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Wulfenite from
Doughboy Mine (Doughboy shaft; Doughboy group), Irene Gulch, Midland City, Globe Hills Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Wulfenite
Formula:Pb(MoO4)
Comments:Discrete crystals or clusters of crystals on fracture walls.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Wulfenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Doughboy Mine (Doughboy shaft; Doughboy group), Irene Gulch, Midland City, Globe Hills Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:276200
Long-form Identifier:1:3:276200:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Wulfenite
4.1km (2.6 miles) ⓘAlbert Lea Mine (Albert Lea property; Lea tunnels; Albert Lea tunnels), Globe, Globe Hills Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
4.3km (2.7 miles) ⓘApache Mine, Radium, Burch area, Globe Hills Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
9.4km (5.8 miles) ⓘDays Peak area veins, Days Peak, Lost Gulch area, Miami, Miami-Inspiration Mining District, Globe-Miami Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
11.0km (6.8 miles) ⓘMoney Metals lode (Money Metal shaft; Money Metal property; Slumbering Beauty group; Patented claims MS 2735 / 2736a & b), Myberg Basin, Inspiration, Miami-Inspiration Mining District, Globe-Miami Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
15.0km (9.3 miles) ⓘCastle Dome Mine (Castle Dome deposit; Pinto Valley deposit), Castle Dome area (Castle Dome Mine area; Pinto Valley Mine area), Inspiration, Miami-Inspiration Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
18.2km (11.3 miles) ⓘCrown Point No. 6 claim, Pinto Creek, Miami-Inspiration Mining District, Globe-Miami Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
29.5km (18.3 miles) ⓘSilver King Mine, Comstock Wash, Kings Crown Peak area, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
31.1km (19.3 miles) ⓘDaggs group of claims, Belmont Mine (Belmont Copper property; Goodwin Mine; Monte Carlo claim; Smith lease; Doggs Mine; Lone Star Mine), Belmont Canyon, Apache Leap, Superior, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
31.5km (19.6 miles) ⓘBelmont Mine (Belmont Copper property; Goodwin Mine; Monte Carlo claim; Smith lease; Doggs Mine; Lone Star Mine), Belmont Canyon, Apache Leap, Superior, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
31.7km (19.7 miles) ⓘMagma Mine, Superior, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
References
Peterson, N.P. (1962), Geology and ore deposits of the Globe-Miami District, Arizona, USGS PP 342: 76, 129.
 
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