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Apachite from
Christmas Mine (Red Bird shafts; Inspiration Mine; Hackberry shafts), Christmas, Christmas area, Banner District, Dripping Spring Mts, Gila Co., Arizona, USA


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Christmas Mine (Red Bird shafts; Inspiration Mine; Hackberry shafts), Christmas, Christmas area, Banner District, Dripping Spring Mts, Gila Co., Arizona, USA
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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
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