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Diatomite from
Curtis Diatomite deposit (Curtiss Diatomite deposit), Curtiss, Cochise County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Type:Diatomite
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Diatomite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Curtis Diatomite deposit (Curtiss Diatomite deposit), Curtiss, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:540143
Long-form Identifier:1:3:540143:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Diatomite
13.3km (8.3 miles) ⓘPost Ranch deposit, Post Ranch, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
41.9km (26.0 miles) ⓘLyle Creek Diatomite deposits (Huachuca deposits), Huachuca Mountains Northwestern foothills, Redrock Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
42.3km (26.3 miles) ⓘEagle deposit, Redrock Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
48.1km (29.9 miles) ⓘAndrada Marble Quarry, Helvetia-Rosemont Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
76.7km (47.7 miles) ⓘEagle prospect, San Pedro River, San Pedro River-Alder Wash confluence area, San Pedro Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
90.5km (56.2 miles) ⓘWhite Cliffs Mine, Whitlock Wash area, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
References
MRDS database Dep. ID file #10060237, MRDS ID #TC10206.
Galbraith, F.W. & D.J. Brennan (1959), Minerals of AZ: 87.
 
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