Sonoita Mine, Sonoita Mine group (Sondita Mine; Sondita Mine group; Evans claim), Palmetto Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° North , 110° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~1km
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
54729
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:54729:4
GUID (UUID V4):
a51a1ecf-6e98-4875-b8d4-9ac5ec58f0be
‡Ref.: Schrader, F.C. & J.M. Hill (1915), Mineral deposits of the Santa Rita and Patagonia Mountains, Arizona, USGS Bull. 582: 290-291.
Schrader (1917), The geologic distribution and genesis of the metals in the Santa Rita-Patagonia Mountains, Arizona, Economic Geology: 12: 237-269.
Galbraith, F.W. (1947), Minerals of Arizona, Arizona Bureau of Mines Bull. 153: 26.
Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd. ed.: 340.
A Cu-Pb-Ag mine located 1 mile NE of the Palmetto Mine, at an elevation of about 4,400 feet. It was located in 1879 by William Keegan and partners and was worked until 1888.
It is reportedly on a north-south quartz vein in quartz monzonite. Ore minerals are sulphides.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Pyrargyrite Formula: Ag3SbS3 References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrargyrite | 2.GA.05 | Ag3SbS3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| S | Sulfur | |
|---|---|---|
| S | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Pyrargyrite | Ag3SbS3 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Pyrargyrite | Ag3SbS3 |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | ⓘ Pyrargyrite | Ag3SbS3 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
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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