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Cerussite from
Old Jonah Mine (Gold Nugget Mine; Loss Brothers claims), Chuichu area, Silver Reef Mountains, Tat Momoli Mountains, Silver Reef Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Cerussite
Formula:PbCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Shattuckite1
Wulfenite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cerussite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Old Jonah Mine (Gold Nugget Mine; Loss Brothers claims), Chuichu area, Silver Reef Mountains, Tat Momoli Mountains, Silver Reef Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:487180
Long-form Identifier:1:3:487180:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cerussite
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘSilver Reef Mine (Reef Mine; Cholla Mine; Silver Nugget Mine), White Horse Pass area, Silver Reef Mountains area, Chuichu area, Tat Momoli Mountains, Silver Reef Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
41.2km (25.6 miles) ⓘEl Tiro Mine, Silver Bell Mine, Mineral Mountain, Silver Bell Mining District, Silver Bell Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
43.6km (27.1 miles) ⓘSilver Bell Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
49.8km (31.0 miles) ⓘIndiana-Arizona Mine, Indiana-Arizona Mine group (Carbonate group), Waterman Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
51.0km (31.7 miles) ⓘSilver Hill Mine group, Silver Hill, Silver Hill Mining District, Waterman Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
66.8km (41.5 miles) ⓘCactustail Mine, Owl Head Buttes area, Owl Head Mining District, Tortolita Mountains, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
68.8km (42.7 miles) ⓘOld Eagle Mine (Stake Lease 3707), Owl Head Buttes area, Owl Head Mining District, Tortolita Mountains, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
74.3km (46.1 miles) ⓘMorgan Mine (Cube Iron Mine), Morgan Mine group, Quijotoa Mining District, Quijotoa Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
76.1km (47.3 miles) ⓘMildren Mine (Mildren claim; Mildred Mine), Mildren Mine group, Ko Vaya, Cababi Mining District (Comobabi Mining District), Comobabi Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
77.4km (48.1 miles) ⓘOld Yuma Mine, Tucson Mountain District Saguaro National Park, Amole Mining District, Tucson Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
References
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