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Mimetite from
Kearsarge Mine, Jacob City, Ophir Mining District, Tooele County, Utah, USA


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Mimetite

Kearsarge Mine, Jacob City, Ophir Mining District, Tooele County, Utah, USA
05757900017272016871311.jpg
Mimetite

Kearsarge Mine, Jacob City, Ophir Mining District, Tooele County, Utah, USA
05757900017272016871311.jpg
Mimetite

Kearsarge Mine, Jacob City, Ophir Mining District, Tooele County, Utah, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Mimetite
Formula:Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Mimetite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kearsarge Mine, Jacob City, Ophir Mining District, Tooele County, Utah, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:786832
Long-form Identifier:1:3:786832:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Mimetite
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘHidden Treasure Mine, Jacob City, Ophir Mining District, Tooele County, Utah, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘQueen of the Hills Mine (Mahogany; Flavilla), Jacob city, Ophir Mining District, Tooele County, Utah, USA
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘOphir Hill Consolidated Mine, Ophir, Ophir Mining District, Tooele County, Utah, USA
9.4km (5.9 miles) ⓘHonerine Mine (Bauer; Bullion Coalition; Great Basin; Tip Top Mine), Stockton Mining District, Tooele County, Utah, USA
51.3km (31.9 miles) ⓘCentennial Eureka Mine, Eureka, Juab County, Utah, USA
52.7km (32.8 miles) ⓘShaft No. 1, Colorado Mine, East Tintic Mining District, Utah County, Utah, USA
52.7km (32.8 miles) ⓘBurgin Mine, East Tintic Mining District, Utah County, Utah, USA
52.8km (32.8 miles) ⓘMammoth Mine, Mammoth, Tintic Mining District, East Tintic Mountains, Utah, USA
53.1km (33.0 miles) ⓘGold Chain Mine, Mammoth, Tintic Mining District, East Tintic Mountains, Utah, USA
53.6km (33.3 miles) ⓘCarisa Mine (Carissa Mine; Clarissa Mine), Mammoth, Tintic Mining District, East Tintic Mountains, Utah, USA
References
Thorne, Brent (n.d.) Personal communcation.
 
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