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Rutile from
Esperanza Mine [new] (Esperanza pit; Esperanza open pit mines; West Esperanza Mine), Pima District (Olive District; Mineral Hill District; Twin Buttes District), Sierrita Mts, Pima Co., Arizona, USA

Description
Comments:Tungsten-rich material occurring in the New Year's Eve Breccia.
Quality of samples:not specified / average specimens
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
References
References:thony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 220.
Associated minerals:
Associates:Ferrimolybdite
Molybdenite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Rutile data
Locality Data:Click here to view Esperanza Mine [new] (Esperanza pit; Esperanza open pit mines; West Esperanza Mine), Pima District (Olive District; Mineral Hill District; Twin Buttes District), Sierrita Mts, Pima Co., Arizona, USA
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