Cactus Queen Mine (Texas Queen Mine), Maricopa County, Arizona, USAi
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Cactus Queen Mine (Texas Queen Mine) | Mine |
Maricopa County | County |
Arizona | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 50' 17'' North , 112° 44' 0'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Locality type:
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Morristown | 227 (2017) | 10.4km |
Wickenburg | 6,806 (2017) | 14.5km |
Wittmann | 763 (2011) | 20.1km |
Congress | 1,975 (2014) | 37.7km |
Sun City West | 24,535 (2011) | 41.2km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Wickenburg Gem and Mineral Society | Wickenburg, Arizona | 15km |
Ref.: Phillips, K.A. (1987), Arizona Industrial Minerals AZ Dept. of Mines and Mineral Resources Mineral Rpt. 4; Peirce, H.W. (1990), AZ Geol. Sur. Industrial Minerals card file; Elevatorski, E.A. (1978), Arizona Industrial Minerals, AZ Dept. of Min. Resources, Min Rpt. No. 2; USGS 7.5 minute Wickenburg SW topo. map; AZ Dept. Min. Resources (ADMR) Cactus Queen Mine file; MRDS files #10056475, 10234595 & 10259555.
A former surface and underground fluorspar mine. NOTE: two MRDS files give conflicting coordinates. Alternate coordinaes ae: 33º50'54"; 112º40'08".
Mineralization is fluorite in a vein deposit.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 3 - Halides | |||
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ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mojave DomainDomain
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