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Atacamite from
Lakeshore Mine, North Komelik area, Casa Grande Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Atacamite
Formula:Cu2(OH)3Cl
Comments:An isolated occurrence on the 900 level in the 'brochantite zone.'
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Brochantite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Atacamite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lakeshore Mine, North Komelik area, Casa Grande Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:239900
Long-form Identifier:1:3:239900:3
GUID (UUID V4):3098f596-3a8b-4a1a-8192-999d63ae51b4
Nearest other occurrences of Atacamite
40.9km (25.4 miles) Santa Cruz deposit, Casa Grande area, Casa Grande, Casa Grande Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
48.6km (30.2 miles) Sacaton Mine (Casa Grande Mine; ASARCO Sacaton project), Casa Grande, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
53.9km (33.5 miles) Mildren Mine (Mildren claim; Mildred Mine), Mildren Mine group, Ko Vaya, Cababi Mining District (Comobabi Mining District), Comobabi Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
56.3km (35.0 miles) Steppe Mine (Steppe claim; Little Mary Mine), Mildren Mine group, Ko Vaya, Cababi Mining District (Comobabi Mining District), Comobabi Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
88.4km (54.9 miles) Saginaw Hill (Saginaw property), Amole Mining District, Tucson Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
92.3km (57.3 miles) New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
97.9km (60.8 miles) Daisy Mine (Daisy shaft), Mineral Hill Mines (Azurite group; Old Azurite Mine; Copper Glance Mine), Mineral Hill, Mission complex, San Xavier, Pima Mining District (Olive Mining District; Mineral Hill Mining District; Twin Buttes Mining District), Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
References
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Journal (article/letter/editorial)
SupergeneCopperMineralizationat the LakeshoreMine, Pinal County, Arizona STERLING S. COOK UnitedStatesBureauof Mines...There isnoleachedcappingin the classicsenseat the Lakeshore deposit.The goethitezone,whichcontainsan averageof...1955, dized, inefficientlyleachedparts of the Lakeshore 1982; Blanchard, 1968; Titley, 1982a). Anderson...that acid leaching cated 30 mi south of Casa Grande, Arizona. The was weak during the weatheringof the... zoneswere first mapped on the 900 level of the mine during 1982. Wholerock chemical analyseswere done
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
deterKoloula IgneousComplex, SolomonIslands,and mine the styleand timingof copperenrichmentin rocksassociated...porphyrycopperdeposit, Pinal Hendryet al. (1981),however,stillreportedanaver- County,Arizona.We choseto ...copperdeposits.Hendry et al. (1985) sug- Lakeshore)deposit,PinalCounty,Arizona,hasbeen gestedthat biotiteswith...and references therein). porphyrycopperdepositsin North Americawere Thedeposit isonlybrieflydescribed here...(TEM) to studycopper-enriched biotites prus Casa Grande porphyry copper deposit.The andchloritesfromrocksassociated
Report (issue)
together with the total area of altered rock, ore, and sulfide-bearing area, in square kilometers for...2005). In some districts (for example, Christmas, Arizona, and Battle Mountain, Nevada), more copper is recovered... Utah (Babcock and others, 1995), and Bisbee, Arizona (Bryant and Metz, 1966), polymetallic replacement...Turkey) and(or) molybdenum (for example, Sierrita, Arizona; Continental [Butte], Montana) resources. By-Product...others (2008) tabulated the dimensions, including the area of hydrothermal alteration, orebodies, and sulfidebearing
Book (edition)
MINERALOGY OF ARIZONA,FOURTHEDITION V e a o_ of li rizo TI RAYMOND W. GRANT RONALD B. GIBBS...CALLAHAN THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA PRESS TUCSON f -- The University of Arizona Press www.uapress.arizona...arizona.edu © 2022 by The Arizona Board of Regents All rights reserYed. Published 2022 ISBN-13: 978-0-8165-4358-8...McDonald Co\·er photo: \\ 7 ulfenite, Rowley Mine, Maricopa County, 4 cm high specimen, Evan and Melissa Jones...Grant, Raymond \X'.,author. Title: Mineralogy of Arizona/ Raymond W. Grant [and 4 others] ; maps and illustrations
Book (edition)
OF ARIZONA Wulfenite. Red Cloud mine, Silver district, Trigo Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona. Smithsonian...by Ed Over. Chip Clark photo. MINERALOGY OF ARIZONA THIRD EDITION W. Anthony Joh n Sidney A. Williams...of Arizona Press / Tucson The University of Arizona Press Copyright © 1977, 1982, 1995 Arizona Board...Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Mineralogy of Arizona / John W. Anthony . . [et al.] ;Wendell E. Wilson...0-8165-1555-7 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Minerals—Arizona. QE375-5-A6M56 I. Anthony, John W. (John Williams)
