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Willemite from
Lead Lily shaft, California Mining District (Chiricahua Mining District), Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Shaft
Classification
Species:Willemite
Formula:Zn2SiO4
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Cerussite1
Hematite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Willemite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lead Lily shaft, California Mining District (Chiricahua Mining District), Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:852875
Long-form Identifier:1:3:852875:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Willemite
0.7km (0.4 miles) Hilltop Mine, California Mining District (Chiricahua Mining District), Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
6.2km (3.8 miles) El Tigre Mine (Sampson Mine), California Mining District (Chiricahua Mining District), Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
30.4km (18.9 miles) Vesley Mine, Granite Gap, San Simon Mining District, Peloncillo Mountains, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
30.7km (19.1 miles) Bob Montgomery Claim Group, Granite Gap, San Simon Mining District, Peloncillo Mountains, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
34.8km (21.6 miles) Mineral Mountain Mine, Kimball, San Simon Mining District, Peloncillo Mountains, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
57.2km (35.5 miles) Mystery Mine, Costello Mine group, Gleeson, Turquoise Mining District (Courtland-Gleeson Mining District), Cochise County, Arizona, USA
57.7km (35.8 miles) Defiance Mine, Costello Mine group, Gleeson, Turquoise Mining District (Courtland-Gleeson Mining District), Cochise County, Arizona, USA
60.4km (37.5 miles) Owl Mine, Virginia District, Lordsburg, Lordsburg Mining District, Pyramid Mountains, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
65.3km (40.6 miles) Silver Cloud Mine, Escapule Mine group, Middle Pass Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
65.9km (41.0 miles) Gold Camp Mines area, Turquoise Mining District (Courtland-Gleeson Mining District), Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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