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Silica from
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


Locality type:Occurrence
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 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
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:540255
Long-form Identifier:1:3:540255:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Silica
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘCopper Valley claims (Way Out claims; Kerns claims; Old Organ Pipe Cactus claims), Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range, Pima County, Arizona, USA
10.4km (6.4 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
65.6km (40.8 miles) ⓘPhelps Dodge Silica Mine (Lime Chief 1 and 2), Quijotoa Mining District, Quijotoa Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
75.4km (46.9 miles) ⓘFreeman Silica (Sheridan pit), Pima County, Arizona, USA
76.8km (47.7 miles) ⓘJohnson Mine, Quijotoa Mining District, Quijotoa Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
References
MRDS database Dep. ID file #10065022, MRDS ID #TC40010.
 
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