Forsterite from
Christmas Mine (Red Bird shafts; Inspiration Mine; Hackberry shafts), Christmas, Christmas area, Banner District, Dripping Spring Mts, Gila Co., Arizona, USA

Description
Comments:	Occurs as an important constituent of skarns formed in Martin Formation & Escabrosa Limestone; in contact-metamorphosed diorite at North side 800 level.
Quality of samples:	not specified / average specimens
Confirmation
Validity:	Believed Valid
References
References:	Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 179, 225; Perry, D.V. (1969), Skarn genesis at the Christmas mine, Gila Co., AZ, Econ.Geol.: 64: 255-270.
Associated minerals:
Associates:	Anhydrite Calcite Clintonite Vesuvianite
Data
Mineral Data:	Click here to view Forsterite data
Locality Data:	Click here to view Christmas Mine (Red Bird shafts; Inspiration Mine; Hackberry shafts), Christmas, Christmas area, Banner District, Dripping Spring Mts, Gila Co., Arizona, USA

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