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Native Silver from
Richmond Basin, Richmond Basin Mining District, Apache Peaks, Gila County, Arizona, USA


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Native Silver

McMorris Mine, Richmond Basin, Richmond Basin Mining District, Apache Peaks, Gila County, Arizona, USA
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Native Silver

McMorris Mine, Richmond Basin, Richmond Basin Mining District, Apache Peaks, Gila County, Arizona, USA
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Native Silver

McMorris Mine, Richmond Basin, Richmond Basin Mining District, Apache Peaks, Gila County, Arizona, USA
Locality type:Basin
Classification
Species:Native Silver
Formula:Ag
Comments:A chief ore mineral in fairly large masses; as nuggets in surficial deposits.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Silver data
Locality Data:Click here to view Richmond Basin, Richmond Basin Mining District, Apache Peaks, Gila County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:249099
Long-form Identifier:1:3:249099:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Native Silver in this Region
McMorris Mine (Mack Morris Mine; Blue Quail Mine; Lake claims; Richmond Mine; LaPlata shaft; Jumbo shaft; Inca group; Helena and Nugget; Gila Monster), Richmond Basin, Richmond Basin Mining District, Apache Peaks, Gila County, Arizona, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Native Silver
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘMcMorris Mine (Mack Morris Mine; Blue Quail Mine; Lake claims; Richmond Mine; LaPlata shaft; Jumbo shaft; Inca group; Helena and Nugget; Gila Monster), Richmond Basin, Richmond Basin Mining District, Apache Peaks, Gila County, Arizona, USA
6.8km (4.2 miles) ⓘFour Bagger Mine (Four Bagger group; Patsy property; Pasquale Negro property), Quartzite Peak, Crash-Up Mountain area, Globe Hills Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
7.4km (4.6 miles) ⓘBull Hill Mine (New Translation MS 946 claim; Emeline Patent MS 268 claim; Blue Bird Patent MS 269 claim; Little Tom Patent MS 944 claim), Crash-Up Mountain area, Globe Hills Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
7.5km (4.7 miles) ⓘStonewall Jackson Mine (McMillan Silver Mines group; McMillan-Stonewall Mine; Stonewall Jackson-Little Mac Mine), McMillanville Mining District (McMillanville), Globe Hills Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
13.5km (8.4 miles) ⓘOld Dominion Mine, Buffalo Hill, Old Dominion vein system, Globe, Globe Hills Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
15.1km (9.4 miles) ⓘBadger Mine (Sultan group), Globe, Globe Hills Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
15.8km (9.8 miles) ⓘTom Boy Mine (Tomboy Gold and Copper Co. Mine; Bonanza shaft), Claypool, Miami-Inspiration Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
22.3km (13.9 miles) ⓘContinental Mine (Continental tunnel), Jewel Hill, Castle Dome area (Castle Dome Mine area; Pinto Valley Mine area), Inspiration, Miami-Inspiration Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
22.9km (14.2 miles) ⓘCastle Dome Mine (Castle Dome deposit; Pinto Valley deposit), Castle Dome area (Castle Dome Mine area; Pinto Valley Mine area), Inspiration, Miami-Inspiration Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
30.5km (19.0 miles) ⓘBobtail Mine (Virginia Mine; Missouri Mine; Mariana Missouri Mine; Twentieth Century claims; Wisner-Glassburn property; Mariana property; Bobaway property; Doak group), Pinal Peak area, Pinal Mountains Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
References
Peterson, N.P. (1962), Geology and ore deposits of the Globe-Miami district, AZ, USGS PP 342: 69
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.p.372
 
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