Delafossite

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Clara Mine, Rankach valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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Formula:

CuFeO

System:

Trigonal

Colour:

Black, brown-white in ...

Lustre:

Metallic

Hardness:

5½

Name:

After G. Delafosse (1796-1878), French mneralogist.

Delafossite Group.

Classification of Delafossite

IMA status:

Valid - first described prior to 1959 (pre-IMA) - "Grandfathered"

Strunz 8th edition ID:

4/A.05-30

Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:

4.AB.15

4 : OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodates)
A : Metal: Oxygen = 2:1 and 1:1
B : M:O = 1:1 (and up to 1:1.25); with small to medium-sized cations only

Dana 8th edition ID:

7.1.1.1

7 : MULTIPLE OXIDES
1 : ABX₂

Hey's CIM Ref.:

7.3.6

7 : Oxides and Hydroxides
3 : Oxides of Cu

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Type Occurrence of Delafossite

Type Locality:

Mednorudyanskoye Cu Deposit, Nizhnii Tagil, Ekaterinburgskaya (Sverdlovskaya) Oblast', Middle Urals, Urals Region, Russia

Year of Discovery:

1873

Physical Properties of Delafossite

Lustre:

Metallic

Diaphaneity (Transparency):

Opaque

Colour:

Black, brown-white in reflected light

Streak:

Black

Hardness (Mohs):

5½

Tenacity:

Brittle

Cleavage:

Imperfect/Fair
{101¯0}

Density (measured):

5.41 g/cm³

Density (calculated):

5.52 g/cm³

Crystallography of Delafossite

Crystal System:

Trigonal

Class (H-M):

3m (3 2/m) - Hexagonal Scalenohedral

Cell Parameters:

a = 3.04Å, c = 17.12Å

Ratio:

a:c = 1 : 5.632

Unit Cell Volume:

V 137.02 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Morphology:

Crystals tabular {0001} to equant, with {0001} and {101¯1} as dominant forms. Botryoidal crusts.

Twinning:

Contact twins on {0001} noted.

Optical Data of Delafossite

Type:

Anisotropic

Anisotropism:

Strong

Colour in reflected light:

Rose brown-white

Pleochroism:

Visible

Comments:

O = light golden-brown
E = darker rose-brown

Chemical Properties of Delafossite

Formula:

CuFeO

Essential elements:

Cu, Fe, O

All elements listed in formula:

Cu, Fe, O

Relationship of Delafossite to other Species

Structurally related to group(s):

Delafossite Group

ABO

4.AB.05

Crednerite

CuMnO

4.AB.10

Tenorite

CuO

4.AB.15

Mcconnellite

CuCrO

4.AB.20

Bromellite

BeO

4.AB.20

Zincite

(Zn,Mn

,Fe

4.AB.25

Bunsenite

NiO

4.AB.25

Lime

CaO

4.AB.25

Manganosite

MnO

4.AB.25

Monteponite

CdO

4.AB.25

Periclase

MgO

4.AB.25

Wüstite

FeO

4.AB.30

Palladinite

PdO

7.3.1

Cuprite

7.3.2

Tenorite

CuO

7.3.3

Paramelaconite

7.3.4

Spertiniite

Cu(OH)

7.3.5

Crednerite

CuMnO

7.3.7

Cuprospinel

Other Names for Delafossite

Other Languages:

German:	Delafossit
Russian:	Делафоссит
Spanish:	Delafossita

Other Information

Health Warning:

No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

References for Delafossite

Reference List:

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Friedel (1873), Comptes rendus, Académie des sciences, Paris: 77: 211.

Rogers (1913), American Journal of Science: 35: 290.

Pabst (1938), American Mineralogist: 23: 175.

Palache, Charles, Harry Berman & Clifford Frondel (1944), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana Yale University 1837-1892, Volume I: Elements, Sulfides, Sulfosalts, Oxides. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York. 7th edition, revised and enlarged: 674-675.

Acta Crystallographica: C47: 2644-2646.

