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Epidote from
Max Delta Mine, Gila Crossing District, South Mountain (South Mountains; South Mountain Park), Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Epidote
Formula:(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Epidote data
Locality Data:Click here to view Max Delta Mine, Gila Crossing District, South Mountain (South Mountains; South Mountain Park), Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:827365
Long-form Identifier:1:3:827365:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Epidote
70.6km (43.9 miles) ⓘPoston Butte deposit (Continental Oil Co. property; Aztec Exploration and Development Co. property; Florence Conoco; Florence Copper Co. property), Florence, Florence Mining District (Blackwater Mining District; Black Rock Mining District), Pinal County, Arizona, USA
78.8km (48.9 miles) ⓘBuckeye claim, White Picacho Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
79.0km (49.1 miles) ⓘHomestake group, Red Picacho Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
80.7km (50.1 miles) ⓘLittle San Domingo Mine, Little San Domingo Wash area, White Picacho Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
81.5km (50.7 miles) ⓘWhite Cloud Mine (Tamarack group [?]), White Picacho Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
82.3km (51.1 miles) ⓘTough Nut group, Vulture Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
82.7km (51.4 miles) ⓘBuena Vista claim, San Domingo Wash, White Picacho Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
84.0km (52.2 miles) ⓘClimax Mine, San Domingo Wash, White Picacho Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
85.1km (52.9 miles) ⓘTonopah-Belmont Mine, Belmont Mountain, Tonopah, Osborn Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
85.2km (52.9 miles) ⓘScheelite Reef Mine, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
References
Visit to the mine dumps 02/03/13
 
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