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Quetzalcoatlite from
Old Guard Mine (Royal Guard Mine), Tombstone District, Tombstone Hills, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA

Description
Comments:One tiny specimen as small nodules of coarsely-granular crystals cemented with gold.
Colour:Bright blue
Quality of samples:not specified / average specimens
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
References
References:Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 350; Williams, S.A. (1978), Khinite, parakhinite, and dugganite, three new tellurates from Tombstone, AZ, Am.Min.: 63: 1016-1019.; American Mineralogist, Volume 94, pages 648–652, 2009
Associated minerals:
Associates:Gold
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quetzalcoatlite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Old Guard Mine (Royal Guard Mine), Tombstone District, Tombstone Hills, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
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