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Garnet Group from
San Xavier Mine (San Xavier Mine shaft), Pima Mining District, Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Garnet Group' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:X3Z2(SiO4)3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Garnet Group data
Locality Data:Click here to view San Xavier Mine (San Xavier Mine shaft), Pima Mining District, Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:311564
Long-form Identifier:1:3:311564:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Garnet Group
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘUniversity Mine (SX mine - shaft No. 7), Twin Buttes, Pima Mining District, Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘSouth San Xavier Mine group (Gray Copper Mine; Franklin group), Pima Mining District, Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘVulcan Mine group (Vulcan Mine), Twin Buttes, Pima Mining District, Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘMineral Hill Mines (Azurite group; Old Azurite Mine; Copper Glance Mine), Mineral Hill, Mission complex, San Xavier, Pima Mining District, Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘDaisy Mine (Daisy shaft), Mineral Hill Mines (Azurite group; Old Azurite Mine; Copper Glance Mine), Mineral Hill, Mission complex, San Xavier, Pima Mining District, Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘMission pit, Mission complex, San Xavier, Pima Mining District, Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘEisenhower Mine (Eisenhower property/group; Mission Extension; Palo Verde Mine; Palo Verde copper deposit), Mission complex, San Xavier, Pima Mining District, Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
8.6km (5.4 miles) ⓘCopper King Mine, Pima Mining District, Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘCopper Queen Mine (Queen Mine), Pima Mining District, Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
8.8km (5.5 miles) ⓘCopper Butte Mine (Copper Buttes Copper Mines), Pima Mining District, Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
References
Wilson, E.D., et al (1950), Arizona zinc and lead deposits, part I, AZ Bur. Mines Bull. 156: 47
 
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