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Silica from
Phelps Dodge Silica Mine (Lime Chief 1 and 2), Quijotoa Mining District, Quijotoa Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Silica' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Silica data
Locality Data:Click here to view Phelps Dodge Silica Mine (Lime Chief 1 and 2), Quijotoa Mining District, Quijotoa Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:540237
Long-form Identifier:1:3:540237:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Silica
11.4km (7.1 miles) ⓘJohnson Mine, Quijotoa Mining District, Quijotoa Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
26.6km (16.5 miles) ⓘFreeman Silica (Sheridan pit), Pima County, Arizona, USA
61.7km (38.4 miles) ⓘAntelope Mine, Pima County, Arizona, USA
65.1km (40.5 miles) ⓘCopper Valley claims (Way Out claims; Kerns claims; Old Organ Pipe Cactus claims), Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range, Pima County, Arizona, USA
65.6km (40.8 miles) ⓘBonnie Lee group (Bonnie Lee Nos. 1-10), Copper Valley claims (Way Out claims; Kerns claims; Old Organ Pipe Cactus claims), Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
66.1km (41.1 miles) ⓘSan Antonio Mine (Clark Silica Mine; Sunshine Mine; San Antonio Mica Mine; Desert White Queen Mine; Crowler Nos. 1-4; Mica Mine; Valentina Mining claim), San Antonio group of claims, Chico Shunie, Chico Shunie Hills, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
81.9km (50.9 miles) ⓘBaboquivari Mountains Mine (Baboquivari Mountains Silica occurrence), Baboquivari Mining District, Baboquivari Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
References
MRDS database Dep. ID file #10065020, MRDS ID #TC40008.
 
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