Unnamed copper prospect (37), Granite Hills area, Picacho Mountains, Picacho Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Unnamed copper prospect (37) | Prospect |
Granite Hills area | Area |
Picacho Mountains | Mountain Range |
Picacho Mining District | Mining District |
Pinal County | County |
Arizona | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 49' 36'' North , 111° 21' 34'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Cactus Forest | 594 (2011) | 15.3km |
Picacho | 471 (2011) | 17.7km |
Eloy | 17,059 (2017) | 19.9km |
Coolidge | 12,297 (2017) | 22.4km |
Florence | 31,110 (2017) | 22.9km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Pinal Gem and Mineral Society | Coolidge, Arizona | 22km |
Mindat Locality ID:
130535
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:130535:0
GUID (UUID V4):
374904a4-4ad8-4a74-b854-34a49d645cb0
A Cu occurrence located about 3ΒΌ miles S of W from Granite Hills (summit).
Mineralization is a vein deposit in a fault structure hosted in granite. Alteration is siliceous, sericitic & pyritic. The ore zone strikes N20E, dips 65NW, and stands at 0.03 meters thick.
Workings include an adit which goes in following the fault zone for an undetermined length - a large rattlesnake coiled within the portal was reluctant to allow admittance to visitors.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
β Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
β Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
β Muscovite var. Sericite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
β | var. Sericite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
H | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
H | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
C | Carbon | |
C | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
K | Potassium | |
K | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
K | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10039996 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Mexico
- Sierra Madre OccidentalMountain Range
North America
- Sonoran DesertDesert
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mazatzal DomainDomain
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