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Melanterite from
Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Town
Classification
Species:Melanterite
Formula:Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Melanterite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:7531
Long-form Identifier:1:3:7531:2
GUID (UUID V4):4c6497a0-c25b-4719-b929-aa3e0c37640b
Localities for Melanterite in this Region
Tunnel level, Higgins Mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Melanterite
38.3km (23.8 miles) ā“˜Last Chance Mine (1907 Mine), Casey Hill, Courtland, Turquoise Mining District (Courtland-Gleeson Mining District), Cochise County, Arizona, USA
78.0km (48.5 miles) ā“˜Buena Vista Mine (Goodview Mine), Providencia Canyon, Patagonia Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
83.4km (51.8 miles) ā“˜St. Louis Mine (St. Louis prospect), Anaconda Mine group, Temporal Gulch, Wrightson Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Book (edition)
found in Arizona. In the twelve years since then 61 more minerals have been reported from Arizona, a number...change. This checklist is an effort to bring the Arizona mineral list up to date. Of the 61 minerals added...locality being in Arizona. They are: bechererite from the Tonopah-Belmont mine, Maricopa County; ca1cioaravaipaite...Grand Reef mine, Graham County; carmichaelite from Gamet Ridge, Apache County; shannonite from the Grand...Grand Reef mine, Graham County; wupatkiite from near Gray Mountain, Coconino County, and grandviewite from
Report (issue)
072(5) X-ray Powder Pattern: Yerington, Nevada, USA. 4.89 (10), 3.73 (8), 5.57 (6), 5.73 (5), 3.21(4)...[100.00] 100.00 37.20 (1) Yerington, Nevada, USA; SO3 by difference; corresponds to (Fe0.55 Cu0.44...Forms by dehydration of cuprian melanterite. Association: Melanterite. Distribution: Originally incompletely...occur. Some authenticated localities include: in the USA, in Nevada, from the Yerington district, Lyon Co... California; in the Campbell shaft, Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona; at Ducktown, Polk Co., Tennessee. In
Report (issue)
commonly as powdery efflorescences or coatings on melanterite. Physical Properties: Hardness = [2ā€“3] (by analogy...under low humidity directly from copper-free melanterite, in turn an alteration product of pyrite or marcasite;...lake-bed sediments, or coal seams. Association: Melanterite, epsomite, jarosite, gypsum, sulfur, pyrite,...quarry, Dundas, Ontario. In the USA, from Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona; in the Kalkar quarry, Santa Cruz
Report (issue)
sulfates (Nikitov deposits, Ukraine). Association: Melanterite (Nikitov deposits, Ukraine). Distribution: From...the Higgins mine, Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona, and at Arco, Butte Co., Idaho, USA. From the Chiricas...and L.I. Ptushko (1969) Alteration products of melanterite from Nikitov mercury ore deposits. Zap. Vses
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
{Named for Persons Associated with and Geology in Arizona RICHARD S. M I T C H E L L Of the almost 2,500...can be collected in Arizona. Approximately two dozen of these 630 species Arizona persons involved in...development of mining, mineralogy, and geology in Arizona. Who are these persons and what are the minerals...Douglas, Arizona. Ten of these are tellurium minerals, especially from the Tombstone mines in Cochise County...County. The earliest paper to honor Arizona persons with mineral names was by Carl Lausen (1928), who incorpoĀ­
Report (issue)
Occurrence: An uncommon dehydration product of melanterite in oxidized portions of rocks and sediments containing...regions; rarely a volcanic sublimate. Association: Melanterite, amarantite, hohmannite, krausite, coquimbite...Alcaparrosa, San Juan Province, Argentina. In the USA, in California, from Borate, about 10 km northeast...Knoxville, Napa Co.; from the Shattuck mine, Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona; in Nevada, at the Cordero mine, Poalit
Report (issue)
itty nf l\rt~nttU iullrtttt ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES MINERALS OF ARIZONA By FREDERIC W. GALBRAITH...(Revised) ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES, GEOLOGICAL BULLETIN NO. 153 One dollar (Free to residents of Arizona) PUBLISHED...PUBLISHED BY lIlniul'r.lluy nf Arizuna TUCSON. ARIZONA SERIES No. 17, TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE INTRODUCTION...bulletin will be forwarded to the Arizona Bureau of Mines, University of Arizona, Tucson. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS... ACKNOWLEDGMENTS This description of the minerals of Arizona has been largely compiled from publications and manuscripts
Report (issue)
oxidizing sulfides. Association: Goslarite, melanterite, hydrozincite, gypsum (Raibl mine, Italy). Distribution:...Australian Capital Territory. In the USA, from Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona; in the Silver Plume district,...National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C., USA, R6735. References: (1) Palache, C., H. Berman, and
Report (issue)
(Goldstrike mine, Nevada, USA); boyleite, coquimbite, zincocopiapite, jarosite, melanterite, roĢˆmerite, siderotil... In the USA, from Goldstrike mine, Lynn district, Eureka Co., Nevada, and at Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona
Journal (issue)
Record Inc., 6349 N. Orange Tree Drive, Tucson, Arizona 85740 The Mineralogical Record Inc. Is a non-profit...Volume Fourteen, Number Five ARIZONA- V Articles Lost mines of Arizona ................................mineral localities: the New Cornelia mine, Ajo, Arizona 283 by W. J. Thomas and R. B. Gibbs Famous mineral...Allgood and C. Williams Black dioptase from Tiger, Arizona ........................................................... 337 by J. S. White and J. A. Nelen Arizona index to the Mineralogical Record, 1970.1983 .
