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Fornacite from
Unnamed prospect, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA


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Fornacite, etc.

Unnamed prospect, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
03883930017367283156186.jpg
Fornacite, etc.

Unnamed prospect, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
06729200017367283147822.jpg
Fornacite, etc.

Unnamed prospect, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
03883930017367283156186.jpg
Fornacite, etc.

Unnamed prospect, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
06729200017367283147822.jpg
Fornacite, etc.

Unnamed prospect, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
03883930017367283156186.jpg
Fornacite, etc.

Unnamed prospect, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
Classification
Species:Fornacite
Formula:Pb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Creaseyite3
Wickenburgite2
Murdochite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fornacite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Unnamed prospect, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:770507
Long-form Identifier:1:3:770507:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fornacite
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘEvening Star Mine, Tiger Wash, Tonopah, Osborn Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
19.9km (12.4 miles) ⓘMoon Anchor Mine, Hummingbird Springs, Osborn Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
52.5km (32.6 miles) ⓘDona Kay Mine, Ellsworth Mining District, Granite Wash Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
63.8km (39.7 miles) ⓘEagle Eye Mine, Moore Mine group, New Water Mining District, New Water Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
71.1km (44.2 miles) ⓘConstellation, Black Rock Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
74.4km (46.2 miles) ⓘRowley Mine, Theba, Painted Rock Mining District, Painted Rock Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
80.3km (49.9 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
References
Yang, H., Downs, R. T., Evans, S. H., Jenkins, R. A., Bloch, E. M. (2013) Rongibbsite, Pb2(Si4Al)O11(OH), a new zeolitic aluminosilicate mineral with an interrupted framework from Maricopa County, Arizona, U.S.A. American Mineralogist, 98 (1) 236-241 doi:10.2138/am.2013.4252
 
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