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Actinolite from
Verde Village - S of, Cottonwood, Black Hills Mining District, Black Hills (Black Hill Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA


Classification
Species:Actinolite
Formula:◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Comments:Only found in one source so far. Lots of small sprays of crystals found inside an iron-bearing rock with massive quartz also.
Habit:Sprays
Colour:dark green
Abundance at site:Very Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Actinolite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Verde Village - S of, Cottonwood, Black Hills Mining District, Black Hills (Black Hill Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:427253
Long-form Identifier:1:3:427253:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Actinolite
29.9km (18.6 miles) Tri-Metals Mine, Mayer, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
32.4km (20.1 miles) Copper Queen Mine, Mayer, Agua Fria Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
32.5km (20.2 miles) Binghampton Mine, Mayer, Agua Fria Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
34.8km (21.6 miles) Half Moon Mine (Halfmoon prospect; Payoff group), Mayer, Agua Fria Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
35.6km (22.1 miles) Stoddard Mine (Patented claims MS 439-440), Mayer, Agua Fria Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
36.7km (22.8 miles) Boggs Mine (Boggs Patented 908 claim), Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
37.1km (23.0 miles) Iron Queen Mine (Patented claims MS 1633), Boggs flat, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
45.6km (28.3 miles) Blue Bell Mine (Blue Bell Mine and Quarry; Patented claims 1528; Blue Coat vein; Blue Buck claim), Mayer, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
52.9km (32.9 miles) De Soto Mine (Patented claims MS 1462 & 1463; Copper Link; Whale), Battle Flat, Peck Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
93.0km (57.8 miles) Sunflower Mine, Maricopa County belt, Sunflower Mining District (Mazatzal Mountains Mining District; Quicksilver Mining District), Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
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