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ASARCO claims, Helvetia-Rosemont area, Helvetia-Rosemont District, Santa Rita Mts, Pima Co., Arizona, USA

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‡Ref.: Anthony, J.W. & R.B. Laughton (1970), Kinoite, A new hydrous copper calcium silicate mineral from Arizona, American Mineralogist: 55: 709-713.

Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd. ed.: 185, 268.

Claims located between Helvetia and Rosemont.

Mineralization was detected in drill cores penetrating contact-metamorphosed Paleozoic limestones and dolomites.





Mineral List:
  		•  'Apophyllite'
    Reference: [Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 185, 268; Anthony, J.W. & R.B. Laughton (1970), Kinoite, A new hydrous copper calcium silicate mineral from Arizona, Am.Min.: 55: 709-713..]
  		•  Bornite
    Cu
     
    5
    		FeS
     
    4
    Reference: [Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 185, 268; Anthony, J.W. & R.B. Laughton (1970), Kinoite, A new hydrous copper calcium silicate mineral from Arizona, Am.Min.: 55: 709-713..]
  		•  Chalcopyrite
    CuFeS
     
    2
    Reference: [Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 185, 268; Anthony, J.W. & R.B. Laughton (1970), Kinoite, A new hydrous copper calcium silicate mineral from Arizona, Am.Min.: 55: 709-713..]
  		•  Copper
    Cu
    Reference: [Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 185, 268.]
  		•  Djurleite
    Cu
     
    31
    		S
     
    16
    Reference: [Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 185, 268; Anthony, J.W. & R.B. Laughton (1970), Kinoite, A new hydrous copper calcium silicate mineral from Arizona, Am.Min.: 55: 709-713..]
  		•  Kinoite
    Ca
     
    2
    		Cu
     
    2
    		(H
     
    2
    		O)
     
    2
    		[Si
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		]
    Habit: Small, tabular, euhedral
    Description: As crystals in veinlets.
    Reference: [Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 185, 268; Anthony, J.W. & R.B. Laughton (1970), Kinoite, A new hydrous copper calcium silicate mineral from Arizona, Am.Min.: 55: 709-713.]


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