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Chlorite Group from
Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mining District
Classification
Species:'Chlorite Group' (not an IMA approved species)
Comments:Commonest ferromagnesian mineral in the district. Dominant dark component of all Pre-Cornelia formations. Pseudomorphs after biotite, or less commonly, after hornblende; vein fillings; non-pseudomorphous replacement mineral.
Abundance at site:Very common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chlorite Group data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:286709
Long-form Identifier:1:3:286709:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Chlorite Group in this Region
New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
Copper Giant claims, New Cornelia Mine area, New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Chlorite Group
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘNew Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘCopper Giant claims, New Cornelia Mine area, New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
45.4km (28.2 miles) ⓘCimarron Mine group (Bernice Mine group; Milton-Sturges Mine group; Milton-Sturgess Mine; Verde Mine group), Montezuma Mining District (Puerto Blanco Mountains Mining District), Puerto Blanco & Sonoyta Mountains, Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Pima County, Arizona, USA
46.6km (28.9 miles) ⓘBell and Unnamed prospects, Pima County, Arizona, USA
56.6km (35.2 miles) ⓘRasmussen Mine, Cabeza Prieta Game Range, O'Neill Hills, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
69.6km (43.3 miles) ⓘSt. Patrick Mine, Quijotoa Mining District, Quijotoa Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
79.0km (49.1 miles) ⓘUnnamed Au-Cu prospect (1), Black Mountain area, Table Top Mountains, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
91.4km (56.8 miles) ⓘMammon Mine, North Komelik area, Casa Grande Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
91.8km (57.0 miles) ⓘLakeshore Mine, North Komelik area, Casa Grande Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
93.3km (58.0 miles) ⓘRenner Mine (Renner Barite Mine; Toltec Mine; Renner and Sam Mine; Mohawk claims), U.S. Army Yuma Proving Grounds, Mohawk Mining District, Mohawk Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
References
Gilluly, J. (1946), The Ajo mining district, Arizona, USGS PP 209: 95-96.
 
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