| Locality type: | Mine |
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| Species: | Rutile |
| Formula: | TiO2 |
| Comments: | Occurs in altering granite. |
| Habit: | Slender crystals & reticulated masses to several inches |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
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| References: | Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 359. |
| Associated Minerals: |
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| Associates: | Chamosite
Molybdenite
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| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Muscovite | ⓘ2 photos of Rutile associated with Muscovite at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Rutile data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Santo Nino Mine (Santo Niño Mine; North Santo Nino; North Santo Wind; Brooks; Santa Maria Mo Mine), Santo Niño Mine area, San Antonio Canyon, Washington Camp-Duquesne Mining District, Patagonia Mining District, Patagonia Mts, Santa Cruz Co., Arizona, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (2 photos) |
| Nearest other occurrences of Rutile |
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| 3.3km (2.0 miles) | | ⓘWashington Camp-Duquesne Mining District, Patagonia Mining District, Patagonia Mts, Santa Cruz Co., Arizona, USA |
| 66.3km (41.2 miles) | | ⓘTwin Buttes Mine (Twin Buttes Open Pit Mine), Twin Buttes, Pima Mining District (Olive Mining District; Mineral Hill Mining District; Twin Buttes Mining District), Sierrita Mts, Pima Co., Arizona, USA |
| 68.5km (42.6 miles) | | ⓘEsperanza Mine [new] (Esperanza pit; Esperanza open pit mines; West Esperanza Mine), Pima Mining District (Olive Mining District; Mineral Hill Mining District; Twin Buttes Mining District), Sierrita Mts, Pima Co., Arizona, USA |
| 71.5km (44.4 miles) | | ⓘEmerald Mine, Silver Plume Mine (Emerald & Silver Plume Mine group), Cochise County, Arizona, USA |
| 77.5km (48.1 miles) | | ⓘSacramento Hill, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA |
Santo Nino Mine, Santo Niño Mine area, San Antonio Canyon, Washington Camp-Duquesne Mining District, Patagonia Mining District, Patagonia Mts, Santa Cruz Co., Arizona, USA