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Albite from
Sunset Mine (Sunset prospect; Sunset claims 1 - 2 & 3), White Picacho Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Albite
Formula:Na(AlSi3O8)
Comments:Fills many fractures as fine-grained, sugary material.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Albite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sunset Mine (Sunset prospect; Sunset claims 1 - 2 & 3), White Picacho Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:256295
Long-form Identifier:1:3:256295:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Albite
0.1km (0.1 miles) ⓘNorth Morning Star Mine, Morning Star Mine (Morning Star prospects; Morning Star pegmatites), San Domingo Wash, White Picacho Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
0.4km (0.3 miles) ⓘLower Jumbo Mine, Mitchell Wash, White Picacho Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘPicacho View Mine, White Picacho Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘOutpost Mine, San Domingo Wash, White Picacho Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘOutpost Extension prospect, San Domingo Wash, White Picacho Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
4.1km (2.5 miles) ⓘFriction Mine, White Picacho Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
6.9km (4.3 miles) ⓘDragon Mine, Wickenburg, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
7.0km (4.3 miles) ⓘIndependence Mine, Independence Gulch, White Picacho Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
7.2km (4.5 miles) ⓘNew Lookout prospects, Independence Gulch, White Picacho Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
7.4km (4.6 miles) ⓘMidnight Owl Mine, Independence Gulch, White Picacho Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
References
Jahns, R.H. (1952), Pegmatite deposits of the White Picacho District, Maricopa and Yavapai Cos., AZ, AZ Bur. Mines Bull. 162: 79.
 
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