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Calcioaravaipaite: A new mineral and associated lead fluoride minerals from the Grand Reef mine, Graham County, Arizona

January 1, 1996

The Grand Reef mine in southeastern Arizona, best known to collectors for superb crystals of linarite, is also the type locality far a unique suite of lead fluoride minerals. Grandreefite, pseudograndreefite, laurelite, aravaipaite, and artroeite have been found nowhere else; added to this group is calcioaravaipaite, described here for the first time.

Publication Year 1996
Title Calcioaravaipaite: A new mineral and associated lead fluoride minerals from the Grand Reef mine, Graham County, Arizona
Authors A.R. Kampf, E. E. Foord
Publication Type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Series Title Mineralogical Record
Index ID 70018415
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse