| Locality type: | Mine |
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| Species: | Turquoise |
| Formula: | CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O |
| Comments: | Occurs in substantial quantities in the leached capping and chalcocite zones. |
| Colour: | Light blue, light blue-green (hard); very pale green to very pale blue to almost white (soft) |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
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| Pyrite | ⓘ3 photos of Turquoise associated with Pyrite at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Turquoise data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Copper Cities Mine (Sleeping Beauty Mine; Lost Gulch Mine; Yellow Metal Mine; Diamond-H Mine), Copper Cities Mine area, Sleeping Beauty Peak, Miami, Miami-Inspiration Mining District, Globe-Miami Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (24 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 106614 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:106614:2 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 76822247-1f2f-43f2-a5b6-106c0549ab8f |
| Nearest other occurrences of Turquoise |
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| 8.3km (5.2 miles) | ⓘCastle Dome Mine (Castle Dome deposit; Pinto Valley deposit), Castle Dome area (Castle Dome Mine area; Pinto Valley Mine area), Inspiration, Miami-Inspiration Mining District, Globe-Miami Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA |
| 48.3km (30.0 miles) | ⓘTurquoise Mines area (Turquoise deposit), Fort Apache Indian Reservation, Gila County, Arizona, USA |
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Copper Cities Mine, Copper Cities Mine area, Sleeping Beauty Peak, Miami, Miami-Inspiration Mining District, Globe-Miami Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA