| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Pyrophyllite |
| Formula: | Al2Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Comments: | Occurs as foliated bodies in the Vitrefax Formation. |
| Colour: | Apple-green |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals: |
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| Associates: | Almandine
Andalusite
Carnotite
Kyanite
Rutile
Strontium-bearing Baryte
Svanbergite
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| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Almandine | ⓘ1 photo of Pyrophyllite associated with Almandine at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Pyrophyllite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Bluebird Kyanite Mine (Vitrefrax Corporation property; Vitrefrax Mine; Bluebird Hill Kyanite deposit; Drifted Snow; Foster Bluebird Mine; Bluebird Mine; Ogilby Kyanite deposit), Vitrefrax Hill (Bluebird Hill), Obregon, Cargo Muchacho Mining District (Hedges Mining District; Ogilby Mining District), Cargo Muchacho Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 510147 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:510147:4 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 3ec989a3-1982-46fe-aee5-ebd8c762d065 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Pyrophyllite |
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| 0.0km (0.0 miles) | ⓘVitrefrax Hill (Bluebird Hill), Obregon, Cargo Muchacho Mining District (Hedges Mining District; Ogilby Mining District), Cargo Muchacho Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA |
| 4.2km (2.6 miles) | ⓘOgilby, Imperial County, California, USA |
| 29.5km (18.3 miles) | ⓘCrown Uranium prospect (Crown Uranium group; Tenn-Cal claims; Tenn-Cal group), Glamis, Chocolate Mountains Mining District, Chocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA |
| 99.6km (61.9 miles) | ⓘBig Bertha Mine, Middle Camp-Oro Fino Mining District, Dome Rock Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA |
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