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Murdochite from
Silver Hill Mine group, Silver Hill, Silver Hill Mining District, Waterman Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA


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Murdochite, etc.

Silver Hill Mine group, Silver Hill, Silver Hill Mining District, Waterman Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
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Murdochite, etc.

Silver Hill Mine group, Silver Hill, Silver Hill Mining District, Waterman Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
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Murdochite, etc.

Silver Hill Mine group, Silver Hill, Silver Hill Mining District, Waterman Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Murdochite
Formula:Cu12Pb2O15Cl2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Aurichalcite
Plattnerite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Osarizawaite2
Cerussite2
Chalcopyrite2
Rosasite2
Smithsonite1
Azurite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Murdochite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Silver Hill Mine group, Silver Hill, Silver Hill Mining District, Waterman Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:7915
Long-form Identifier:1:3:7915:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Murdochite
51.9km (32.3 miles) ⓘSilver Reef Mine (Reef Mine; Cholla Mine; Silver Nugget Mine), White Horse Pass area, Silver Reef Mountains area, Chuichu area, Tat Momoli Mountains, Silver Reef Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
84.1km (52.2 miles) ⓘMammoth-Saint Anthony Mine, St. Anthony deposit, Tiger, Mammoth Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
References
Bideaux, R.A., et al (1960), Some new occurrences of minerals of Arizona, AZ Geol. Soc. Digest: 3: 53-56
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.pages 123, 308, 331
 
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