Southern Whetstone Mountains Gypsum occurrence, Whetstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Southern Whetstone Mountains Gypsum occurrence | Occurrence |
| Whetstone Mining District | Mining District |
| Cochise County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 43' 5'' North , 110° 24' 25'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Whetstone | 2,617 (2017) | 6.6km |
| Huachuca City | 1,755 (2017) | 12.2km |
| Elgin | 161 (2011) | 12.9km |
| Sierra Vista | 43,355 (2017) | 20.6km |
| Sonoita | 818 (2015) | 24.0km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Huachuca Mineral and Gem Club | Sierra Vista, Arizona | 21km |
Mindat Locality ID:
188014
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:188014:7
GUID (UUID V4):
39660146-fda4-41cb-890b-1d84531402b8
A Gypsum occurrence located in sec. 33, T19S, R19E; and, secs. 4, 5, 9, 10, 15, & 16, T20S, R19E. Owned by the Sunrise Mining Co. (1962- ).
Mineralization is a bedded marine evaporite gypsum deposit hosted in the Epitaph Dolomite. Deposit is 121.92 meters thick.
Local structures include a northwest fault.
Ref.: Graybeal, F.T. (1962) Geology and gypsum deposits of the southern Whetstone Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona: Tucson, University of Arizona, M.S. thesis, 80 p.
Keith, Stanton B. (1969), Gypsum, in USGS & Arizona Bureau of Mines, and U.S. Bureau of Reclamation 1969, Mineral and water resources of Arizona, Arizona Bureau of Mines Bull. 180.
Peirce, H. Wesley (1990), Arizona Geological Survey Industrial Minerals card file.
MRDS database Dep. ID file #10060144, MRDS ID #TC10101.
A Gypsum occurrence.
Mineralization is a bedded marine evaporite gypsum deposit hosted in the Epitaph Dolomite.
Local structures include a northwest fault.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| β Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
| β Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| β Gypsum var. Selenite Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| β | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| β | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 Β· 2H2O |
| β | var. Selenite | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 Β· 2H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| H | β Gypsum var. Selenite | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | β Gypsum var. Selenite | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | β Gypsum var. Selenite | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Ca | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Ca | β Gypsum var. Selenite | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10060144 |
|---|
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
USA
- Arizona
- Whetstone MountainsMountain Range
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