Joe's Elbow Mine, Owl Head Buttes area, Owl Head Mining District, Tortolita Mountains, Pinal County, Arizona, USAi
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Joe's Elbow Mine | Mine |
Owl Head Buttes area | Area |
Owl Head Mining District | Mining District |
Tortolita Mountains | Mountain Range |
Pinal County | County |
Arizona | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 32' 29'' North , 111° 2' 35'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Catalina | 7,569 (2011) | 12.1km |
Tortolita | 4,274 (2006) | 14.8km |
Saddle Brooke | 9,614 (2017) | 15.9km |
Oro Valley | 43,565 (2017) | 18.2km |
Marana | 41,315 (2017) | 20.7km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Old Pueblo Lapidary Club | Tucson, Arizona | 37km |
Tucson Gem and Mineral Society | Tucson, Arizona | 37km |
Mindat Locality ID:
130493
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:130493:3
GUID (UUID V4):
76bff31e-9e69-47a4-a9d8-82c6af0f62b1
A Cu occurrence/mine located in sec. 19, T10S, R13E, about 6 miles SE of Owl Head Buttes, on private land.
Mineralization is a quartz vein deposit hosted in Samaniega Quartz Monzonite. The quartz vein is about 500 feet (152.4 meters) long and about 50 feet (15.24 mweters) wide and horse tails to the SW.
Workings include 4 prospect pits.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Chrysocolla Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
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ⓘ | 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 | |
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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 | ⓘ 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 | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10039952 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Mexico
- Sierra Madre OccidentalMountain Range
North America
- Sonoran DesertDesert
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mazatzal DomainDomain
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