Turquoise Mines area (Turquoise deposit), Fort Apache Indian Reservation, Gila County, Arizona, USAi
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Turquoise Mines area (Turquoise deposit) | Area |
Fort Apache Indian Reservation | Reservation |
Gila County | County |
Arizona | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 49' 50'' North , 110° 38' 30'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
56110
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:56110:6
GUID (UUID V4):
3aac5744-dd8b-48e4-a88a-4f7a7ce04083
A former surface turquoise-U mine/occurrence in the NW¼ sec. 2, T5N, R15E (NW¼ sec. 16, T5N, R16E per MRDS file), about 1 mile N of the Salt River.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
ⓘ Marcasite Formula: FeS2 |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
ⓘ Turquoise Formula: CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O |
ⓘ Uraninite Formula: UO2 References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
ⓘ | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Uraninite | 4.DL.05 | UO2 |
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
ⓘ | Turquoise | 8.DD.15 | CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Turquoise | CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Turquoise | CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O |
O | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Turquoise | CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O |
P | Phosphorus | |
P | ⓘ Turquoise | CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | ⓘ Turquoise | CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O |
U | Uranium | |
U | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10161389 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mazatzal DomainDomain
USA
- Arizona
- ⭔Fort Apache Indian ReservationReservation
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