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Mimetite from
Unnamed Pb-Cu-Ag-Au-Zn-W prospect, Tres Alamos Wash, Johnny Lyon Hills, Yellowstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Mimetite
Formula:Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz7
Chrysocolla4
Malachite2
Vanadinite2
Descloizite1
Cuproroméite1
Iodargyrite1
Rosasite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Mimetite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Unnamed Pb-Cu-Ag-Au-Zn-W prospect, Tres Alamos Wash, Johnny Lyon Hills, Yellowstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (8 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:734246
Long-form Identifier:1:3:734246:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Mimetite
22.6km (14.0 miles) Golden Rule Mine, Dragoon District (Golden Rule District), Cochise County, Arizona, USA
42.1km (26.2 miles) Commonwealth Mine, Pearce, Pearce Mining District, Pearce Hills, Sulphur Springs Valley, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
45.1km (28.0 miles) Total Wreck Mine, Cienega Creek, The Narrows, Empire Mining District, Empire Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
45.9km (28.5 miles) San Pedro Mine, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
46.2km (28.7 miles) Toughnut Mine, Tombstone, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
46.4km (28.8 miles) West Side Mine, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
48.3km (30.0 miles) San Diego Mine, Tombstone Extension Mines, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
48.3km (30.0 miles) Emerald Mine, Silver Plume Mine, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
50.1km (31.1 miles) Verde Queen Mine, Copper Camp, Hilton (Lead Mountain), Empire Mining District, Empire Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
51.9km (32.2 miles) Gallagher Vanadium & Rare Minerals Corp Mine, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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