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Alabandite from
Higgins Mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Alabandite
Formula:MnS
Comments:Occurs in veinlets in limestone about 300 feet below the Twilight orebody.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Rhodochrosite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Rhodochrosite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Alabandite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Higgins Mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:68408
Long-form Identifier:1:3:68408:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Alabandite
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘCopper Queen Mine, Queen Hill, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘJunction Mine, Calumet and Arizona group of claims, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
32.4km (20.2 miles) ⓘLucky Cuss Mine, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
76.5km (47.6 miles) ⓘTrench Mine, Trench and Josephine Mine group (Josephine Mines; Trench group of claims; Lunch Cans prospect), Alum Gulch, Harshaw Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
77.0km (47.9 miles) ⓘHumboldt Mine, Alum Gulch, Harshaw Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
77.5km (48.2 miles) ⓘWorld's Fair Mine, Alum Gulch, Harshaw Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
85.1km (52.9 miles) ⓘHilltop Mine, California Mining District (Chiricahua Mining District), Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
91.5km (56.9 miles) ⓘHumboldt Mine, California Mining District (Chiricahua Mining District), Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
References
Wilson, E.D. & G.M. Butler (1930), Manganese ore deposits in AZ, AZ Bur. Mines Bull. 127: 53
Galbraith, F.W. (1947), Minerals of AZ, AZ Bur. Mines Bull. 153: 18
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.pages 104, 353
 
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