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Wad from
Regal prospect (Regal group prospect), Yuma County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:'Wad' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Wad data
Locality Data:Click here to view Regal prospect (Regal group prospect), Yuma County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:516151
Long-form Identifier:1:3:516151:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Wad
37.2km (23.1 miles) ⓘPlomosa Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
54.0km (33.6 miles) ⓘBig Granite Wash Kyanite group, Granite Wash, Ellsworth Mining District, Granite Wash Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
80.1km (49.8 miles) ⓘBlack Rock Mine (Black Rock group of claims), Little Horn Peak, Aguila Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
81.2km (50.5 miles) ⓘBlack Bart Mine (Black Bart group of claims; Lucky Mine), Aguila Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
84.9km (52.8 miles) ⓘKat Head Mine (Kat Head group of claims; Black Diamond Mine), Aguila Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
86.2km (53.6 miles) ⓘFugatt Mine (Claude Fugatt Mine; Claude Fugatt claims; Purple Pansy Mine; Purple Pansy group of claims; Fortunate Mine), Aguila Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
87.7km (54.5 miles) ⓘValley View and Yarnell group of claims (Yarnell property; Valley View property), Aguila Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
88.6km (55.0 miles) ⓘPumice Mine (Pumice group of claims), Aguila Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
91.2km (56.6 miles) ⓘBlack Crow Mine (Black Crow group; J.M. Meadows group; House claims; Black Bear claims; Atkins claims), Aguila Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
94.8km (58.9 miles) ⓘSambo Mine (Sambo Aguila group of claims; Black Castle Mines), Aguila Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
References
MRDS database Dep. ID file #10027211, MRDS ID #M002487.
 
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