Report (issue)
Powder Pattern: Island Mountain mine, California, USA. 4.79 (10), 4.03 (9), 5.05 (5), 2.38 (3), 3.16 (2)...volcanic sublimate. Association: Copiapite, melanterite, voltaite, halotrichite, szomolnokite, kornelite...the USA, at the United Verde mine, Jerome, Yavapai Co., and the Copper Queen mine, Bisbee, Cochise Co...Co., Arizona; at the Island Mountain mine, Trinity Co., and the Leviathan mine, Alpine Co., California;
Report (issue)
walls of mine passages. Association: Epsomite, melanterite, pickeringite, chalcanthite, gypsum. Distribution:...New South Wales, Australia. In the USA, in Arizona, at Bisbee, Cochise Co. and many other districts; from
Report (issue)
roĢˆmerite, voltaite, epsomite, halotrichite, melanterite, chalcanthite, pyrite. Distribution: From SmolnıĢk...mine, Oruro, Bolivia. In the USA, from the Copper Queen mine, Bisbee, Cochise Co., and in the Magma mine...mine, Superior district, Pinal Co., Arizona. Name: From the Greek for rhomb, for the typical rhombic crystal
Report (issue)
Residents of Arizona MINERALS OF ARIZONA by Frederic W. Galbraith and Daniel J. Brennan THE ARIZONA BUREAU...UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA TUCSON FOREWORD As a service about mineral matters in Arizona, the Arizona Bureau of...University of Arizona, is pleased to reprint the long-standing booklet on MINERALS OF ARIZONA. This basic...Dr. Frederic W. Galbraith, as a bulletin of the Arizona Bureau of Mines. It has moved through several editions...released in its Fourth Edition as Bulletin 181, Arizona Bureau of Mines. The comprehensive coverage of
Report (issue)
associated with fumarolic action. Association: Melanterite, alunogen, fibroferrite, halotrichite, botryogen...Calama, and at Chuquicamata, Antofagasta. In the USA, in California, from Coso Hot Springs, Inyo Co.,...Rafael district, Emery Co., Utah; in Arizona, at Bisbee, Cochise Co., and from the United Verde mine,...Material: Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, 99059. References: (1) Palache, C., H. Berman,
Journal (issue)
THE MINERALOGICAL RECORD ! RIZONA~VI CONTENTS Arizona-VI (Introduction) ............. ... .............483 W. E. Wilson The Total Wreck Mine, Pima County, Arizona ............ .. ........... ............ ..... ........ 484 W. E. Wilson The Arizona Silver Belt; Silver King to McMillenville ..................... 507 L. Presmyk The Flux Mine, Santa Cruz County, Arizona ............................. ...............E. Wilson & M. Hay The Carlota Mine, Gila County, Arizona ............................. .. .. ......
