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Santo Niño Mine area, San Antonio Canyon, Duquesne-Washington Camp, Patagonia Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USAi
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San Antonio CanyonCanyon
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Mindat Locality ID:
53936
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:53936:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0111f5b3-014b-49d7-89f4-5065579531d8


An occurrence located near the Santo Niño Mine, which is about 2½ miles SW of Duquesne.

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13 valid minerals.

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Akaganeite
Formula: (Fe3+,Ni2+)8(OH,O)16Cl1.25 · nH2O
Colour: Reddish-brown
Anatase
Formula: TiO2
Description: Occurs as micro-crystals between adularia crystals.
Brookite
Formula: TiO2
Description: Occurs as micro-crystals between adularia crystals.
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Description: Occurs with large masses of molybdenite.
Chamosite
Formula: (Fe2+)5Al(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
Description: Occurs in oligoclase-rutile rock rich in molybdenite; replaces former dark silicates in the mafic igneous rock hosting the ores.
'K Feldspar'
Habit: Crystals
'K Feldspar var. Adularia'
Formula: KAlSi3O8
Habit: Crystals
Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Orthoclase
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Rutile
Formula: TiO2
Habit: Slender crystals & reticulated masses to several inches
Description: Occurs in altering granite.
Wulfenite
Formula: Pb(MoO4)
Description: Occurs as micro-crystals between adularia crystals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Molybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Anatase4.DD.05TiO2
Brookite4.DD.10TiO2
Akaganeite4.DK.05(Fe3+,Ni2+)8(OH,O)16Cl1.25 · nH2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Wulfenite7.GA.05Pb(MoO4)
Group 9 - Silicates
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Chamosite9.EC.55(Fe2+)5Al(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
Orthoclase9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'K Feldspar
var. Adularia'
-KAlSi3O8
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List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Akaganeite(Fe3+,Ni2+)8(OH,O)16Cl1.25 · nH2O
H Chamosite(Fe2+)5Al(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
O Akaganeite(Fe3+,Ni2+)8(OH,O)16Cl1.25 · nH2O
O AnataseTiO2
O BrookiteTiO2
O CalciteCaCO3
O Chamosite(Fe2+)5Al(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
O QuartzSiO2
O RutileTiO2
O WulfenitePb(MoO4)
AlAluminium
Al K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Al Chamosite(Fe2+)5Al(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
SiSilicon
Si K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Si Chamosite(Fe2+)5Al(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S MolybdeniteMoS2
S PyriteFeS2
ClChlorine
Cl Akaganeite(Fe3+,Ni2+)8(OH,O)16Cl1.25 · nH2O
KPotassium
K K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
TiTitanium
Ti AnataseTiO2
Ti BrookiteTiO2
Ti RutileTiO2
FeIron
Fe Akaganeite(Fe3+,Ni2+)8(OH,O)16Cl1.25 · nH2O
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe Chamosite(Fe2+)5Al(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
Fe PyriteFeS2
NiNickel
Ni Akaganeite(Fe3+,Ni2+)8(OH,O)16Cl1.25 · nH2O
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
MoMolybdenum
Mo MolybdeniteMoS2
Mo WulfenitePb(MoO4)
PbLead
Pb WulfenitePb(MoO4)

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