Sauconite from
Defiance Mine, Costello Mine group (Costello claims), Gleeson, Turquoise Mining District (Courtland-Gleeson Mining District), Cochise County, Arizona, USA
| Locality type: | Mine | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Sauconite | |
| Formula: | Na0.3Zn3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · 4H2O | |
| Comments: | Mixed with fraipontite. | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Believed Valid | |
| References | ||
| References: | Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 361; Foord, E.E., et al (1983), Cuprian fraipontite and sauconite from the Defiance-Silver Bill Mines, Gleeson, AZ, Min.Rec.: 14: 131-132. | |
| Associated Minerals: | ||
| Associates: | Fraipontite | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Sauconite data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Defiance Mine, Costello Mine group (Costello claims), Gleeson, Turquoise Mining District (Courtland-Gleeson Mining District), Cochise County, Arizona, USA | |
| Nearest other occurrences of Sauconite | ||
| 0.1km (0.1 miles) | ⓘSilver Bill Mine, Costello Mine group (Costello claims), Gleeson, Turquoise Mining District (Courtland-Gleeson Mining District), Cochise County, Arizona, USA | |
Defiance Mine, Costello Mine group, Gleeson, Turquoise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA