Canyon Creek turquoise deposit, Canyon Creek, Fort Apache Indian Reservation, Gila County, Arizona, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Canyon Creek turquoise deposit | Deposit |
Canyon Creek | Creek |
Fort Apache Indian Reservation | Reservation |
Gila County | County |
Arizona | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude:
33° North , 110° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~102km
Type:
Mindat Locality ID:
45211
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:45211:8
GUID (UUID V4):
013bfbf2-5654-4228-a854-c266128381c7
A phosphate deposit located on the East side of Canyon Creek about 1.15 miles NE of the confluence of Canyon Creek with the Salt River.
Mineralization is in the upper member of the Dripping Spring Quartzite (fine-grained, flesh-colored, ortho-quartzite).
Workings include 2 shallow quarries about 1,000 feet apart.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
β Metatorbernite Formula: Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O Description: Occurs in very small quantities. |
β Turquoise Formula: CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O Description: Small blebs & coatings along bedding planes & in fractures. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
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β | Turquoise | 8.DD.15 | CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 Β· 4H2O |
β | Metatorbernite | 8.EB.10 | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 Β· 8H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Metatorbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
H | β Turquoise | CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Metatorbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
O | β Turquoise | CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Turquoise | CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O |
P | Phosphorus | |
P | β Metatorbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
P | β Turquoise | CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Metatorbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
Cu | β Turquoise | CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O |
U | Uranium | |
U | β Metatorbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mazatzal DomainDomain
USA
- Arizona
- ⭔Fort Apache Indian ReservationReservation
- Tonto National ForestForest
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