Giger claims, Greenback Creek, Twin Butte, Spring Creek Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Giger claims | Group of Claims |
Greenback Creek | Creek |
Twin Butte | Table/Butte |
Spring Creek Mining District | Mining District |
Gila County | County |
Arizona | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 48' 8'' North , 111° 14' 0'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Claims
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Tonto Basin | 1,424 (2011) | 6.5km |
Gisela | 570 (2011) | 33.6km |
Young | 666 (2011) | 41.5km |
Rio Verde | 1,811 (2011) | 41.8km |
Oxbow Estates | 217 (2011) | 43.5km |
Mindat Locality ID:
132672
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:132672:0
GUID (UUID V4):
a8d5f011-e741-4db4-a872-c9270bbf524f
An U occurrence located in sec. 4, T5N, R11E, on Greenback Creek, just N of Twin Butte. Owned by Messrs. Geo Toot, K. Cline, and Sam Simmons. Operated by Mr. Fred Rich (1955).
Mineralization is hosted in silt(stone ?). An associated rock unit is granite.
Area structure is fractures and bedding features.
Workings include some scraping with bulldozers as of 1955.
Radioactivity: background 0.02-0.08 mr/hr, max 0.18-0.90 mr/hr: 2 methods.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Uranophane Formula: Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
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ⓘ | Uranophane | 9.AK.15 | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
U | Uranium | |
U | ⓘ Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10048206 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Sonoran DesertDesert
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mazatzal DomainDomain
USA
- Arizona
- Tonto National ForestForest
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