| Locality type: | Mine |
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| Species: | Dioptase |
| Formula: | CuSiO3 · H2O |
| Comments: | Famous at the shaft collar (No. 1 glory hole); as crystal incrustations partly coated with small olivenite crystals (upper levels). |
| Colour: | Deep green |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals: |
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| Associates: | Olivenite
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| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Quartz | 6 |
| Malachite | 4 |
| Descloizite | 1 |
| Olivenite | 1 |
| Libethenite | 1 |
| Hematite | 1 |
| Chrysocolla | 1 |
| Wulfenite | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Dioptase data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Magma Mine, Superior, Pinal County, Arizona, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (12 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 4562 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:4562:9 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Localities for Dioptase in this Region |
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| No. 1 Glory Hole, Magma Mine, Superior, Pinal County, Arizona, USA |
| Nearest other occurrences of Dioptase |
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| 16.3km (10.1 miles) | ⓘRay, Pinal County, Arizona, USA |
| 20.0km (12.4 miles) | ⓘRay Mine, Scott Mountain, Pinal County, Arizona, USA |
| 23.0km (14.3 miles) | ⓘInspiration Mine, Miami-Inspiration deposit, Inspiration, Miami-Inspiration Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA |
| 37.5km (23.3 miles) | ⓘ79 Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA |
| 42.7km (26.5 miles) | ⓘChristmas Mine, Christmas, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA |
| 42.9km (26.7 miles) | ⓘChristmas open pit, Christmas Mine, Christmas, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA |
| 76.6km (47.6 miles) | ⓘCollins Mine, Mammoth-Saint Anthony Mine, St. Anthony deposit, Tiger, Mammoth Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA |
| 76.6km (47.6 miles) | ⓘFord Mine, Tucson Wash, Mammoth, Mammoth Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA |
| 76.9km (47.8 miles) | ⓘMammoth-Saint Anthony Mine, St. Anthony deposit, Tiger, Mammoth Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA |
| 78.6km (48.9 miles) | ⓘTable Mountain Mine, Table Mountain area, Table Mountain Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA |
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Magma Mine, Superior, Pinal County, Arizona, USA