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Hemihedrite from
Rat Tail claim (Pack Rat claim), Belmont Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA


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Hemihedrite

Rat Tail claim, Belmont Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
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Hemihedrite

Rat Tail claim, Belmont Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
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Hemihedrite

Rat Tail claim, Belmont Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
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Hemihedrite

Rat Tail claim, Belmont Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
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Hemihedrite

Rat Tail claim, Belmont Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
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Hemihedrite

Rat Tail claim, Belmont Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
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Hemihedrite

Rat Tail claim, Belmont Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
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Hemihedrite

Rat Tail claim, Belmont Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
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Hemihedrite

Rat Tail claim, Belmont Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
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Hemihedrite

Rat Tail claim, Belmont Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
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Hemihedrite

Rat Tail claim, Belmont Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
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Hemihedrite

Rat Tail claim, Belmont Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
Locality type:Claim
Classification
Species:Hemihedrite
Formula:Pb10Zn(CrO4)6(SiO4)2(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Phoenicochroite20
Vauquelinite9
Cerussite4
Mimetite3
Calcite2
Quartz1
Anglesite1
Galena1
Boleite1
Willemite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hemihedrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Rat Tail claim (Pack Rat claim), Belmont Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (21 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:6147
Long-form Identifier:1:3:6147:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Hemihedrite
31.0km (19.3 miles) ⓘChampie Mine (Lehman Mine; Lehman Copper Mine; Lone Star Mine; UFO claims; Cersa Moje 1-7 claims; Rhoades-Iola claims), Copperopolis, Castle Creek Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
41.3km (25.7 miles) ⓘPotter-Cramer Mine, Vulture Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
42.0km (26.1 miles) ⓘScott Mine, Belmont Mountain, Tonopah, Osborn Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
47.3km (29.4 miles) ⓘMoon Anchor Mine, Hummingbird Springs, Osborn Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
References
Williams, Sidney A., Anthony, John W. (1970) Hemihedrite, a new mineral from Arizona. American Mineralogist, 55 (7-8) 1088-1102
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.
 
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