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Vauquelinite from
Florence Mine (Florence Lead Silver Mine), Ripsey Hill area, Ripsey District, Tortilla Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA

Description
Comments:Occurs in an oxide mineral assemblage that replaced galena-sphalerite, pyrite & tennantite along a sheared & mineralized fault zone separating limestone & quartzite.
Quality of samples:not specified / average specimens
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
References
References:Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona (1995), 3rd.ed.: 158, 247, 413, 426; Williams, S.A. & J.W. Anthony (1970), Hemihedrite, a new mineral from AZ, Am.Min.: 55: 1088-1102
Associated minerals:
Associates:Wulfenite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Vauquelinite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Florence Mine (Florence Lead Silver Mine), Ripsey Hill area, Ripsey District, Tortilla Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA
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