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Vesuvianite from
Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:City
Classification
Species:Vesuvianite
Formula:Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Vesuvianite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:896373
Long-form Identifier:1:3:896373:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Vesuvianite
30.3km (18.8 miles) ⓘLucky Cuss Mine, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
30.8km (19.1 miles) ⓘToughnut Mine, Tombstone, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
31.3km (19.5 miles) ⓘTombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
32.2km (20.0 miles) ⓘComstock Hill, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
54.5km (33.9 miles) ⓘStronghold Canyon, Cochise Stronghold area, Middle Pass Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
68.9km (42.8 miles) ⓘTexas Canyon area, Dragoon, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
73.5km (45.6 miles) ⓘJohnson Camp, Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
74.9km (46.5 miles) ⓘPeabody Mine, Johnson Camp, Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
84.3km (52.4 miles) ⓘSt. Louis Mine (Morning Star Mine; Isabel), St. Louis Gulch, Hughes Gulch, Greaterville placer deposits, Greaterville, Greaterville Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
References
Ransome, F.L. (1904a) The geology and ore deposits of the Bisbee quadrangle, Arizona: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 21, 168 p., 3 sheets, scales 1:12,000 and 1:62,500: 119.
Nye, T.S. (1968) The Relationship of Structure and Alteration to Some Ore Bodies in the Bisbee (Warren) District, Cochise County, Arizona. University of Arizona, PhD. Thesis. https://www.proquest.com/openview/3fe34edfa709c12e51909493007794e3/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=18750&diss=y
 
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