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Aragonite from
Mystery Mine, Costello Mine group, Gleeson, Turquoise Mining District (Courtland-Gleeson Mining District), Cochise County, Arizona, USA


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Aragonite

Mystery Mine, Costello Mine group, Gleeson, Turquoise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Aragonite, etc.

Mystery Mine, Costello Mine group, Gleeson, Turquoise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Aragonite

Mystery Mine, Costello Mine group, Gleeson, Turquoise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Aragonite, etc.

Mystery Mine, Costello Mine group, Gleeson, Turquoise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
02374350017272009508294.jpg
Aragonite

Mystery Mine, Costello Mine group, Gleeson, Turquoise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
05378030017272041411676.jpg
Aragonite, etc.

Mystery Mine, Costello Mine group, Gleeson, Turquoise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Aragonite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Calcite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Aragonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mystery Mine, Costello Mine group, Gleeson, Turquoise Mining District (Courtland-Gleeson Mining District), Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:533285
Long-form Identifier:1:3:533285:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Aragonite
0.4km (0.3 miles) ⓘSilver Bill Mine, Costello Mine group, Gleeson, Turquoise Mining District (Courtland-Gleeson Mining District), Cochise County, Arizona, USA
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘDefiance Mine, Costello Mine group, Gleeson, Turquoise Mining District (Courtland-Gleeson Mining District), Cochise County, Arizona, USA
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘTom Scott Mine, Tejon group (Tejon Mining Company property), Gleeson, Turquoise Mining District (Courtland-Gleeson Mining District), Cochise County, Arizona, USA
35.0km (21.7 miles) ⓘCopper Queen Mine, Queen Hill, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
35.1km (21.8 miles) ⓘSouthwest Mine, Hendricks Gulch, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
36.2km (22.5 miles) ⓘCampbell Mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
43.6km (27.1 miles) ⓘSaint David area, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
45.8km (28.5 miles) ⓘBurro Pit, Johnson Mine (Johnson Camp Mine), Johnson Camp, Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
46.4km (28.8 miles) ⓘJohnson Mine (Johnson Camp Mine), Johnson Camp, Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
51.7km (32.2 miles) ⓘKartchner Caverns, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
References
MRDS database Dep. ID file #10048117, MRDS ID #M800139.
 
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