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Inspiration Mine, Miami-Inspiration deposit, Inspiration, Miami-Inspiration District, Globe-Miami District, Gila Co., Arizona, USA

A Cu mine located in the NE¼ sec. 25, T1N, R14E (Inspiration 7.5 minute topo map).



References:
Burch, H.K. (1917) Mine and mill plant of the Inspiration Consolidated Copper Co.: American Institute of Mining Engineers, Transactions: 55:. 707-740.

Ransome, F.L. (1919), The copper deposits of Ray and Miami, AZ, USGS PP 115.

Galbraith, F.W. (1947), Minerals of Arizona, Arizona Bureau of Mines Bull. 153: 19.

Schwartz, G.M. (1947), hydrothermal alteration in the 'porphyry copper' deposits, Economic Geology: 42: 319-352.

Schwartz, G.M. (1956), Argillic alteration and ore deposits, Economic Geology: 51: 407-414.

Galbraith, F.W. & D.J. Brennan (1959), Minerals of Arizona: 53.

Peterson, N.P. (1962), Geology and ore deposits of the Globe-Miami district, Arizona, USGS PP 342.

Reed, E.F., and Simmons, W.W. (1962) Geological notes on the Miami-Inspiration mine, in Weber, R.H., and Peirce, H.W., eds., Guidebook of the Mogollon Rim region, east-central Arizona: New Mexico Geological Society 13th Field Conference Guidebook, p. 153-157.

Sun, Ming-Shan (1963), The nature of chrysocolla from Inspiration mine, Arizona, American Mineralogist: 48: 649-658.

Olmstead, H.W. & D.W. Johnson (1966), Inspiration geology, in S.R. Titley and C.L. Hicks (editors), Geology of the porphyry copper deposits, southwestern North America, University of Arizona Press, Tucson: 143-150.

Throop, A.H. (1970) Nature and origin of black chrysocolla at the Inspiration mine, Arizona: Tempe, Arizona State University, M.S. thesis, 56 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:2,400.

Throop, A.H., and Buseck, P.R. (1971) Nature and origin of black chrysocolla at the Inspiration mine, Arizona: Economic Geology: 66(8): 1168-1175.

Niemuth, N.J. & K.A. Phillips (1992), Copper Oxide Resources, Arizona Department of Mines & Mineral Resources Open File Report 92-10: 7 (Table 1).

Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd. ed.: 105, 121, 132, 161, 165, 193, 205, 266, 268, 286, 309, 334, 341.




Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities


Mineral List:
Allophane
Atacamite
Berlinite
Biotite
Bornite
Brochantite
Chalcanthite
'Chalcedony'
Chalcocite
Chalcopyrite
Chrysocolla
'Chrysoprase'
Covellite
Cuprite
var: Chalcotrichite
Dioptase
Galena
Gold
Hematite
'Heulandite'
Kaolinite
Koechlinite
Lindgrenite
Malachite
Molybdenite
Opal
Orthoclase
Palygorskite
Powellite
Pyrite
Quartz
'Sericite'


52 entries listed. 26 valid minerals.

Localities in this Region:
USA
 
  • Arizona
    • Gila Co.
      • Globe-Miami District
        • Miami-Inspiration District
          • Inspiration
            • Miami-Inspiration deposit
              • Inspiration Mine
                • Webster Gulch

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