Fresnal Canyon Mine (Fresnal Canyon Quartz occurrence), Fresnal Canyon, Pima Mining District (Olive Mining District; Mineral Hill Mining District; Twin Buttes Mining District), Sierrita Mountains, Pima Co., Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 54' 24'' North , 111° 12' 38'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Three Points | 5,581 (2011) | 21.3km |
| Green Valley | 21,391 (2011) | 21.3km |
| Arivaca Junction | 1,090 (2011) | 24.4km |
| Sahuarita | 25,707 (2017) | 24.7km |
| Amado | 295 (2011) | 26.0km |
Ref.: Elevatorski, E.A. (1978), Arizona Industrial Minerals, Arizona Department of Mineral Resources, Minerals Report No. 2: 52.
Phillips, K.A. (1987), Arizona Industrial Minerals, 2nd. Edition, Arizona Department of Mines & Minerals Mineral Report 4, 185 pp.
USGS Twin Buttes Quadrangle topo map.
MRDS database Dep. ID file #10064585, MRDS ID #TC39000; and, Dep. ID #10259594, MAS ID #0040190227.
A Quartz prospect/occurrence with underground workings located in the NW¼ (NW¼SE¼SW¼) sec. 34, T17S, R11E.
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Standard Detailed Strunz Dana Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: MRDS database Dep. ID file #10064585, MRDS ID #TC39000. |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
| Group 75 - TECTOSILICATES Si Tetrahedral Frameworks | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Si Tetrahedral Frameworks - SiO2 with [4] coordinated Si | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 75.1.3.1 | SiO2 |
Other Databases
| USGS MRDS Record: | 10064585 |
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