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Cerussite from
Purple Passion Mine, Morgan Butte, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA


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Cerussite, etc.

Purple Passion Mine, Morgan Butte, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
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Cerussite, etc.

Purple Passion Mine, Morgan Butte, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
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Cerussite, etc.

Purple Passion Mine, Morgan Butte, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
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Cerussite, etc.

Purple Passion Mine, Morgan Butte, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
04506660017363014742024.jpg
Cerussite, etc.

Purple Passion Mine, Morgan Butte, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
00024950017271982797084.jpg
Cerussite, etc.

Purple Passion Mine, Morgan Butte, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
03866180017271982816256.jpg
Cerussite, etc.

Purple Passion Mine, Morgan Butte, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
04337990017271982845430.jpg
Cerussite, etc.

Purple Passion Mine, Morgan Butte, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
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Cerussite, etc.

Purple Passion Mine, Morgan Butte, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
00024950017271982797084.jpg
Cerussite, etc.

Purple Passion Mine, Morgan Butte, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
03866180017271982816256.jpg
Cerussite, etc.

Purple Passion Mine, Morgan Butte, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
04337990017271982845430.jpg
Cerussite, etc.

Purple Passion Mine, Morgan Butte, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Cerussite
Formula:PbCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz5
Calcite3
Willemite2
Fluorite2
Wulfenite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cerussite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Purple Passion Mine, Morgan Butte, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (6 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:31248
Long-form Identifier:1:3:31248:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cerussite
6.9km (4.3 miles) ⓘGreat Southern Mine, Monarch Wash area, Black Rock Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
7.6km (4.7 miles) ⓘOutpost Mine, San Domingo Wash, White Picacho Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
8.4km (5.2 miles) ⓘChampie Mine (Lehman Mine; Lehman Copper Mine; Lone Star Mine; UFO claims; Cersa Moje 1-7 claims; Rhoades-Iola claims), Copperopolis, Castle Creek Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
8.6km (5.3 miles) ⓘS and O claims (S & O claims; Amethyst Hill; Dave Haneline Memorial Mine), Wickenburg, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
9.9km (6.2 miles) ⓘPicacho View Mine, White Picacho Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
22.8km (14.2 miles) ⓘRat Tail claim (Pack Rat claim), Belmont Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
24.9km (15.5 miles) ⓘFat Jack Mine, Lane Mountain, Crown King, Pine Grove Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
52.7km (32.7 miles) ⓘLost Spaniard Mine, Belmont Mountain, Tonopah, Osborn Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
55.0km (34.2 miles) ⓘSilver Belt Mine (Richmond Patent MS 803 claim; Cabinet Silver Patent MS 1293 claim), Silver Belt-McCabe vein, Galena Gulch area, McCabe, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
55.1km (34.2 miles) ⓘPotter-Cramer Mine, Vulture Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
References
Gardner, Bill, Davis, Ed (2000) The Purple Passion Mine, Yavapai County, Arizona. The Mineralogical Record, 31 (4) 323-331
 
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