| | Description | |
| 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 Apachite | | Comments: | Occurs as minute, blue matted fibers or blades; fills fractures; pseudomorphic after grossular and diopside in some areas. Found in an ill defined structure that cuts tactites. | | Habit: | Fibrous; blades | | Colour: | Blue | | Quality of samples: | not specified / average specimens | | Confirmation | |
| Validity: | Believed Valid | | References | |
| References: | Cesbron, F.P. & S.A. Williams (1980), Apachite and gilalite, two new copper silicates from Christmas, AZ, Min.Mag.: 43: 639-641; Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 116, 428. | | Associated minerals: | |
| Associates: | Gilalite
Tobermorite
Xonotlite
| | Data | |
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Apachite 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 (7 photos) |
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