| Description |
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| Type Locality: | Christmas Mine (Red Bird shafts; Inspiration Mine; Hackberry shafts), Christmas, Christmas area, Banner District, Dripping Spring Mts, Gila Co., Arizona, USA is the type locality for Ruizite |
| Comments: | Occurs in veinlets & on fracture surfaces in metamorphosed limestone that contains associated minerals. |
| Habit: | Spherules of radial, acicular crystals. |
| Colour: | Orange |
| Quality of samples: | Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!) |
| Rarity at site: | Common |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| References |
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| References: | Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd. ed.: 231, 358. |
| Associated minerals: |
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| Associates: | Diopside
Grossular
Vesuvianite
Wollastonite
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| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Ruizite 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 |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (10 photos) |
