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

Description
Comments:	Common in pyrrhotite-chalcopyrite zone of lower Martin orebody.
Quality of samples:	not specified / average specimens
Confirmation
Validity:	Believed Valid
References
References:	Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 345; Perry, D.V. (1969), Skarn genesis at the Christmas mine, Gila Co., AZ, Econ.Geol.: 64: 255-270; Knoerr, A. & M. Eigo (1963), Arizona's newest copper producer - The Christmas mine, Engr. Mining Jour.: 164: 55.; Willden, Ronald (1964) Geology of the Christmas quadrangle, Gila and Pinal Counties, Arizona: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1161-E, p. E1-E64
Associated minerals:
Associates:	Valleriite
Data
Mineral Data:	Click here to view Pyrrhotite 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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