Book (edition)
MINERALOGY OF ARIZONA • Wu!fenite. Red Cloud mine, Si/district, Trigo Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona...Tucson .. The University of Arizona Press Copyright © 1977, r982, 1995 Arizona Board of Regents All rights...Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Mineralogy of Arizona/ John W. Anthony ... [et al.]; Wendell E. Wilson...0-8165-1555-7 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Minerals-Arizona. I. Anthony, John W (John Williams), 1920-. QE375...HISTORY OF ARIZONA MINING AND MINERALOGY The Prehistoric Period 20 Arizona Under Spanish Rule Arizona as a
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
early 1780s, and by the 1790s an expedition to the area had collected a number of emeraldlike crystals....Similarly, it is reported from the Perkiomen mine, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (Gordon 1922). An unusual...paramelaconite, atacamite, cuprite, chrysocolla, and planchtite is described in ore from the Algomah mine, Ontonagon...Ontonagon County, Michigan (Williams 1962). In the arid mining districts of western states, dioptase is somewhat...from the Santa Rita district, Grant County, and the Orogrande district, Otero County, New Mexico. Dioptase
Book (edition)
/BRA PY Muineralogy of Arizona Stope in oxide ore, Copper Queen mine, Bisbee. These old workings...Peter Kresam and Richard Graeme . Mineralogy of Arizona John W. Anthony, Sidney A. Williams, and Richard...Richard A. Bideaux AN THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA PRESS TUCSON, ARIZONA About the Authors... JoHN W. ANTHONY...M.S. degrees in geology from the University of Arizona and his Ph.D. from Harvard University. Following...mineralogist with the Arizona Bureau of Mines, he joined the faculty of the University of Arizona, where he rose
Book (edition)
0.C D.?~•.!~'J..~5 ~!~.~J.RY Mineralogy of Arizona Stope in oxide ore, Copper Queen tnine, Bisbee...Richard A. Bideaux THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA PRESS TUCSON, ARIZONA About the Authors . .. JOHN W. ANTHONY...M.S. degrees in geology from the University of Arizona and his Ph.D. from Harvard University. Following...mineralogist with the Arizona Bureau of Mines, he joined the faculty of the Uni~ersity of Arizona, where he rose...Gem and Mineral Society, and the University of Arizona. SIDNEY A. WILLIAMS has authored or co-authored
Report (issue)
Preliminary report of molybdenum occurrences in Arizona by Jan C. Wilt 1/, Stanley B. Keith 2/, Jocelyn...to the Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology a division of The University of Arizona This...'1030571 04 M030562 04 M030563 04 '1030584 04 CouNTY DEPosir 'ostHP +litire LAtiroOE ♦ Looroae 28N... wA A 7 PROSPECT 15N 02E 27 MU AMOLE DISTRICT BANNER DISTRICT BLUE HELL GROUP 19N 215W 101 35-03-A wA...CUA AG BORIANA MINE 18N 115W 118 34-56-154 113-54-53W CATALINA DISTRICT CATALINA DISTRICT CHILDS-ALOWINKLE
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
oxide minerals in the Radomiro Tomic deposit are atacamite, copper clays, chrysocolla, and copper wad. Their...proportion of the three main copper oxide components: atacamite, copper clays, and chrysocolla. These classifications...content is furnished, on average, by 40 vol percent atacamite, 31 vol percent copper clays with minor chysocolla...wad. The Lower Oxide unit is more homogeneous. Atacamite accounts for 70 vol percent of the copper ore... Between these elevations, the proportion of atacamite is lower and the proportion of copper clays, chrysocolla
Book (volume)
DEPOSITS VOLUME 1 GENERAL I SOUTH AMERICA I NORTH AMERICA O th er titles in the G lobal P erspective...to g ra p h: The Bingham Canyon open pit, Utah, USA, 1998. Photographs by T M Porter. Ross Lang Andrew...University with a B.Sc. Honours. He completed his PhD in Mining Geology in 1979 at Imperial College, London. His...contributions to economic geology. Stints with Palabora Mining Company, JCI and Anglovaal added to Ross’ southern...After moving to Australia in 】 979, Ross, as a District Manager with CRA Exploration, led the team that
Book (volume)
...........................................13 Arizona ............................................................................................346 North Carolina ....................................................................................356 North Dakota ..........................................................548 Table of Maps Page Alabama County Map ...................................................................................4 Alaska County and Stream Map ...............................
