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Shattuckite from
Reymert Mine, Reymert Canyon, Mineral Mountain Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Shattuckite
Formula:Cu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2
Comments:Coatings and small hemispherical aggregates of pale blue shattuckite on fracture surfaces in and near oxidized ore.
Habit:Hemispherical aggregates
Colour:Pale blue
Luminescent properties:None
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz2
Fornacite1
Chrysocolla1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Shattuckite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Reymert Mine, Reymert Canyon, Mineral Mountain Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:28362
Long-form Identifier:1:3:28362:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Shattuckite
22.5km (14.0 miles) Ray Mine, Scott Mountain, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
28.1km (17.5 miles) Poston Butte deposit (Continental Oil Co. property; Aztec Exploration and Development Co. property; Florence Conoco; Florence Copper Co. property), Florence, Florence Mining District (Blackwater Mining District; Black Rock Mining District), Pinal County, Arizona, USA
31.5km (19.6 miles) Florence project, Florence, Florence Mining District (Blackwater Mining District; Black Rock Mining District), Pinal County, Arizona, USA
76.9km (47.8 miles) Mammoth-Saint Anthony Mine, St. Anthony deposit, Tiger, Mammoth Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
81.1km (50.4 miles) Old Jonah Mine (Gold Nugget Mine; Loss Brothers claims), Chuichu area, Silver Reef Mountains, Tat Momoli Mountains, Silver Reef Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
82.6km (51.3 miles) Silver Reef Mine (Reef Mine; Cholla Mine; Silver Nugget Mine), White Horse Pass area, Silver Reef Mountains area, Chuichu area, Tat Momoli Mountains, Silver Reef Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
84.9km (52.7 miles) Tortolita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
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