Hopeful No. 1 claim, Papago Mining District (Sierrita Mining District), Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Hopeful No. 1 claim | Claim |
Papago Mining District (Sierrita Mining District) | Mining District |
Sierrita Mountains | Mountain Range |
Pima County | County |
Arizona | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 54' 21'' North , 111° 10' 23'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Green Valley | 21,391 (2011) | 17.9km |
Sahuarita | 25,707 (2017) | 21.3km |
Arivaca Junction | 1,090 (2011) | 22.5km |
Three Points | 5,581 (2011) | 23.2km |
East Sahuarita | 1,622 (2006) | 23.4km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Old Pueblo Lapidary Club | Tucson, Arizona | 42km |
Tucson Gem and Mineral Society | Tucson, Arizona | 42km |
Mindat Locality ID:
189506
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:189506:6
GUID (UUID V4):
6cbd35f2-907e-49c7-81ae-dd5e5ea90a7c
Ref.: US Atomic Energy Commission Preliminary Reconnaissance Report Pima County (1956): 649.
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission RME-159 (1970) Preliminary Reconnaissance for Uranium in Pima and Pinal Counties, Arizona, 1950 to 1957.
MRDS database Dep. ID file #10048220, MRDS ID #M800306; and, Dep. ID #10162285, MAS ID #0040190256.
An U occurrence/claim with surface workings located in sec. 36, T17S, R11E, in the western Sierrita Mountains, on private land. Owned by Albert Nelson and Clifford Waters (1954).
Mineralization is an ore zone 304.8 meters long hosted in quartzite and siltstone. An associated rock unit is granite. Radioactivity: Background 0.02 mr/hr, max 6.0 mr/hr.
Workings included only a location pit in 1954.
List of minerals for each chemical element
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10162285 |
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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
- Mojave DomainDomain
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