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Ferrimolybdite from
Flying Saucer group (La Mina group; Kinnon group), Scorpion Hill, Vulture Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA


Classification
Species:Ferrimolybdite
Formula:Fe2(MoO4)3 · nH2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Ferrimolybdite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Flying Saucer group (La Mina group; Kinnon group), Scorpion Hill, Vulture Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:357697
Long-form Identifier:1:3:357697:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Ferrimolybdite
70.4km (43.7 miles) ⓘCrazy Basin property, Cleator, Black Canyon Mining District, Wickenburg Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
71.4km (44.4 miles) ⓘCleator area, Cleator, Black Canyon Mining District, Wickenburg Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
71.7km (44.6 miles) ⓘCopper Hill Mine (Copper Hill group; Patented claims MS 4452), Copper Basin Mining District, Sierra Prieta Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
71.8km (44.6 miles) ⓘU.S. Navy Mine (U.S. Mine; Verde Anney Mine), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
71.9km (44.7 miles) ⓘLoma Prieta Mine (Commercial Mine; Copper Glance Mine; Patented claims MS 3425; Copper Hill Mine [?]; Copper Basin group [in part]), Copper Basin Mining District, Sierra Prieta Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
74.7km (46.4 miles) ⓘBoston-Arizona Mine, Iron Springs, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
93.9km (58.4 miles) ⓘRowley Mine, Theba, Painted Rock Mining District, Painted Rock Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
References
MRDS file #10027294.
 
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