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Spangolite from
Maid of Sunshine Mine, Courtland, Turquoise Mining District (Courtland-Gleeson Mining District), Cochise County, Arizona, USA


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Spangolite

Maid of Sunshine Mine, Courtland, Turquoise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Spangolite, etc.

Maid of Sunshine Mine, Courtland, Turquoise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Spangolite, etc.

Maid of Sunshine Mine, Courtland, Turquoise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Spangolite, etc.

Maid of Sunshine Mine, Courtland, Turquoise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Spangolite

Maid of Sunshine Mine, Courtland, Turquoise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Spangolite, etc.

Maid of Sunshine Mine, Courtland, Turquoise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Spangolite, etc.

Maid of Sunshine Mine, Courtland, Turquoise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Spangolite, etc.

Maid of Sunshine Mine, Courtland, Turquoise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Spangolite

Maid of Sunshine Mine, Courtland, Turquoise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
09930710017272011793302.jpg
Spangolite, etc.

Maid of Sunshine Mine, Courtland, Turquoise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
05278930017272011812945.jpg
Spangolite, etc.

Maid of Sunshine Mine, Courtland, Turquoise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Spangolite, etc.

Maid of Sunshine Mine, Courtland, Turquoise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Spangolite
Formula:Cu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl · 3H2O
Habit:Good crystals to 1 mm long; micro-crystal.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Cyanotrichite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Cyanotrichite16
Malachite15
Azurite13
Rosasite1
Brochantite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Spangolite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Maid of Sunshine Mine, Courtland, Turquoise Mining District (Courtland-Gleeson Mining District), Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (7 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:45833
Long-form Identifier:1:3:45833:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Spangolite
25.1km (15.6 miles) ⓘTombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
38.1km (23.7 miles) ⓘCzar Mine, Copper Queen Mine, Queen Hill, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
38.4km (23.8 miles) ⓘCopper Queen Mine, Queen Hill, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
38.5km (23.9 miles) ⓘSouthwest Mine, Hendricks Gulch, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
40.6km (25.3 miles) ⓘCole Mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
44.0km (27.4 miles) ⓘJohnson Mine (Johnson Camp Mine), Johnson Camp, Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
94.5km (58.7 miles) ⓘMilpillas Mine, Milpillas, Santa Cruz Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
References
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.pages 198, 376
 
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