Copper Basin Wash, Kirkland area, Copper Basin Mining District, Sierra Prieta Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Copper Basin Wash | Wash |
Kirkland area | Area |
Copper Basin Mining District | Mining District |
Sierra Prieta Mountains | Mountain Range |
Yavapai County | County |
Arizona | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude:
34° North , 112° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~126km
Type:
Mindat Locality ID:
275289
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:275289:4
GUID (UUID V4):
850a13bd-be05-4f26-b699-4264c63bec33
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Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities5 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
β Cinnabar Formula: HgS Localities: Copper Basin placers, Copper Basin Wash, Kirkland area, Copper Basin Mining District, Sierra Prieta Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA Kirkland placers (Kirkland-Copper Basin placers), Copper Basin Wash, Kirkland area, Copper Basin Mining District, Sierra Prieta Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA Description: Placer material throughout the SW portion of the field as small particles. |
β Gold Formula: Au Description: Placer gold from small specks to nuggets of several ounces weight. Near the mountains the fragments are wiry to angular and coarse. |
β 'Gold Amalgam' |
β Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 Description: Occurs as magnetic black sand in placers. |
β Mercury Formula: Hg Description: Occurs in appreciable quantities. |
β Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) Description: Reported in commercial quantities in black sands. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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β | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
β | Mercury | 1.AD.05 | Hg |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
β | Cinnabar | 2.CD.15a | HgS |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Gold Amalgam' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
O | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Cinnabar | HgS |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
Zr | Zirconium | |
Zr | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
Au | Gold | |
Au | β Gold | Au |
Hg | Mercury | |
Hg | β Cinnabar | HgS |
Hg | β Mercury | Hg |
Localities in this Region
- Arizona
- Yavapai County
- Sierra Prieta Mountains
- Copper Basin Mining District
- Kirkland area
- Copper Basin Wash
- Kirkland area
- Copper Basin Mining District
- Sierra Prieta Mountains
- Yavapai County
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Great Plains DomainDomain
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