Arizona McGinnis Mine (Copper Queen Mine), Cienega Mining District, Buckskin Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Arizona McGinnis Mine (Copper Queen Mine) | Mine |
| Cienega Mining District | Mining District |
| Buckskin Mountains | Mountain Range |
| La Paz County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 13' 0'' North , 114° 8' 27'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Parker Strip | 662 (2011) | 5.3km |
| Cienega Springs | 1,798 (2011) | 8.3km |
| Bluewater | 725 (2011) | 12.6km |
| Bluewater | 172 (2011) | 12.9km |
| Parker | 3,046 (2017) | 15.5km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Havasu Gem & Mineral Society | Lake Havasu City, Arizona | 34km |
Mindat Locality ID:
33411
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:33411:3
GUID (UUID V4):
7caa3cfa-ebe8-477c-84fc-94b18e045924
‡Ref.: Keith, Stanton B. (1978) State of Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology, Geological Survey Branch Bull. 192, Index of Mining Properties in Yuma County, Arizona: 122 (Table 4).
Arizona Bureau of Mines file data.
MRDS database Dep. ID file #10162329, MAS ID #0040120033.
A former surface and underground Cu-Au-Ag mine located in South-central (center S½) sec. 9, the NW¼ sec. 16, and the NE¼ sec. 17, T10N, R18W (Black Peak 15 minute topo map), on land of unknown status. Owned/operated at times, or in part, by McGinnis, and the Arizona McGinnis Copper Co. Owned and operated by Mr. Morrow (1927).
Mineralization is spotty cuprite, malachite, and chrysocolla in stringers and replacements in metamorphosed Paleozoic limestone along and below thrust-faulted Precambrian quartz schist. Ore occurs in irregular and shallow shoots with some rich pockets of gold.
Workings include a shaft, tunnel and open cuts. This mine was worked in 1913, 1917, and 1926-1927, producing some 170 tons of ore averaging about 9% Cu, 0.6 oz. Au/T and 0.1 Ag/T.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Chrysocolla Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 Description: In stringers and replacements in metamorphosed Paleozoic limestone nr. thrust-faulted Precambrian quartz schist. |
| ⓘ Cuprite Formula: Cu2O Description: In stringers and replacements in metamorphosed Paleozoic limestone nr. thrust-faulted Precambrian quartz schist. |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 Description: In stringers and replacements in metamorphosed Paleozoic limestone nr. thrust-faulted Precambrian quartz schist. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Cuprite | 4.AA.10 | Cu2O |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Chrysocolla | 9.ED.20 | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| O | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Cu | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10162329 |
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