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Augite from
Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA


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Augite

San Diego Mine, Tombstone Extension Mines, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Augite

San Diego Mine, Tombstone Extension Mines, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Augite

San Diego Mine, Tombstone Extension Mines, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Augite

San Diego Mine, Tombstone Extension Mines, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Augite

San Diego Mine, Tombstone Extension Mines, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Augite

San Diego Mine, Tombstone Extension Mines, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Augite

San Diego Mine, Tombstone Extension Mines, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Augite

San Diego Mine, Tombstone Extension Mines, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Augite

San Diego Mine, Tombstone Extension Mines, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Locality type:Mining District
Classification
Species:Augite
Formula:(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Comments:In diorite porphyry dikes and basaltic rocks.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Augite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:257582
Long-form Identifier:1:3:257582:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Augite in this Region
San Diego Mine, Tombstone Extension Mines, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Augite
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘSan Diego Mine, Tombstone Extension Mines, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
21.5km (13.4 miles) ⓘMiddlemarch Mine, Middle Pass Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
21.6km (13.4 miles) ⓘMiddlemarch Mine slag locality, Middlemarch Mine, Middle Pass Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
64.8km (40.3 miles) ⓘUnnamed smelter slag locality, Gunsight Pass, Helvetia, Helvetia-Rosemont Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
68.5km (42.6 miles) ⓘGringo Mine (Gringo Mine group of claims; Francis group of claims; Temporal group of claims), Temporal Gulch, Wrightson Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
70.0km (43.5 miles) ⓘDuquesne-Washington Camp, Patagonia Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
75.0km (46.6 miles) ⓘSilver Strike Mine (Silverstrike Mine; Devonian group; Cawood Mine; Tennessee shaft), Government Peak, Teviston Mining District, Dos Cabezas Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
References
Butler, B.S., et al. (1938b), Geology and ore deposits of the Tombstone district, AZ, AZ Bur. Mines Bull. 143
Galbraith, F.W. & D.J. Brennan (1959), Minerals of AZ: 90.
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.p.121
 
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