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Pinalite from
Mammoth-Saint Anthony Mine (Mammoth-St Anthony Mine; Mammoth Mine; St. Anthony Mine), St. Anthony deposit, Tiger, Mammoth District, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA

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Mammoth-Saint Anthony Mine (Mammoth-St Anthony Mine; Mammoth Mine; St. Anthony Mine), St. Anthony deposit, Tiger, Mammoth District, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA
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Description
Type Locality:Mammoth-Saint Anthony Mine (Mammoth-St Anthony Mine; Mammoth Mine; St. Anthony Mine), St. Anthony deposit, Tiger, Mammoth District, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA is the type locality for Pinalite
Comments:Occurs in irregular cavities that are pseudomorphic molds of an uncertain precursor; in some places enclosed by chromian leadhillite.
Habit:Typically as isolated crystals & divergent sprays
Quality of samples:not specified / average specimens
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
References
References:Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 329; Dunn, P.J., et al (1989), Pinalite, a new lead tungstate chloride mineral from the Mammoth mine, Pinal Co., AZ, Am.Min.: 74: 934-935.
Associated minerals:
Associates:Chromian Leadhillite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pinalite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mammoth-Saint Anthony Mine (Mammoth-St Anthony Mine; Mammoth Mine; St. Anthony Mine), St. Anthony deposit, Tiger, Mammoth District, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA
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