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Localities for Delafossite

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Argentina
Catamarca Belen Department Farallón Negro Agua de Dionisio mining district (YMAD) Bajo de San Lucas Cu deposit	Singer, D.A., Berger, V.I., and Moring, B.C. (2008): US Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1155.
Bajo El Durazno Cu deposit	Singer, D.A., Berger, V.I., and Moring, B.C. (2008): US Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1155.
Mendoza Uspallata Paramillos de Uspallata Paramillos Norte deposit	Singer, D.A., Berger, V.I., and Moring, B.C. (2008): US Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1155.
San Jorge Cu deposit	Singer, D.A., Berger, V.I., and Moring, B.C. (2008): US Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1155.
Neuquén Campana Mahuida Cu deposit	Singer, D.A., Berger, V.I., and Moring, B.C. (2008): US Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1155.
Santa Cruz Macizo del Deseado La Leona Mine	Brodtkorb (2002): Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina

Atlantic Ocean
Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex Romache offset zone ?	Econ Geol (1976) 71:1515-1525

Australia
Queensland Mount Isa - Cloncurry area Cloncurry District Cloncurry Great Australia Mine	No reference listed
South Australia Flinders Ranges South Flinders Ranges Wilmington Spring Creek Mine	No reference listed
Mt Lofty Ranges South Mt Lofty Ranges (Adelaide Hills) Clarendon Mount Malvern Mine	Kolitsch, U. and Elliott, P. (1999): Mineralogy of the Mount Malvern Mine near Clarendon, South Australia. Australian J. Mineral. 5, 3-17.
Tasmania Queenstown district Mount Lyell Mines ?	Ralph Bottrill et al in prep.
Prince Lyell Mine	Bottrill RS & Baker, WE (in prep) Catalogue of Minerals of Tasmania. Mineral Resources Tasmania

Austria
Carinthia Friesach - Hüttenberg area Hüttenberg Hüttenberger Erzberg	ETTINGER, K. & MÖRTL, J. (1993): Delafossit vom Hüttenberger Erzberg (Ma. Waitschach), Kärnten, Österreich. - Aufschluss 44, 39-43.
Waitschach	G. Niedermayr, I. Praetzel: Mineralien Kärntens, 1995
Wilhelm adit	Ettinger, K., Mörtl, J., (1993): Delafossit vom Hüttenberger Erzberg, (Ma. Waitschach), Kärnten, Österreich, Der Aufschluss, Vol. 44, 39-43
Salzburg Hohe Tauern Stubach valley Totenkopf (incl. Lower Riffl glacier)	A. Strasser: Die Minerale Salzburgs (1989)

Azerbaijan
Ağdam (Agdam) District Damirli Cu-Mo deposit	Singer, D.A., Berger, V.I., and Moring, B.C. (2008): US Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1155.

Belgium
Luxembourg Province Stavelot Massif Vielsalm	Michel Bloindieau
Cahai (Cahay) Tier des Carrières	No reference listed

China
Hubei Province Huangshi Prefecture Daye Co. Fengjiashan Mine (Daye copper mine)	Collection of NHM, Vienna
Jiangxi Province Jiujiang Prefecture Jiujiang Co. Chengmenshan Mine	http://www.smartminerals.com/cina2004/art_Jiangxi.htm
Tibet Autonomous Region Qamdo (Changdu) Prefecture Jomdo (Jiangda) Co. Malasongduo Cu-Mo deposit	Gu, X.X., Tang, J.X., Wang, C.S., Chen, J.P., and He, B.B. (2003): Mineralogy and Petrology 78, 1-20
Yulong Cu-(Mo) deposit	Dunmo Cheng, Mangen Zhou, and Benxian Wu (1982): Acta Mineralogica Sinica 2(3), 213-216

Cyprus
Nicosia District (Lefkoşa District; Lefkosia District) Skouriotissa Skouriotissa Mine	American Mineralogist (1975): 60: 1013-1018.

Czech Republic
Moravia (Mähren; Maehren) Vysočina Region Štěpánov nad Svratkou Borovec	Velebil, D., Kráčmar, L.: Ložisko Borovec u Štěpánova (štěpánovský revír). Minerál, 2002, roč. 10, č. 3, s. 163-181.

