Fluorine Hill (Fluorine Hill deposit), Pearce, Pearce Mining District, Pearce Hills, Sulphur Springs Valley, Cochise County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Fluorine Hill (Fluorine Hill deposit) | Hill |
| Pearce | - not defined - |
| Pearce Mining District | Mining District |
| Pearce Hills | Group of Hills |
| Sulphur Springs Valley | Valley |
| Cochise County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 54' 45'' North , 109° 47' 48'' West
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Sunsites Gem and Mineral Club | Pearce, Arizona | 2km |
Mindat Locality ID:
47868
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:47868:4
GUID (UUID V4):
20ea4be3-0cae-4485-88b3-e5ddf84a2335
Located in secs. 33 & 34, T.17S., R.25E., about 2Β½ miles East of Pearce.
The hill is comprised of partly silicified rhyolite cut by narrow & discontinuous fractures. Most fractures are stained with hydrous iron oxides & are partly filled with veins of calcite & hematite, rarely more than 2 or 3 inches wide.
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Detailed Mineral List:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| β | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| β | Quartz var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| β | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| β | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| β | Autunite ? | 8.EB.05 | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 Β· 10-12H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Uranophane ? | 9.AK.15 | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 Β· 5H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
| H | β Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | β Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
| O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | β Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| O | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | β Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | β Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | β Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | β Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | β Autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
| Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | β Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Ca | β Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | β Siderite | FeCO3 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | β Gold | Au |
| U | Uranium | |
| U | β Autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
| U | β Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
Localities in this Region
- Arizona
- Cochise County
- Sulphur Springs Valley
- Pearce Hills
- Pearce Mining District
- Pearce
- Fluorine Hill (Fluorine Hill deposit)
- Pearce
- Pearce Mining District
- Pearce Hills
- Sulphur Springs Valley
- Cochise County
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
- Pedregosa BasinBasin
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