Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:245661
Long-form Identifier:1:3:245661:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.p.206
 
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