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Chalcedony from
Metcalf Mines (Arizona Copper Co. group; Metcalf Open pit), Clifton, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz var: Chalcedony
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcedony data
Locality Data:Click here to view Metcalf Mines (Arizona Copper Co. group; Metcalf Open pit), Clifton, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:424318
Long-form Identifier:1:3:424318:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcedony
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘShannon Mountain, Clifton, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘMorenci Mine, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
9.2km (5.7 miles) ⓘClifton, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
9.9km (6.2 miles) ⓘMulligan Peak Agate deposit (Huchins Agate deposit), Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
36.4km (22.6 miles) ⓘMule Creek, Steeple Rock Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
37.8km (23.5 miles) ⓘSlaughter Mountain, Lone Star Mining District (Safford Mining District; Dos Pobres Mining District), Graham County, Arizona, USA
59.9km (37.2 miles) ⓘPeloncillo Mountains Agate locality, Peloncillo Mountains, Graham County, Arizona, USA
68.4km (42.5 miles) ⓘRound Mountain, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
71.8km (44.6 miles) ⓘJoy Valley, Chaney Place, Graham County, Arizona, USA
74.9km (46.5 miles) ⓘMt. Jackson Mine (Spar Mine; Spar Fluorite group; Rhodes Spar Mine; Mount Jackson No. 1 and 2 claims MS 4673; Mount Jackson Mine), Jackson Mountain, Aravaipa Mining District, Graham County, Arizona, USA
References
MRDS database Dep. ID #10048292, MRDS D #M800422.
 
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