Hisingerite from
Mammoth-Saint Anthony Mine, St. Anthony deposit, Tiger, Mammoth Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA

Locality type:

Mine

Classification

Species:

Hisingerite

Formula:

Fe₂³⁺(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄ · 2H₂O

Comments:

Occurs as the cores of radiating, fibrous creaseyite spherules.

Confirmation

Validity:

Believed Valid

Associated Minerals:

Associates:

Data

Mineral Data:

Locality Data:

Data Identifiers

Mindat Occurrence Record ID:

31619

Long-form Identifier:

1:3:31619:6

GUID (UUID V4):

e05f51aa-2067-4699-af04-f5d29db5258b

Nearest other occurrences of Hisingerite

39.6km (24.6 miles)

82.0km (51.0 miles)

References

Bideaux, Richard A. (1980) Famous Mineral Localities: Tiger, Arizona. The Mineralogical Record, 11 (3) 155-181

Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 252

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