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Epidote 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


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Epidote
Formula:(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Epidote 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
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:529909
Long-form Identifier:1:3:529909:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Epidote
1.2km (0.8 miles) ⓘAmerican Mine (Virginia Hay claims), American Peak, Harshaw Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
1.5km (1.0 miles) ⓘBender Mine (Fernando Mine; Mina Prieta group; Black Eagle Mine; San Fernando Mine; Colossa), American Peak, Harshaw Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘEndless Chain Mine (Cunningham tunnel), Harshaw Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
2.0km (1.3 miles) ⓘAlta Mine, Hardshell Gulch, Harshaw, Harshaw Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
2.2km (1.3 miles) ⓘMorning Glory Mine, Alum Gulch, Harshaw Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘChief Mine (Chief group of claims), Flux Gulch, Alum Gulch, Harshaw Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘO'Mara Mine (Old Soldier Mine), Canada de la Paloma, Patagonia Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘStella Blue Mine (Patagonia Mine), Mowry Hill, Mowry Wash, Mowry, Patagonia Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
3.6km (2.3 miles) ⓘPatagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘPhoenix Mine (Hay property), Patagonia Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
References
MRDS database Dep. ID file #10048353, MRDS ID #M899940.
 
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