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Aravaipa, Santa Teresa Mts, Aravaipa District, Graham Co., Arizona, USA

Aravaipa is a former mining and ranching town and present day ghost town. It had a post office from 1883 until 1893. Its original name was Dunlap after Mr. Burt Dunlap, a local rancher. The name was changed about 1892 when it was realized that there was already a post office with the same name. The new town name was after the Aravaipa Indians. The town site lies in a wilderness area.





Map Reference: 32°57'26"N , 110°21'16"W

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Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities


Mineral List:
Acanthite
Actinolite
Andradite
Anglesite
Ankerite
Aragonite
'Axinite'
Axinite-(Mn)
Babingtonite
Baryte
Calcite
Cannizzarite
Cerussite
Chalcanthite
Chalcocite
Chalcopyrite
Chlorargyrite
'Chlorite Group'
Chrysocolla
Clinochrysotile
'Copper Stain'
Cosalite
Covellite
Creedite
Cuprite
Diopside
Epidote
Fluorite
Galena
'Garnet Group'
Gypsum
Hedenbergite
var: Manganoan Hedenbergite
Hematite
var: Specularite
Hopeite
Ilvaite
Johannsenite
Kutnohorite
Magnetite
Malachite
Manganbabingtonite
Nekoite
Polylithionite
Pyrite
Quartz
var: Amethyst
Smithsonite
Sphalerite
var: Cleiophane
Tenorite
Thaumasite
Wulfenite


151 entries listed. 44 valid minerals.

Localities in this Region:
USA
 
  • Arizona
    • Graham Co.
      • Aravaipa District
        • Santa Teresa Mts
          • Aravaipa
              • Williamson Canyon
            • Horse Mountain
            • Horse Mountain area
            • Imperial Mountain area
              • Stowe Gulch
              • Tule Canyon area

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