Schieffelinite from
Joe Mine (Joe shaft), Tombstone District, Tombstone Hills, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA

Description
Type Locality:	Joe Mine (Joe shaft), Tombstone District, Tombstone Hills, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA is the type locality for Schieffelinite
Comments:	Occurs as clusters of intergrown scales in a shattered quartz vein.
Habit:	Individual crystals to 1 mm
Colour:	Colorless, milk-white
Quality of samples:	not specified / average specimens
Confirmation
Validity:	Believed Valid
References
References:	Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 364; Williams, S.A. (1980a), Schieffelinite, a new lead tellurate-sulfate from Tombstone, AZ, Min.Mag.: 43: 771-773; Rocks & Min.:57:16.
Data
Mineral Data:	Click here to view Schieffelinite data
Locality Data:	Click here to view Joe Mine (Joe shaft), Tombstone District, Tombstone Hills, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA

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