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Gypsum from
Orphan Mine (Orphan lode), Grand Canyon Village, Orphan Mining District, Coconino County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Gypsum
Formula:CaSO4 · 2H2O
Comments:On adit walls with efflorescent Fe & Cu minerals.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Gypsum data
Locality Data:Click here to view Orphan Mine (Orphan lode), Grand Canyon Village, Orphan Mining District, Coconino County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:246479
Long-form Identifier:1:3:246479:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Gypsum
16.5km (10.3 miles) ⓘGrandview Mine, Horseshoe Mesa, Grandview Mining District, Coconino County, Arizona, USA
60.2km (37.4 miles) ⓘHells Hollow prospect, Willow Springs, Coconino County, Arizona, USA
69.7km (43.3 miles) ⓘJack Daniels No. 1 Mine (Jack Daniels Nos. 1-5; Denetso No. 1), Cameron, Cameron Mining District, Coconino County, Arizona, USA
69.8km (43.4 miles) ⓘHuskon No. 5 Mine, Huskon Mines (Huskon group), Cameron, Cameron Mining District, Coconino County, Arizona, USA
70.9km (44.0 miles) ⓘHuskon No. 1 Mine (Charles Huskon #1), Huskon Mines (Huskon group), Cameron, Cameron Mining District, Coconino County, Arizona, USA
71.9km (44.7 miles) ⓘMax Johnson No. 1 Mine (Lemuel Littleman No. 2 Mine), Cameron, Cameron Mining District, Coconino County, Arizona, USA
72.9km (45.3 miles) ⓘYazzi No. 312 Mine (Foley Brothers No. 5 Mine), Cameron, Cameron Mining District, Coconino County, Arizona, USA
73.2km (45.5 miles) ⓘCollapse feature 493, Mohawk Canyon, Coconino County, Arizona, USA
73.2km (45.5 miles) ⓘHuskon No. 2 Mine (Huskon No. 2 - Yazzie No. 101 Mine; Yazzie No. 101 Mine), Huskon Mines (Huskon group), Cameron, Cameron Mining District, Coconino County, Arizona, USA
73.2km (45.5 miles) ⓘAlyce Tolino Mine (Max Johnson No. 9), Cameron, Cameron Mining District, Coconino County, Arizona, USA
References
Granger, H.C. & R.B. Raup (1962), Reconnaissance study of uranium deposits in AZ, USGS Bull. 1147-A, A7-A12
Gornitz, V. (2004), Grand Canyon Uranium: The Orphan Mine, Mineral News: 20(6): 7..
 
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