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Olivenite from
Magma Mine, Superior, Pinal County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Olivenite
Formula:Cu2(AsO4)(OH)
Comments:Occurs near zsurface at the No. 1 Glory Hole outcrop. Coats dioptase.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Dioptase
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Dioptase1
Libethenite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Olivenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Magma Mine, Superior, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:43837
Long-form Identifier:1:3:43837:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Olivenite in this Region
No. 1 Glory Hole, Magma Mine, Superior, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Olivenite
37.5km (23.3 miles) ⓘ79 Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
83.6km (52.0 miles) ⓘOld Reliable Mine (Reliable Mine; Calumet Mine; Clark-Scanlon group; Copper Creek Mining Co. property), Copper Creek (Copper Creek Canyon), Bunker Hill Mining District (Copper Creek Mining District), Pinal County, Arizona, USA
86.6km (53.8 miles) ⓘGrand Reef Mine, Laurel Canyon, Grand Reef Mountain, Klondyke, Aravaipa Mining District, Graham County, Arizona, USA
References
Wilson, E.D., et al (1950), Arizona zinc and lead deposits, part I, AZ Bur. Mines Bull. 156: 94.
Galbraith, F.W. & D.J. Brennan (1959), Minerals of AZ: 72
Barnes, Reginald, Hay, Mark (1983) Famous Mineral Localities: the Magma Mine [Arizona]. The Mineralogical Record, 14 (2) Tucson. 72-82
 
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