| Classification |
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| Species: | Alunite |
| Formula: | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Comments: | Occurs in veinlets with or without turquoise in the oxidized capping over the sulfide orebody. |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals: |
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| Associates: | Turquoise
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| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Alunite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view 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 Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 226059 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:226059:4 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | c55c9f3e-a828-4f62-89b5-9f826a66dfae |
| Nearest other occurrences of Alunite |
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| 46.1km (28.6 miles) | ⓘIvanhoe Mine (Commercial Tunnel and Shaft; Ivanhoe 1-8 claims; Commercial 1-6 claims), Squaw Gulch area, Tyndall Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA |
| 54.6km (34.0 miles) | ⓘKunde Mountain, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA |
| 54.7km (34.0 miles) | ⓘBlue Eagle Mine (Blue Eagle 1 and 2 claims; Copper Ledge; Hillside Copper Mine), Blue Eagle and Exposed Reef group, Alum Gulch, Harshaw Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA |
| 54.9km (34.1 miles) | ⓘThree-R Mine group, Three-R Canyon, Palmetto Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA |
| 56.1km (34.9 miles) | ⓘRed Mountain, Harshaw Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA |
| 56.1km (34.9 miles) | ⓘRed Mountain Mine (Red Mountain Copper prospect; Gem Mine; Carlton property; Ten Grand Mine; Red Mountain project), Red Mountain, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA |
| 58.0km (36.1 miles) | ⓘHumboldt Mine, Alum Gulch, Harshaw Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA |
| 58.2km (36.2 miles) | ⓘPat Alunite deposit (Pat property; Patagonia property), Palmetto Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA |
| 58.8km (36.5 miles) | ⓘSunnyside & Volcano Mines (Sunnyside Mine group; Volcano-Sunnyside Mine; Sunnyside Mine), Alum Gulch, Harshaw Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA |
| 59.3km (36.8 miles) | ⓘStandard and Thunder prospects (Thunder and Standard Mine group), Alum Gulch, Harshaw Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA |
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