France
Alsace Bas-Rhin Villé Valley Triembach-au-Val	Wittern, Journée: "Mineralien finden in den Vogesen", von Loga (Cologne), 1997
Languedoc-Roussillon Aude Carcassonne Mas-Cabardès Salsigne Salsigne mine	Le Règne Minéral, Hors série (3), 36-54
Tuchan Padern Tistoulet Mine	Favreau, G., Berbain, C. & Meisser, N. (2003): Cyanophyllite et autres minéraux rares de Padern (Aude). Le Cahiers des Micromonteurs, 82(4), 17-23.
Pyrénées-Orientales Caixas Fontcouverte Mas Vicenç	BERBAIN, C., FAVREAU, G. & MORENO, C. (2010): Mas Vicenç, Fontcouverte, Caixas (Pyrénées-Orientales). Le Cahier des Micromonteurs, 107, 20-25.
Midi-Pyrénées Tarn Alban Paulinet Saint-Jean-de-Jeannes Le Moulinal Mine	desescaut.jy@voila.fr
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Alpes-Maritimes Puget-Théniers La-Croix-sur-Roudoule Le Cerisier	R. Pierrot, P. Picot, J. Féraud, J. Vernet : "Inventaire Minéralogique de la France N° 4 : Alpes-Maritimes", BRGM, 1974

Germany
Baden-Württemberg Black Forest Freudenstadt Dorothea Mine	Wittern: "Mineralfundorte in Deutschland", Schweizerbart (Stuttgart), 2001
Haus Württemberg Mine (Neues Jahr Mine)	K. Walenta: "Die Mineralien des Schwarzwaldes", Weise (Munich), 1992
Gengenbach Haigerach valley Silberbrünnle Mine	Wittern,A. (1995) Mineralien finden im Schwarzwald
Schenkenzell Wittichen Burgfelsen Johann Mine	No reference listed
Heubach Valley Anton Mine (St. Anton Mine)	No reference listed
Schmiedestollen dump	K. Walenta: "Die Mineralien des Schwarzwaldes", Weise (Munich), 1992
Wolfach Oberwolfach Rankach valley Clara Mine	Walenta, K. (1992): Die Mineralien des Schwarzwaldes. Chr. Weise Verlag, München, 336 pp. (in German)
Bavaria Franconia Fichtelgebirge Weißenstadt Rudolfstein Uranium deposit	Meier, S. & Dünkel, B. (2010): Das Zinn- und Uranbergwerk am Rudolfstein bei Weißenstadt, Fichtelgebirge. Lapis 35 (2), 29-37; 54.
Upper Palatinate Oberpfälzer Wald Waldsassen Pfaffenreuth Bayerland Mine	Lapis, 10 (9), 13-20+50.
Hesse Odenwald Lautertal (Odenwald) Reichenbach
Lower Saxony Harz Lautenthal Wolfshagen St Anna Mine	Weiss: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", 1990
North Rhine-Westphalia Bergisches Land Engelskirchen Loope Castor Mine ?	Habel, B. & Linder, R. (2009): Die Grube "Castor" bei Loope und ihre Mineralien. Mineralien-Welt 20 (3), 10-23
Eifel Düren Untermaubach Maubacher Bleiberg	Schachner, D., (1961): Blei-Zink-Lagerstätten im Buntsandstein der Triasmulde Maubach-Mechernich-Kall, Der Aufschluss, 10. Sonderheft
Siegerland Eiserfeld Eisenzecher Zug Mine	Wittern: "Mineralfundorte in Deutschland", 2001
Kohlenbach Valley Brüderbund Mine	Wittern: "Mineralfundorte in Deutschland", 2001
Gosenbach Storch und Schöneberg Mine	Wittern: "Mineralfundorte in Deutschland", 2001
Littfeld Silberg Mercur Mine	Mineralien-Welt 19 (1), 28-35.
Müsen Wildermann Mine	Der Aufschluss 2000(2), 71-123
Niederschelden Alte Buntekuh Mine	Lapis, 12 (12), 23-31+42.
Wilnsdorf Marie Mine	Mineralien-Welt 19 (3) (2008), 28-41.
Niederdielfen Grimberg Mine	Hucko, S. & Reinhardt, M. (2009): Der Bergbau am Grimberg in Niederdielfen. Mineralien-Welt 20 (2), 8-16 (in German).
Rhineland-Palatinate Eifel Mayen Langenfeld St Jost Bendisberg mine	Graf, HW., (1991): Die Grube Bendisberg, bei Virneburg / Eifel, Mineralien-Welt 5/91
Lahn valley Bad Ems District	Wittern: "Mineralfundorte in Deutschland", 2001
Frücht Friedrichssegen Mine	Der Aufschluss Vol.55, March/April 2004
Palatinate Kirchheimbolanden Orbis Koppelberg Mines	Wittern: "Mineralfundorte in Deutschland", 2001
Siegerland Betzdorf Brachbach Breimehl Mine	Emser Hefte 1987(4), 62-67
Schutzbach Grüneau Mine (Grüne Au Mine; Grünau Mine)	Weiss: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990
Gebhardshain Kausen Käusersteimel Mine	Wittern: "Mineralfundstellen in Deutschland", 2001
Niederfischbach Niederndorf Fürst Moritz Mine	Henrich, J. M. (2007: Die Mineralien der Grube Fürst Moritz bei Niederndorf. Mineralien-Welt 18 (4), 20-26. (in German)
Saxony-Anhalt Mansfeld Basin Helbra August Bebel smelter (Kochhütte smelter; slag locality)	H. Knoll; Fundstellen im Mansfelder Land, Interessante Mineralien aus den Schlacken der Kupferschiefer-Verhüttung. MineralienWelt, Jg 19 (2008), Heft 1 (Jan-Feb), pag 36-47.

Greece
Attikí (Attica; Attika) Prefecture Lavrion (Laurion; Laurium) District Lavrion District Mines Agios Konstantinos [St Constantine] (Kamariza) Kamariza Mines (Kamareza Mines)	No reference listed
Hilarion area Hilarion Mine (Hilarion adit; Hilarion Mine No. 50) ?	Branko Rieck

Hungary
Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén Co. Szalonnai Mts. Martonyi	Szakáll & Gatter: Hun. Min. Spec., 1993

India
Jharkhand Singhbhum District Rakha Cu deposit	S. G. Tenainkai, A. G. Ugarkar, M. V. Koti and A. Mookherjee (1991) Copper-bearing clay minerals of the oxidized zone of the Rakha-Chapri Block, Singhbhum Copper Belt, India. Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences, Earth and Planetary Sciences, 100, 13-30.
Madhya Pradesh Balaghat District Baihar Tehsil Padritola Malanjkhand Mine	Panigrahi, M.K., and Mookherjee, A. (1997): Mineralium Deposita 32, 133-148.

Indonesia
Moluccas Islands Maluku Province (Moluccas Province) Bacan Island Kaputusan Mine	Singer, D.A., Berger, V.I., and Moring, B.C. (2008): US Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1155.

Iran
Markazi Province Astaneh Deh Hosein prospect (Deh Hosein mine)	Nezafatis, N. (2006): Au-Sn-W-Cu Mineralization in the Astaneh-Sarband Area, West Central Iran. PhD thesis, University of Tübingen (Germany), 116 pp.

Ireland
Co. Kerry Killarney Lough Leane Ross Island	Ixer, R.A. 2004. Catalogue of Petrographic Descriptions for Rock and Ore Samples, Ross Island Mine. In: O'Brien, W. ed. Ross Island - Mining, Metal and Society in Early Ireland. Bronze Age Studies 6, Department of Archaeology, National University of Ireland, Galway, 768pp.

Italy
Emilia-Romagna Parma Province Berceto Corchia mine Perboni Q. 750	ADORNI F., GUELFI F. (1997) - La miniera di Fe e Cu di Corchia, Berceto, Appennino Parmense. - Riv. Min. It., N. 3, 217-250.
Liguria Genova Province Genova Borzoli Mt. Ramazzo mine	M.E. Ciriotti (2005) Probed
Lombardy Brescia Province Camonica Valley Pisogne Fraine Duadello Mine	Britvin S., Sturla M., Bonacina E., Zambetti L., 2003. Nuovi minerali della miniera del Duadello (Val Pisogne, Brescia). Riv. Mineral. Ital., 27 (2): 107-108.
Sondrio Province Malenco Valley	AA. VV., 1996. Collezionare minerali. Hobby & Work.
Piedmont Alessandria Province Voltaggio Biccia Mine	Piccoli, G. C., Maletto, G., Bosio, P., & Lombardo, B. (2007). Minerali del Piemonte e della Valle d'Aosta. Associazione Amici del Museo F. Eusebio - Alba, 607 pag.
Torino Province Canavese District Léssolo Cálea Brosso Mine	M.E. Ciriotti (2005) Probed
Sesia-Lanzo zone Lanzo Valley Viù Valley Usseglio Punta Corna - Torre di Ovarda Mines	Piccoli, G.C., Maletto, G., Bosio, P., Lombardo, B. (2007). Minerali del Piemonte e della Valle d'Aosta. Associazione Amici del Museo "F. Eusebio" Alba, Ed., Alba (Cuneo) 607 pp.
Tuscany Livorno Province Campiglia Marittima Madonna di Fucinaia (Madonna della Fucinaia; slag locality)	Francesco Bonott
Piombino Baratti (slag locality)	Lapis, 20 (4), 13-18+50.

