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Epidote from
Pontatoc Mine, Santa Catalina Mountains foothills, Tucson area, Pima County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Epidote
Formula:(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Chalcopyrite
Hematite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Epidote data
Locality Data:Click here to view Pontatoc Mine, Santa Catalina Mountains foothills, Tucson area, Pima County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:247234
Long-form Identifier:1:3:247234:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Epidote
0.6km (0.3 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cu prospect Ml45, Pima County, Arizona, USA
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cu prospect Ml37, Pima County, Arizona, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cu prospect Ml47, Pima County, Arizona, USA
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cu prospect Ml48, Pima County, Arizona, USA
5.6km (3.5 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cu prospect Ml54, Canada del Oro Mining District (Cañada del Oro Mining District), Pima County, Arizona, USA
6.3km (3.9 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cu prospect Ml10, Canada del Oro Mining District (Cañada del Oro Mining District), Pima County, Arizona, USA
7.0km (4.3 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cu prospect Tn6, Pima County, Arizona, USA
8.6km (5.4 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cu prospect Ml29, Pima County, Arizona, USA
10.9km (6.8 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cu prospect Ml26, Bear Canyon, Pima County, Arizona, USA
18.0km (11.2 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cu prospect Ml59, Canada del Oro Mining District (Cañada del Oro Mining District), Pima County, Arizona, USA
References
Guild, F. N. (1910) The Mineralogy of Arizona. The Chemical Publishing Co. 103 pp.
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.pages 166, 215
 
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