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Clinochlore from
Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mining District
Classification
Species:Clinochlore
Formula:Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Comments:Identified by optics in a specimen from the Concentrator volcanics (pseudomorphous after biotite).
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Optical Analysis
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Clinochlore data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:992932
Long-form Identifier:1:3:992932:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Clinochlore in this Region
New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Clinochlore
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘNew Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
74.6km (46.4 miles) ⓘLinda Lee claims, Quijotoa (Covered Wells), Quijotoa Mining District, Quijotoa Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
References
Gilluly, J. (1946), The Ajo mining district, Arizona, USGS PP 209: 95.
 
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