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Aragonite from
San Xavier pit (San Xavier open pit; San Xavier West Mine; San Xavier Unit Open pit), Mission complex, San Xavier, Pima Mining District, Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Pit
Classification
Species:Aragonite
Formula:CaCO3
Habit:Crystals
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Aragonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view San Xavier pit (San Xavier open pit; San Xavier West Mine; San Xavier Unit Open pit), Mission complex, San Xavier, Pima Mining District, Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:250899
Long-form Identifier:1:3:250899:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Aragonite
44.3km (27.5 miles) ⓘCave of the Bells, Sawmill Canyon, Greaterville Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
44.9km (27.9 miles) ⓘForty-nine Mine, Prince Mine group, Hilton Mines, Copper Camp, Hilton (Lead Mountain), Empire Mining District, Empire Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
45.0km (27.9 miles) ⓘChief Mine, Prince Mine group, Hilton Mines, Copper Camp, Hilton (Lead Mountain), Empire Mining District, Empire Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
45.2km (28.1 miles) ⓘOnyx Cave, Greaterville Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
46.2km (28.7 miles) ⓘLone Mountain Mine, Empire Mining District, Empire Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
57.3km (35.6 miles) ⓘSilver Bell Mine, Mineral Mountain, Silver Bell Mining District, Silver Bell Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
61.8km (38.4 miles) ⓘOracle Ridge Mine, Pima County, Arizona, USA
68.3km (42.4 miles) ⓘCampo Bonito, Oracle Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
71.6km (44.5 miles) ⓘKartchner Caverns, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
79.8km (49.6 miles) ⓘSaint David area, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
References
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.p.118
 
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