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Selenite from
Copper King Mine (Lawler Mines), Bagdad, Eureka Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Gypsum var: Selenite
Formula:CaSO4 · 2H2O
Comments:Crystals embedded in oxidized ore.
Habit:To 2 inches (5 cm) long
Colour:Colorless
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Selenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Copper King Mine (Lawler Mines), Bagdad, Eureka Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:275444
Long-form Identifier:1:3:275444:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Selenite
31.4km (19.5 miles) ⓘBig Sandy Valley, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
68.1km (42.3 miles) ⓘOro Flame Mine (Oro Flame property; American Eagle Mine; Mormon Patent; Old Ohio Patent MS 2025; Gold Bug Mine; Sterling property; Mescal claim; American Eagle Patent; Oro Grand Patent MS 2024), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
71.1km (44.2 miles) ⓘMystery Hill Mine group, Swansea, Santa Maria Mining District (Planet Mining District; Swansea Mining District; Bill Williams Mining District), Buckskin Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
85.3km (53.0 miles) ⓘPine Flat Mine, Pine Flat, Turkey Creek Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
96.5km (59.9 miles) ⓘA-Z Gypsum Mine, Harquahala Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
References
Anderson, C.A., et al (1955), Geology and ore deposits of the Bagdad area, Yavapai County, Arizona, USGS PP 278: 51, 77.
 
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