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
occurrences. These localities have been listed by county; and, strictly for convenience, the list has been...None­ theless, with the aid of a good state or county map, plus local inquiries, the list could be helpful...that do not permit collecting for various reasons, mining operations that have recently shut down but whose...micromounting PENINSULA Wayne County International Salt C o . mine—Detroit Alpena County National G y p s u m...dolomite, marcasite, pyrite, quartz, sphalerite Eaton County anhydrite, carnallite (r), celestite, dolomite
Book (volume)
...........................................11 Arizona ............................................................................................295 North Carolina ....................................................................................302 North Dakota ...........................................rights, so remember you were told. If in doubt, a county map will tell you who the legal owner is. Good...gemmy qualities for cutting and polishing. AUTAUGA COUNTY PRATTVILLE, N. 6 mi., and just E of the Birmingham
Book (volume)
...........................................11 Arizona ............................................................................................295 North Carolina ....................................................................................302 North Dakota ...........................................rights, so remember you were told. If in doubt, a county map will tell you who the legal owner is. Good...gemmy qualities for cutting and polishing. AUTAUGA COUNTY PRATTVILLE, N. 6 mi., and just E of the Birmingham
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
COPPER-BEARING FISSURE VEINS Keweenaw County, Michigan Downloaded by [University of Delaware] at 05:05...05:05 09 June 2012 Lake Superior Native Copper District Fifteenth in a series of articles on the mines...crystallized copper specimen came from the Central mine and was in the collection of Donald C. Gabriel....northern part of the Lake Superior native copper district and the region with the fissure veins, along with...exploration 2. Cliff mine 3. Phoenix group of mines 4. Central mine 5. Northwestern mine 6. Central exploration
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
found in chimneys, as well as the presence of atacamite. The metalliferous component is characterized...have originated from hydrothermal eruptions at North Su and South Su. The presentday plume at Suzette...back-arc environments have been studied from the North Fiji basin (e.g., McMurtry et al., 1991), the Lau... 1991), and from and peripheral to the PACMANUS area, eastern Manus basin (Ortega-Osorio, 1996; Sebastian...hrischeva@geology.utoronto.ca *Present address: 1-321 Lakeshore Rd. E, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada L5G 1H3.
Report (issue)
1042-9964 1042-9964 ISSN Cover photoÑClif photo—Cliff Mine Minedrca circaearly early 1900s. 1900s. Photo from...COMMON SENSE SENSE MUST MUST BE BE POSSIBLE. OLD MINE APPLIED. APPLIED. for geologists and and geology...by leg). 240 m or I" 2000 ft) scale Ml maps have north to the top. top. Most All Most maps maps are are...in the theHoughton/Calumet HoughtonlCalumetarea area Oneday trip with broad coverage Al, A3, 4, 5, 6...[PLV]) 5 (3) 42 (native Baltic Mine Shaft No. 33 (native Baltic Mine Shaft copper deposit within Portage
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label: Aerial view of the Bingham Canyon copper mine, Kennecott Utah Copper, September 2003. Photo courtesy...Magmatic-Hydrothermal History of the Río Blanco-Los Bronces District, Central Chile: Development of World’s Greatest...Chuquicamata District, Northern Chile Geologic Overview of the Escondida Porphyry Copper District, Northern...Progress at the Resolution Porphyry Cu-Mo Deposit, Arizona Magmatic-Hydrothermal-Structural Evolution of the...± Molybdenum Deposits of the Ertsberg-Grasberg District, Papua, Indonesia Clyde A. Leys, Mark Cloos,
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T. J. Bornhorst, P. Brandes, R. Clark (Cliffs Mining Services Co.), B. C. Cornilsen, R. V. Dietrich...helpful suggestions throughout the project; to Ashton Mining of Canada, Inc. and Crystal Exploration, Inc.,...APPENDIX I: MICHIGAN MUSEUMS AND EXHIBITS FEATURING MINING, MINERALS, ROCKS, AND FOSSILS .......................243 APPENDIX II: MINERAL SPECIES LISTED BY COUNTY ...............................248 ABOUT THE AUTHORS...of shallow nested spoons whose long axis trends north-south (Figure 2). At the center of the basin, just
Book
Mineralogical Record P. 0. Box 1656 Carson City, NV 89702, USA N. Bariand 90/91; British Museum (NH) London 110/111...representing 100-200 mineral species: an exception is the mining museum of Kongsberg, Norway, showing only a single...universities, 14 by town or city councils, 13 by district councils or regional boards, and 16 form part...catalogued, at an Ecole Cen- Part of the exhibition area 14 trale, during the subsequent French regime....Exhibits of comparative ethnology include areas of North and South America and of Polynesia for comparison
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KRISTALLE Est.1971 Laguna Beach, California, USA • Tel: +1 949 494 5155 • Email: info@kristalle.com... Gressman tom.gressman@minrec.org The Tintic District: Juab and Utah Counties, Utah...................tpmoore1@cox.net Ferrierite from the Kamloops Lake area, southern British Columbia........................COVER: CLINOCLASE, 3.9 cm, from the Mammoth mine, Tintic District, Utah. Rock Currier collection; Jeff Scovil...ORGANIZATIONS Marc & Janis Countiss (2019–2023) Houston Area Mineral Society (HAMS) (2009–2024) Mineralogical
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Morocco; (center, left) wulfenite, San Francisco mine, Sonora, Mexico; (center) ameihyst, Veracruz, Mexico;... N’Chwaning mine, South Africa; (lower left, center) wulfenite, Red Cloud mine, Arizona; (lower right...Lincoln. Encyclopedia of minerals Sagiiache County Pu blic Library Saguache , Colorado DEMCO For...Photo Editor: Wendell E. Wilson Library Saguache County Public Saguache, Colorado VAN NOSTRAND REINHOLD...Pohl Richard Graeme D. K. Jones Douglas K. Miller Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum =Donald Olson ‘Delma Perry
 
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