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Marcasite from
Cameron, Cameron Mining District, Coconino County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Census-designated Place
Classification
Species:Marcasite
Formula:FeS2
Comments:As cyclically twinned inclusions in amethyst crystals in petrified wood.
Habit:Cyclically twinned.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Amethyst
Petrified Wood
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Marcasite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cameron, Cameron Mining District, Coconino County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:66860
Long-form Identifier:1:3:66860:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Marcasite in this Region
Alyce Tolino Mine (Max Johnson No. 9), Cameron, Cameron Mining District, Coconino County, Arizona, USA
Huskon Mines (Huskon group), Cameron, Cameron Mining District, Coconino County, Arizona, USA
Huskon No. 11 Mine (Charles Huskon #11; Huskon #11), Huskon Mines (Huskon group), Cameron, Cameron Mining District, Coconino County, Arizona, USA
Yazzie No. 102 Mine, Cameron, Cameron Mining District, Coconino County, Arizona, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Marcasite
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘAlyce Tolino Mine (Max Johnson No. 9), Cameron, Cameron Mining District, Coconino County, Arizona, USA
6.9km (4.3 miles) ⓘHuskon Mines (Huskon group), Cameron, Cameron Mining District, Coconino County, Arizona, USA
10.0km (6.2 miles) ⓘYazzie No. 102 Mine, Cameron, Cameron Mining District, Coconino County, Arizona, USA
17.6km (10.9 miles) ⓘHuskon No. 11 Mine (Charles Huskon #11; Huskon #11), Huskon Mines (Huskon group), Cameron, Cameron Mining District, Coconino County, Arizona, USA
25.4km (15.8 miles) ⓘHenry Sloan No. 1 Mine, Willow Springs, Coconino County, Arizona, USA
61.5km (38.2 miles) ⓘPinyon Plain Mine, Tusayan, Francis Mining District, Coconino County, Arizona, USA
69.6km (43.3 miles) ⓘOrphan Mine (Orphan lode), Grand Canyon Village, Orphan Mining District, Coconino County, Arizona, USA
References
Bollin, E. M., & Kerr, P. F. (1958). Uranium mineralization near Cameron, Arizona. In Guidebook of the Black Mesa Basin, northern Arizona: New Mexico Geological Society, 9th Field Conference Society Guidebook (Vol. 9, pp. 161-168).
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.p.289
 
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