| Locality type: | Mine |
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| Species: | Quartz var: Amethyst |
| Formula: | SiO2 |
| Comments: | Occurs lining cavities in brecciated country rock. In profile, the massive quartz from the cavity walls to the crystal tips is often banded from snow-white to purple with purple pinacoids. |
| Habit: | Pinacoidal |
| Colour: | Dark purple |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
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| Associates: | Descloizite
Willemite
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| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Vanadinite | ⓘ18 photos of Amethyst associated with Vanadinite at this locality. |
| Mimetite | ⓘ16 photos of Amethyst associated with Mimetite at this locality. |
| Quartz | ⓘ6 photos of Amethyst associated with Quartz at this locality. |
| Descloizite | ⓘ4 photos of Amethyst associated with Descloizite at this locality. |
| Wulfenite | ⓘ4 photos of Amethyst associated with Wulfenite at this locality. |
| Diaboleite | ⓘ2 photos of Amethyst associated with Diaboleite at this locality. |
| Willemite | ⓘ2 photos of Amethyst associated with Willemite at this locality. |
| Hematite | ⓘ1 photo of Amethyst associated with Hematite at this locality. |
| Sphalerite | ⓘ1 photo of Amethyst associated with Sphalerite at this locality. |
| Chlorargyrite | ⓘ1 photo of Amethyst associated with Chlorargyrite at this locality. |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Amethyst data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Mammoth-Saint Anthony Mine, St. Anthony deposit, Tiger, Mammoth Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (11 photos) |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 242072 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:242072:1 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 59b9afcd-03e7-4208-a6f2-0c8f888aeba7 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Amethyst |
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| 40.1km (24.9 miles) | ⓘTen Strike Mine, Klondyke, Aravaipa Mining District, Graham County, Arizona, USA |
| 41.2km (25.6 miles) | ⓘOrejana Mine (Orejana adit; Unpatented claim Sabre; Sabre Mining Co. property; Oriana Mine), Aravaipa Mining District, Graham County, Arizona, USA |
| 41.4km (25.8 miles) | ⓘWindsor Mine (Windsor shaft; Bullis claims; Bullis group; Black Iron group; Unpatented claims - Tule; Patented claim MS 2006), Imperial Mountain, Aravaipa, Aravaipa Mining District, Graham County, Arizona, USA |
| 41.6km (25.9 miles) | ⓘFairview prospect, Aravaipa, Aravaipa Mining District, Graham County, Arizona, USA |
| 42.2km (26.2 miles) | ⓘUnnamed Pb-Zn prospect (1), Horse Mountain area, Aravaipa, Aravaipa Mining District, Graham County, Arizona, USA |
| 43.1km (26.8 miles) | ⓘUnnamed Pb prospect (Unnamed shaft), Aravaipa, Aravaipa Mining District, Graham County, Arizona, USA |
| 43.6km (27.1 miles) | ⓘBooker T. Washington claim, Aravaipa, Aravaipa Mining District, Graham County, Arizona, USA |
| 70.9km (44.0 miles) | ⓘPrincess Elena claims, Mineral Mountain area, Mineral Mountain Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA |
| 72.7km (45.2 miles) | ⓘAjax Mine, Bell Butte area, Mineral Mountain Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA |
| 76.9km (47.8 miles) | ⓘReymert Mine, Reymert Canyon, Mineral Mountain Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA |
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Mammoth-Saint Anthony Mine, St. Anthony deposit, Tiger, Mammoth Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA