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Diaboleite from
Rowley Mine, Theba, Painted Rock Mining District, Painted Rock Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA


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Diaboleite

Rowley Mine, Theba, Painted Rock Mining District, Painted Rock Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
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Diaboleite

Rowley Mine, Theba, Painted Rock Mining District, Painted Rock Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
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Diaboleite

Rowley Mine, Theba, Painted Rock Mining District, Painted Rock Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
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Diaboleite, etc.

Rowley Mine, Theba, Painted Rock Mining District, Painted Rock Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
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Diaboleite

Rowley Mine, Theba, Painted Rock Mining District, Painted Rock Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
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Diaboleite

Rowley Mine, Theba, Painted Rock Mining District, Painted Rock Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
03933850017272010648257.jpg
Diaboleite

Rowley Mine, Theba, Painted Rock Mining District, Painted Rock Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
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Diaboleite, etc.

Rowley Mine, Theba, Painted Rock Mining District, Painted Rock Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
08136600017366866941037.jpg
Diaboleite

Rowley Mine, Theba, Painted Rock Mining District, Painted Rock Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
00223040017272010639770.jpg
Diaboleite

Rowley Mine, Theba, Painted Rock Mining District, Painted Rock Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
03933850017272010648257.jpg
Diaboleite

Rowley Mine, Theba, Painted Rock Mining District, Painted Rock Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
05019900017272010652393.jpg
Diaboleite, etc.

Rowley Mine, Theba, Painted Rock Mining District, Painted Rock Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Diaboleite
Formula:Pb2CuCl2(OH)4
Comments:Sparse amounts; as sandy aggregates.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Anglesite
Linarite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Leadhillite10
Caledonite9
Mammothite7
Cerussite5
Anglesite3
Boleite3
Phosgenite2
Atacamite2
Gypsum1
Cumengeite1
Wulfenite1
Quartz1
Pseudoboleite1
Baryte1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Diaboleite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Rowley Mine, Theba, Painted Rock Mining District, Painted Rock Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (22 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:4459
Long-form Identifier:1:3:4459:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Diaboleite
67.2km (41.8 miles) ⓘTonopah-Belmont Mine, Belmont Mountain, Tonopah, Osborn Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
74.3km (46.2 miles) ⓘEvening Star Mine, Tiger Wash, Tonopah, Osborn Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
References
Wilson, Wendell E., Miller, Douglas K. (1974) Minerals of the Rowley Mine [Arizona]. The Mineralogical Record, 5 (1) 10-30
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.pages 121, 202, 278, 425
 
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