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Gypsum from
Blue Nose Mine (Abe Lincoln Mine; War Horse Mine; Big Chief Mine; Big Jim Mine; Blue Nose Extension Mine; Home Again Virginia Hay claims), Harshaw, Harshaw Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA


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Gypsum, etc.

Blue Nose Mine, Harshaw, Harshaw Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
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Gypsum

Blue Nose Mine, Harshaw, Harshaw Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
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Gypsum, etc.

Blue Nose Mine, Harshaw, Harshaw Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
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Gypsum

Blue Nose Mine, Harshaw, Harshaw Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
01437180017272044166564.jpg
Gypsum, etc.

Blue Nose Mine, Harshaw, Harshaw Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
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Gypsum

Blue Nose Mine, Harshaw, Harshaw Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Gypsum
Formula:CaSO4 · 2H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Rhodochrosite2
Antimony Ochre1
Quartz1
Manganese Oxides1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Gypsum data
Locality Data:Click here to view Blue Nose Mine (Abe Lincoln Mine; War Horse Mine; Big Chief Mine; Big Jim Mine; Blue Nose Extension Mine; Home Again Virginia Hay claims), Harshaw, Harshaw Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:529908
Long-form Identifier:1:3:529908:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Gypsum
2.0km (1.3 miles) ⓘHardshell Mine, Hardshell Gulch, Harshaw, Harshaw Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
4.1km (2.6 miles) ⓘGreat Silver Mine, Basin Mine group, Wieland group (Wieland group claims), Harshaw, Harshaw Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
6.3km (3.9 miles) ⓘRed Mountain Mine (Red Mountain Copper prospect; Gem Mine; Carlton property; Ten Grand Mine; Red Mountain project), Red Mountain, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
8.2km (5.1 miles) ⓘBuena Vista Mine (Goodview Mine), Providencia Canyon, Patagonia Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
9.3km (5.8 miles) ⓘHolland Mine, Duquesne Gulch, Nash Mines group (Duquesne-Washington group), Duquesne-Washington Camp, Patagonia Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
11.3km (7.0 miles) ⓘCastle Butte Mine, Temporal Gulch, Wrightson Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
31.0km (19.3 miles) ⓘGlove Mine (Sunrise Mine), Glove Mine group (Zombie & Zeco claims; Festiago-Franklin; Blacksmith adit), Cottonwood Canyon, Tyndall Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
31.1km (19.3 miles) ⓘGlove Mine group (Zombie & Zeco claims; Festiago-Franklin; Blacksmith adit), Cottonwood Canyon, Tyndall Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
32.1km (19.9 miles) ⓘWhetstone Mountains deposit (Whetstone Mountains Gypsum), Cochise County, Arizona, USA
38.7km (24.1 miles) ⓘHamburg Mine (Wisconsin Mine; Hartford Mine), Ramsey Canyon, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
References
MRDS database Dep. ID file #10048353, MRDS ID #M899940.
 
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