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Linarite from
Ibex Mine (Ibex Mine Arcturus; Arcturus Mine), Black Mountains, Amargosa Range, Inyo County, California, USA


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Linarite

Ibex Mine, Black Mountains, Amargosa Range, Inyo County, California, USA
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Linarite

Ibex Mine, Black Mountains, Amargosa Range, Inyo County, California, USA
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Linarite

Ibex Mine, Black Mountains, Amargosa Range, Inyo County, California, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Linarite
Formula:PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Anglesite
Cerussite
Silver-bearing Galena
Smithsonite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Linarite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ibex Mine (Ibex Mine Arcturus; Arcturus Mine), Black Mountains, Amargosa Range, Inyo County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:656382
Long-form Identifier:1:3:656382:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Linarite
29.4km (18.3 miles) ⓘApril Fool claims (April Fool claim; Keegan; Manganese No. 1 and No. 4 claims), Owlshead Mountains, Inyo County, California, USA
31.9km (19.8 miles) ⓘColumbia No. 2 Mine, Shoshone Mines, Upper Noonday Camp, Nopah Range, Inyo County, California, USA
32.3km (20.1 miles) ⓘNoonday Mine (Grant Mine), Shoshone Mines, Upper Noonday Camp, Nopah Range, Inyo County, California, USA
32.8km (20.4 miles) ⓘWar Eagle Mine, Shoshone Mines, Upper Noonday Camp, Nopah Range, Inyo County, California, USA
66.9km (41.6 miles) ⓘBlue Bell Mine, Zzyzx, Soda Mountains, Silver Lake Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
66.9km (41.6 miles) ⓘUpper 2A-Site, Blue Bell Mine, Zzyzx, Soda Mountains, Silver Lake Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
67.1km (41.7 miles) ⓘB-Site, Blue Bell Mine, Zzyzx, Soda Mountains, Silver Lake Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
67.2km (41.8 miles) ⓘBird Nest drift, Otto Mountain, Baker, Soda Mountains, Silver Lake Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
67.2km (41.8 miles) ⓘOtto Mountain, Baker, Soda Mountains, Silver Lake Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
67.9km (42.2 miles) ⓘAga Mine, Otto Mountain, Baker, Soda Mountains, Silver Lake Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
References
Cloudman, H.C., F.J.H. Merrill & E. Huguenin (1919), San Bernardino County: California Mining Bureau. Report 15: 821
Waring, Clarence A. & E. Huguenin (1919), Inyo County: California Mining Bureau. Report 15: 96
Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 126, 244, 341.
 
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