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Wickenburgite from
Moon Anchor Mine, Hummingbird Springs, Osborn Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA


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Wickenburgite, etc.

Moon Anchor Mine, Hummingbird Springs, Osborn Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
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Wickenburgite

Moon Anchor Mine, Hummingbird Springs, Osborn Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
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Wickenburgite, etc.

Moon Anchor Mine, Hummingbird Springs, Osborn Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
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Wickenburgite, etc.

Moon Anchor Mine, Hummingbird Springs, Osborn Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
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Wickenburgite, etc.

Moon Anchor Mine, Hummingbird Springs, Osborn Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
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Wickenburgite

Moon Anchor Mine, Hummingbird Springs, Osborn Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
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Wickenburgite, etc.

Moon Anchor Mine, Hummingbird Springs, Osborn Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
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Wickenburgite, etc.

Moon Anchor Mine, Hummingbird Springs, Osborn Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
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Wickenburgite, etc.

Moon Anchor Mine, Hummingbird Springs, Osborn Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
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Wickenburgite

Moon Anchor Mine, Hummingbird Springs, Osborn Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
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Wickenburgite, etc.

Moon Anchor Mine, Hummingbird Springs, Osborn Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
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Wickenburgite, etc.

Moon Anchor Mine, Hummingbird Springs, Osborn Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Wickenburgite
Formula:CaPb3Al2Si10O24(OH)6
Comments:Crystals; also as granular to fine-grained masses in the oxidized portion of galena-sphalerite veins.
Colour:Colorless, rare salmon-pink, dull-white
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Mimetite3
Hemihedrite2
Phoenicochroite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Wickenburgite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Moon Anchor Mine, Hummingbird Springs, Osborn Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (5 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:38400
Long-form Identifier:1:3:38400:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Wickenburgite
6.8km (4.2 miles) ⓘPotter-Cramer Mine, Vulture Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
19.7km (12.3 miles) ⓘEvening Star Mine, Tiger Wash, Tonopah, Osborn Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
19.9km (12.4 miles) ⓘUnnamed prospect, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
47.3km (29.4 miles) ⓘRat Tail claim (Pack Rat claim), Belmont Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
94.2km (58.5 miles) ⓘRawhide Mine, Rawhide Wash, Artillery Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
References
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.p.419
 
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