Book (edition)
MINERALOGY OF ARIZONA,FOURTHEDITION V e a o_ of li rizo TI RAYMOND W. GRANT RONALD B. GIBBS...CALLAHAN THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA PRESS TUCSON f -- The University of Arizona Press www.uapress.arizona...arizona.edu Ā© 2022 by The Arizona Board of Regents All rights reserYed. Published 2022 ISBN-13: 978-0-8165-4358-8...Co\Ā·er photo: \\ 7 ulfenite, Rowley Mine, Maricopa County, 4 cm high specimen, Evan and Melissa Jones Collection...Grant, Raymond \X'.,author. Title: Mineralogy of Arizona/ Raymond W. Grant [and 4 others] ; maps and illustrations
Book (edition)
MINERALOGY OF ARIZONA ā€¢ Wu!fenite. Red Cloud mine, Si/County, Arizona...Tucson .. The University of Arizona Press Copyright Ā© 1977, r982, 1995 Arizona Board of Regents All rights...Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Mineralogy of Arizona/ John W. Anthony ... [et al.]; Wendell E. Wilson...0-8165-1555-7 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Minerals-Arizona. I. Anthony, John W (John Williams), 1920-. QE375...HISTORY OF ARIZONA MINING AND MINERALOGY The Prehistoric Period 20 Arizona Under Spanish Rule Arizona as a
Book (edition)
OF ARIZONA Wulfenite. Red Cloud mine, Silver district, Trigo Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona. Smithsonian...by Ed Over. Chip Clark photo. MINERALOGY OF ARIZONA THIRD EDITION W. Anthony Joh n Sidney A. Williams...of Arizona Press / Tucson The University of Arizona Press Copyright Ā© 1977, 1982, 1995 Arizona Board...Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Mineralogy of Arizona / John W. Anthony . . [et al.] ;Wendell E. Wilson...0-8165-1555-7 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Mineralsā€”Arizona. QE375-5-A6M56 I. Anthony, John W. (John Williams)
Journal (issue)
Bisbee! Wm ,' .\ V> s K * *SKEĀ» ā€¢\v Ā„*ā€¢ S\* 'W , 4 .v - N ā– ST. -ā€¢ā€¢ā€¢,> ā€¢ ā– % SW 'VARIZONA-III ^-^v...The Mineralogical Record P. O. Box 35565 Tucson, Arizona 85740 g_ g ā€” ā€”^ affiliated with the Friends of...September-October 1981 Arizona-m famous mineral localities: Bidee, Arizona by Richard W. Graeme a...Record Third in a series id four issues devoted to Arizona published bimonthly by the Mineralogical Record...B-2120 Schoten COVER: AZURITE on malachite from Bisbee, about 6 inches tall. William Larson specimen;
Book (edition)
/BRA PY Muineralogy of Arizona Stope in oxide ore, Copper Queen mine, Bisbee. These old workings were...Peter Kresam and Richard Graeme . Mineralogy of Arizona John W. Anthony, Sidney A. Williams, and Richard...Richard A. Bideaux AN THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA PRESS TUCSON, ARIZONA About the Authors... JoHN W. ANTHONY...M.S. degrees in geology from the University of Arizona and his Ph.D. from Harvard University. Following...mineralogist with the Arizona Bureau of Mines, he joined the faculty of the University of Arizona, where he rose
Journal (issue)
Paris, France Dan Behnke Northbrook, IL Articles Bisbee revisited: an update on the mineralogy of this...mineral from the Clear Creek claim, San Benito County, California ............. 471 by R. C. Erd, A....Ā·ember-December, /993 P.O. Box 35565 Tucson, Arizona 85 740 Tel: 602-297-6709 FAX: 602-544-0815 419...Minernlogical Record, ā€¢Ā·olume 24. November-December. /993 BISBEE REVISITED ------------------- ā€¢ AN UPDATE ON...Company 650 l East Grant Road, Suite L Tucson, Arizona 85715 The research for the original study of the
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Cooper Nottingham, England Anthony R. Kampf L.A. County Mus. of Nat. Hist. Los Angeles, CA Joseph A. Mandarino...reprints, book sales, shows) P.O. Box 35565 Tucson, Arizona 85740 520-297-6709 ā€¢ FAX: 520-544-0815 E-mail:...Richard W. Graeme and the Graeme Family collection of Bisbee minerals and ores . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...AZ 85741. Periodicals postage paid at Tucson, Arizona and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send...Marchā€“April, 2006 Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County; see Jones, 1973). Bandy published the results
Book (edition)
~J.RY Mineralogy of Arizona Stope in oxide ore, Copper Queen tnine, Bisbee. These old workings were...Richard A. Bideaux THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA PRESS TUCSON, ARIZONA About the Authors . .. JOHN W. ANTHONY...M.S. degrees in geology from the University of Arizona and his Ph.D. from Harvard University. Following...mineralogist with the Arizona Bureau of Mines, he joined the faculty of the Uni~ersity of Arizona, where he rose...Gem and Mineral Society, and the University of Arizona. SIDNEY A. WILLIAMS has authored or co-authored
Journal (issue)
Localities: The Soudan mine, Vermilion Range, St. Louis County, Minnesota ................................. 493...from the Soudan mine, Vermilion Range, St. Louis County, Minnesota. Don and Gloria Olson collection; Jeff...$327/three years, (Canada) $180/one year, (outside USA other than Canada) $259 per year Subscription (individuals...Bryan Swoboda (2012ā€“2017) mineral-forum.com (2017) Arizona Mineral Minions (2016) Drs. Douglas & Diane Ervin...such as the RRUFF Project at the University of Arizona, the Smithsonian Institution and the Canadian Museum
 
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