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Willemite from
Glove Mine (Sunrise Mine), Glove Mine group (Zombie & Zeco claims; Festiago-Franklin; Blacksmith adit), Cottonwood Canyon, Tyndall Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Willemite
Formula:Zn2SiO4
Comments:Excellent micro crystals with wulfenite (also micro)
Habit:hexagonal prisms and equant grains
Colour:water clear
Abundance at site:Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Calcite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Willemite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Glove Mine (Sunrise Mine), Glove Mine group (Zombie & Zeco claims; Festiago-Franklin; Blacksmith adit), Cottonwood Canyon, Tyndall Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:482007
Long-form Identifier:1:3:482007:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Willemite
23.7km (14.7 miles) Golden Gate Mine group, Rosemont (Rosemont Camp), Helvetia-Rosemont Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
42.6km (26.5 miles) Total Wreck Mine, Cienega Creek, The Narrows, Empire Mining District, Empire Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
64.4km (40.0 miles) Hamburg Mine (Wisconsin Mine; Hartford Mine), Ramsey Canyon, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
66.9km (41.6 miles) Cave Mine, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
68.4km (42.5 miles) Nelly James Mine, Miller Canyon, Miller Peak, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
72.6km (45.1 miles) State of Texas Mine, Montezuma Canyon, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
72.7km (45.2 miles) Gila Monster Mine, Jaynes, Amole Mining District, Tucson Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
74.8km (46.5 miles) Old Yuma Mine, Tucson Mountain District Saguaro National Park, Amole Mining District, Tucson Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
81.8km (50.8 miles) Unnamed V-Mo prospect, Yellowstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
83.1km (51.7 miles) Emerald Mine, Silver Plume Mine, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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