Japan
Shikoku Island Ehime Prefecture Niihama Besshi mine (Bessi mine)	Minakawa & Dehara (2005) Koubutsu-Gakkai Kou'en-Youshi, 150.

Luxembourg
Goesdorf commune Goesdorf Antimony mine ?	Philippo, S. & Hanson, A. (2007): La minéralisation en antimoine de Goesdorf. Ferrantia 49, 111-146.

Mexico
Durango Mun. de Mapimí Boruquillas Descubridora Mine (La Cadena)	Panczner(1987):105-373.
Mapimí Ojuela Mine	Rocks & Min.: 56:247.
Sonora Mun. de Santa Cruz Cuitaca Milpillas Mine	Berrocal-Lopez, et al 2009
Sonoripa District Copreasa Mine	Dana 7:I:674.

Mongolia
Orhon Aimag (Orkhon Aimag) Erdenet Erdenet Mine (Erdenetiin Ovoo Mine)	Singer, D.A., Berger, V.I., and Moring, B.C. (2008): US Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1155.

Namibia
Erongo Region Swakopmund District Arandis Khan Mine	Bezing, L. von, Bode, R. & Jahn, S. (2007): Namibia. Minerals and Localities. Edition Schloss Freudenstein, Bode Verlag, Haltern, 341 pp. (in English)
Karas Region Karasburg District Tsams Farm 685 Haib River Cu deposit	Bezing, L. von, Bode, R. & Jahn, S. (2008): Namibia Minerals and Localities. Edition Schloss Freudenstein, Bode Verlag GmbH, Haltern, 389 pp. (in English)

Pakistan
Balochistan (Baluchistan) Chagai District Dasht-e-Kain Cu-Mo deposit	Singer, D.A., Berger, V.I., and Moring, B.C. (2008): US Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1155.
Saindak (Saindaq) Cu deposit	Singer, D.A., Berger, V.I., and Moring, B.C. (2008): US Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1155.

Portugal
Aveiro District Albergaria-a-Velha Palhal Mine	- J. Marques de Sá & C. Leal Gomes (2010): LES MINES DE CUIVRE ET NICKEL DE PALHAL ET TELHADELA, PORTUGAL. Le Regne Mineral, nº92, xx-xx.

Russia
Urals Region Middle Urals Ekaterinburgskaya (Sverdlovskaya) Oblast' Nizhnii Tagil Mednorudyanskoye Cu Deposit (TL)	Pekov, I. (1998) Minerals First discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union 369p. Ocean Pictures, Moscow

Slovakia
Košice Region Gelnica Co. Gelnica ore belt Gelnica - Cechy Mines	Pauliš P., Ďuďa R., 2002: Nejzajimavejší mineralogická nalezište Slovenska. Kuttna, Kutná Hora, 134p.
Perlová Valley (Grellenseifen Valley)	Háber,M., 1980: Mineralogische – geochemische und paragenetische Erfoschung hydrotermaler Gänge im Gebiet zwischen Prakovce und Kojšov (SGR). Záp.Karpáty – sér. Miner.,petrograf.,geochém., metalog., 7 – 131
Košice Co. Medzev Hummel Fe-Cu deposit	Koděra, M. et al., 1986 a 1990 : Topografická mineralógia Slovenska, diel 1- 3, Veda – Vydavateľstvo SAV, Bratislava, 1990, 1 – 1590k
Luciabaňa Mine	Koděra, M. et al., 1986 a 1990 : Topografická mineralógia Slovenska, diel 1- 3, Veda – Vydavateľstvo SAV, Bratislava, 1990, 1 – 1590k
Rožňava Co. Rožňava (Rosenau) Mária Mine	- Varček, C. (1959): Paragenetické pomery žily Mária v Rožňave. Geol. Práce, Zoš., 55, 181-213.

