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Gypsum from
Sulphur Springs Valley, Cochise County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Valley
Classification
Species:Gypsum
Formula:CaSO4 · 2H2O
Comments:Occurs as beds in recent lake sediments.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Gypsum data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sulphur Springs Valley, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:256245
Long-form Identifier:1:3:256245:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Gypsum in this Region
Commonwealth Mine, Pearce, Pearce Mining District, Pearce Hills, Sulphur Springs Valley, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Turkey Creek Ridge deposit, Turkey Creek, Sulphur Springs Valley, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Gypsum
17.4km (10.8 miles) ⓘDos Cabezas project (Gold Prince Mine; Henry Clay Mine; Pat Price Mine; Bain Mine; Murphy Mine; Basin Mine), Dos Cabezas, Dos Cabezas Mining District (Two Heads Mining District), Dos Cabezas Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
28.0km (17.4 miles) ⓘUnnamed Gypsum deposit (1), Teviston Mining District, Dos Cabezas Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
32.0km (19.9 miles) ⓘJohnson Camp, Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
32.1km (19.9 miles) ⓘBurro Pit, Johnson Mine (Johnson Camp Mine), Johnson Camp, Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
32.2km (20.0 miles) ⓘJohnson Mine (Johnson Camp Mine), Johnson Camp, Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
33.4km (20.7 miles) ⓘCenturion Mine, Centurion, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
36.4km (22.6 miles) ⓘCommonwealth Mine, Pearce, Pearce Mining District, Pearce Hills, Sulphur Springs Valley, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
36.8km (22.8 miles) ⓘTurkey Creek Ridge deposit, Turkey Creek, Sulphur Springs Valley, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
39.8km (24.7 miles) ⓘTungsten King Mine, Black Rock group, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
42.2km (26.3 miles) ⓘMiddlemarch Mine slag locality, Middlemarch Mine, Middle Pass Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
References
Lausen, Carl (1927) Piedmontite from the Sulphur Spring Valley, Arizona. American Mineralogist, 12 (7) 283-286
Galbraith, F.W. & D.J. Brennan (1959), Minerals of AZ: 60.
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.pages 172, 241
 
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