Old Powers Mine, Pima Mining District (Olive Mining District; Mineral Hill Mining District; Twin Buttes Mining District), Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 52' 38'' North , 111° 12' 25'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Green Valley | 21,391 (2011) | 20.3km |
Arivaca Junction | 1,090 (2011) | 21.6km |
Amado | 295 (2011) | 23.1km |
Three Points | 5,581 (2011) | 24.4km |
Sahuarita | 25,707 (2017) | 25.3km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Old Pueblo Lapidary Club | Tucson, Arizona | 47km |
Tucson Gem and Mineral Society | Tucson, Arizona | 47km |
Mindat Locality ID:
189480
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:189480:9
GUID (UUID V4):
991815e3-176b-4420-97c0-0fadf64d38a0
Ref.: U.S. Bureau of Mines - Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology file data.
MRDS database Dep. ID file #10048101, MRDS ID #M800091; and, Dep. ID #10210191, MAS ID #0040190531.
A former small surface Pb-Cu-Zn-Ag-Au mine located in the SE¼ sec. 10, T18S, R11E, 3 miles west of the Sierrita open pit, on private land. Operated by Sierrita Mining Co.; the Sierrita Mining and Ranching Co. (1951).
Mineralization is west of and similar geology to Laramide porphyry copper deposits.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10048101 |
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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
- Mojave DomainDomain
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