South Africa
Northwest Province Western Bushveld Complex Brits District Slipfontein	Species list by Dr. Hans Börner

Spain
Andalusia Seville El Pedroso Cartagenera Mine	Dana 7:I:674.
Aragón Zaragoza Fombuena Africana mine	Calvo, G., Viñals, J. y Calvo, M. (2008). Presencia de delafossita, gibbsita y cianotriquita en un yacimiento cuprífero del barranco de la Sierra, Fombuena (Zaragoza). Macla, 9, 59-60.
Basque Country Álava Legutiano (Villarreal de Álava) Ollerías Miñagañe Mine	http://vetamineral-minerales-alava.blogspot.com/search/label/Oller%C3%ADas
Vizcaya Bilbao Castrejana Primitiva Mine	Calvo, M. (2009): Minerales y Minas de España. Vol. IV, Óxidos e Hidróxidos. Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros de Minas de Madrid - Fundación Gómez Pardo. 752 pp

UK
England Cornwall Mount's Bay District Marazion Tolvadden Mine	BMS Database

USA
Alaska Yukon-Koyukuk Borough Kaiyuh District Illinois Creek Mine	U.S. Geological Survey, 2008, Alaska Resource Data File (ARDF): U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1225.
Arizona Cochise Co. Dubacher Canyon Muheim-Anderson prospect (Cochise prospect; Copper Queen Branch [MSHA])	MRDS database Dep. ID file #10096107, MRDS ID #TC40403.
Mule Mts Warren District Bisbee	No reference listed
Calumet and Arizona group of claims (Calumet and Arizona Mining Company group of claims) Calumet and Arizona Mine (Junction Mine; Junction shaft)	various added photos
Queen Hill Copper Queen Mine (Halero Mine)	MRDS database Dep. ID file #10046248, MRDS ID #M241115.
Southwest Mine	Galbraith, F.W. & D.J. Brennan (1959), Minerals of AZ: 108.
Graham Co. Gila Mts Lone Star District (Safford District; Dos Pobres District) Sanchez Safford deposit (Spalding; Lindsey and Anderson claims; Sanchez Copper deposit; Esperanza Mine)	MRDS database Dep. ID #10026888, MRDS ID #M000791.
Pinal Co. Dripping Spring Mts Mineral Creek District (Ray District) Scott Mountain area Ray Mine	Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 200; Jones, R.W. & W.E. Wilson (1983), The Ray mine, Min.Rec.: 14(5): 311-322.
Yavapai Co. Black Hills (Black Hill Range) Verde District Jerome United Verde Mine (The Big Hole; Big Hole property; Hull Mine; Hopewell tunnel; Patented claim 3480; Patented claim 2812; Patented claims 3348)	Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 200.
California San Bernardino Co. Clark Mts (Clark Mountain Range) Clark Mountain District Pactolus Mohawk Hill Mohawk Mine (Clark Station Mine; Pactolus Mine; Wilshire prospect)	[Mineralien Welt 1/93:44]
Idaho Lemhi Co. Eureka District Salmon Sal Mountain Pope-Shenon Mine (Grandview Mine; Castle Rock Group)	Dana 7:I:675.
Nevada Eureka Co. Eureka District	Rocks & Minerals, Nov. 1999
Lyon Co. Yerington District Yerington Anaconda's Yerington open pit (Empire-Nevada Mine; Nevada-Empire Mine; Weed Heights)	Rocks & Minerals, Nov. 1999
Pershing Co. Antelope District Majuba Hill Mine (Mylar Mine)	NBMG Spec. Pub. 31 Minerals of Nevada
White Pine Co. Robinson District Giroux mine	NBMG Spec. Pub. 31 Minerals of Nevada
Kimberly pit	AmMin 7:102-103 (1922).
Richard mine	NBMG Spec. Pub. 31 Minerals of Nevada
Tripp-Veteran pit Alpha mine (New Giroux mine)	NBMG Spec. Pub. 31 Minerals of Nevada
New Mexico Sierra Co. Chloride District	Minerals of New Mexico 3rd ed.
Chloride Silver Monument Mine	Minerals of New Mexico 3rd ed.
Socorro Co. Magdalena District	[MinRec 20:24]
Kelly Mine	Min Rec 20:1 pp13-24

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