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Plattnerite from
Southwest Mine, Hendricks Gulch, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA


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Plattnerite

Southwest Mine, Hendricks Gulch, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Plattnerite

Southwest Mine, Hendricks Gulch, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Plattnerite, etc.

Southwest Mine, Hendricks Gulch, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Plattnerite

Southwest Mine, Hendricks Gulch, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Plattnerite

Southwest Mine, Hendricks Gulch, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Plattnerite

Southwest Mine, Hendricks Gulch, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Plattnerite, etc.

Southwest Mine, Hendricks Gulch, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Plattnerite

Southwest Mine, Hendricks Gulch, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Plattnerite

Southwest Mine, Hendricks Gulch, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Plattnerite

Southwest Mine, Hendricks Gulch, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Plattnerite, etc.

Southwest Mine, Hendricks Gulch, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Plattnerite

Southwest Mine, Hendricks Gulch, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Plattnerite
Formula:PbO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Limonite9
Rosasite5
Calcite4
Murdochite4
Hematite3
Goethite1
Hemimorphite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Plattnerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Southwest Mine, Hendricks Gulch, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (14 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:38680
Long-form Identifier:1:3:38680:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Plattnerite
0.7km (0.5 miles) ⓘShattuck Mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
32.5km (20.2 miles) ⓘCharleston, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
34.3km (21.3 miles) ⓘTom Scott Mine, Tejon group (Tejon Mining Company property), Gleeson, Turquoise Mining District (Courtland-Gleeson Mining District), Cochise County, Arizona, USA
34.8km (21.6 miles) ⓘSilver Bill Mine, Costello Mine group, Gleeson, Turquoise Mining District (Courtland-Gleeson Mining District), Cochise County, Arizona, USA
34.9km (21.7 miles) ⓘDefiance Mine, Costello Mine group, Gleeson, Turquoise Mining District (Courtland-Gleeson Mining District), Cochise County, Arizona, USA
38.3km (23.8 miles) ⓘMary Mine, Great Western Group, Courtland, Turquoise Mining District (Courtland-Gleeson Mining District), Cochise County, Arizona, USA
52.2km (32.4 miles) ⓘCommonwealth Mine, Pearce, Pearce Mining District, Pearce Hills, Sulphur Springs Valley, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
68.9km (42.8 miles) ⓘUnnamed W-Cu prospect, Dragoon, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
81.7km (50.7 miles) ⓘTotal Wreck Mine, Cienega Creek, The Narrows, Empire Mining District, Empire Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
82.7km (51.4 miles) ⓘLone Mountain Mine, Empire Mining District, Empire Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
References
Graeme, Richard W. (1993) Bisbee [Arizona] Revisited: An Update on the Mineralogy of This Famous Locality. The Mineralogical Record, 24 (6) 421-436
 
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