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Gypsum from
Black Gap Mine, Barry Goldwater Air Force Range, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Gypsum
Formula:CaSO4 · 2H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Gypsum data
Locality Data:Click here to view Black Gap Mine, Barry Goldwater Air Force Range, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:358041
Long-form Identifier:1:3:358041:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Gypsum
0.1km (0.1 miles) ⓘGila Bend prospect (Gila Bend Celestite prospect), Gila Bend area, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘMontezuma claims, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
39.5km (24.6 miles) ⓘRowley Mine, Theba, Painted Rock Mining District, Painted Rock Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
49.7km (30.9 miles) ⓘNew Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
62.9km (39.1 miles) ⓘCopperosity Mine, Sif Vaya area, Vekol Mining District, Vekol Mountains, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
68.5km (42.5 miles) ⓘReward Mine (Bat tunnel; South Reward; Petrochis claim; Phenomenon), Kohatk, Vekol Mining District, Vekol Mountains, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
68.5km (42.6 miles) ⓘRepublic Mine (Republic Copper prospect; Ocotillo Copper Co. group; Super Six Mine; Super Six group; Lucky Ace Mine), Kohatk, Vekol Mining District, Vekol Mountains, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
84.1km (52.3 miles) ⓘLakeshore Mine, North Komelik area, Casa Grande Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
88.4km (54.9 miles) ⓘSacaton Mine, Casa Grande, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
90.3km (56.1 miles) ⓘRed Cross Mine (Norton Mine), Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range, Mohawk Mining District, Mohawk Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
References
MRDS file #10060160.
 
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