Venegas prospect, Tule Mountains, Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range, La Posa Mining District (Wellton Mining District; Wellton Hills Mining District), Wellton Hills-Copper Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 10' 59'' North , 113° 46' 32'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Wellton | 2,936 (2017) | 64.6km |
Mindat Locality ID:
40895
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:40895:9
GUID (UUID V4):
f119bb90-6f61-4ea9-8981-8eacf8eab3b3
A former surface and underground Cu-Au mine located in sec. 26, T14S, R15W, about 2 miles S of Tule Tank, on a military reservation.
Mineralization is a vein deposit with irregular ore bodies in schist that strikes SE and dips steeply NE and is intruded by dikes of aplite and pegmatite. Intense sericitic, pyritic and supergene alteration is present.
Workings include several surface cuts, a shallow shaft and a few tunnels.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
β Brochantite Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 Description: Surrounding bunches of gypsum & calcite. |
β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Description: Small bunches with gypsum surrounded by brochantite. |
β Chrysocolla Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
β Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O |
β 'Limonite' |
β Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Description: Coarse-grained as a belt several feet thick. |
β Muscovite var. Sericite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Description: Coarse-grained as a belt several feet thick. |
β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Description: Small amount disseminated. |
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 | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
β | Brochantite | 7.BB.25 | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
β | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 Β· 2H2O |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
β | var. Sericite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
β | Chrysocolla | 9.ED.20 | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 Β· nH2O, x < 1 |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Limonite' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
H | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
H | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
H | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
H | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
C | Carbon | |
C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
O | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
O | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
Al | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
Si | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
S | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
K | Potassium | |
K | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
K | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
Cu | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
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Link to USGS MRDS: | 10027207 |
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