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Vanadinite from
Finch Mine, Keystone Gulch, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA


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Vanadinite, etc.

Finch Mine, Keystone Gulch, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
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Vanadinite, etc.

Finch Mine, Keystone Gulch, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
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Vanadinite

Finch Mine, Keystone Gulch, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
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Vanadinite

Finch Mine, Keystone Gulch, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
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Vanadinite, etc.

Finch Mine, Keystone Gulch, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
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Vanadinite, etc.

Finch Mine, Keystone Gulch, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
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Vanadinite

Finch Mine, Keystone Gulch, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
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Vanadinite

Finch Mine, Keystone Gulch, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
03019700017272028455555.jpg
Vanadinite, etc.

Finch Mine, Keystone Gulch, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
03880530017272020518144.jpg
Vanadinite, etc.

Finch Mine, Keystone Gulch, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
05886760017272020525213.jpg
Vanadinite

Finch Mine, Keystone Gulch, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
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Vanadinite

Finch Mine, Keystone Gulch, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Vanadinite
Formula:Pb5(VO4)3Cl
Comments:Occurs in both the NE & SW workings as crystals & replacements of wulfenite.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Wulfenite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz13
Wulfenite8
Descloizite5
Hemimorphite2
Mimetite1
Calcite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Vanadinite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Finch Mine, Keystone Gulch, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (15 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:38397
Long-form Identifier:1:3:38397:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Vanadinite
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘOverland Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘ79 Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘMcHur property, 79 Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
4.3km (2.7 miles) ⓘPremier property (Premier group; Santa Monica Camp; Santa Montica Camp), Christmas, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
8.8km (5.5 miles) ⓘC and B Mine (C & B Mine; Vanadium Mine), Christmas, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
10.9km (6.7 miles) ⓘGrey Horse Mine, Riverside, Riverside Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
10.9km (6.8 miles) ⓘNorth Adit, Grey Horse Mine, Riverside, Riverside Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
34.5km (21.4 miles) ⓘDaggs group of claims, Belmont Mine (Belmont Copper property; Goodwin Mine; Monte Carlo claim; Smith lease; Doggs Mine; Lone Star Mine), Belmont Canyon, Apache Leap, Superior, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
34.5km (21.5 miles) ⓘBelmont Mine (Belmont Copper property; Goodwin Mine; Monte Carlo claim; Smith lease; Doggs Mine; Lone Star Mine), Belmont Canyon, Apache Leap, Superior, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
38.5km (24.0 miles) ⓘMagma Mine, Superior, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
References
MRDS database Dep. ID #10037112, MRDS ID #M030433.
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.p.410
 
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