Cottonwood, Black Hills Mining District, Black Hills (Black Hill Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USAi
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Cottonwood | Town |
Black Hills Mining District | Mining District |
Black Hills (Black Hill Range) | Group of Hills |
Yavapai County | County |
Arizona | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 44' 22'' North , 112° 0' 35'' West
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Mindat Locality ID:
275777
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:275777:6
GUID (UUID V4):
105de7f5-d335-4f4b-b454-9d34c3f6310b
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Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities8 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
β Actinolite Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 Habit: Sprays Colour: dark green Description: Only found in one source so far. Lots of small sprays of crystals found inside an iron-bearing rock with massive quartz also. |
β Ankerite Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
β Galena Formula: PbS |
β Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 Habit: Massive Colour: Black Description: Found in many sources in the area, mostly in banded formations with Jasper. |
β 'Jasper' Habit: Massive Colour: red, dark red Description: Found in banded formations with hematite. |
β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 Habit: Massive, aggregates, hexagonal Colour: Clear, milky, red (iron-stained) Description: Mostly found in massive form, extremely common in area. Sometimes found in cavities in other rocks with a true crystal shape. |
β Siderite Formula: FeCO3 Description: Occurs in quartz veins with sulfides. |
β Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
β | Ankerite | 5.AB.10 | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Actinolite | 9.DE.10 | β»Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Jasper' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
C | Carbon | |
C | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
C | β Siderite | FeCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
O | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
O | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
O | β Siderite | FeCO3 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | β Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
Mg | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Galena | PbS |
S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
Ca | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
Fe | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
Fe | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | β Siderite | FeCO3 |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | β Galena | PbS |
Localities in this Region
- Arizona
- Yavapai County
- Black Hills (Black Hill Range)
- Black Hills Mining District
- Black Hills (Black Hill Range)
- Yavapai County
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- Great Plains DomainDomain
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