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Tiptop Mine group (Tiptop Camp prospects/mines), Tiptop Mountain, Helvetia, Helvetia-Rosemont Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USAi
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Tiptop Mine group (Tiptop Camp prospects/mines)- not defined -
Tiptop MountainMountain
HelvetiaTown (Former)
Helvetia-Rosemont Mining DistrictMining District
Pima CountyCounty
ArizonaState
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 49' 59'' North , 110° 45' 0'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
31.83306,-110.75000
GeoHash:
G#: 9t9jpg42c
GRN:
N22W67
KΓΆppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Corona de Tucson5,675 (2011)14.9km
Sonoita818 (2015)19.2km
East Sahuarita1,622 (2006)20.8km
Green Valley21,391 (2011)23.1km
Sahuarita25,707 (2017)23.8km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Old Pueblo Lapidary ClubTucson, Arizona46km
Tucson Gem and Mineral SocietyTucson, Arizona46km
Mindat Locality ID:
36154
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:36154:2
GUID (UUID V4):
e94dc250-29d2-46fc-9c4a-2a5b1ab91385


‑Ref.: Stevens, J.H. (1904) The Copper Handbook, Vol. IV.

Stevens, J.H. (1905) The Copper Handbook, Vol. V.

The Copper Handbook (1907).

Schrader, F.C. & J.M. Hill (1915), Mineral deposits of the Santa Rita and Patagonia Mountains, Arizona, USGS Bull. 582: 120-124.

Creasey, S.C. & G.L. Quick (1955), Copper deposits of part of Helvetia mining district, Pima County, Arizona, USGS Bull. 1027-F: 320.

Keith, Stanton B. (1974), Arizona Bureau of Geology & Mineral Technology, Geological Survey Branch Bull. 189, Index of Mining Properties in Pima County, Arizona: 129 (Table 4).

Niemuth, N.J. & K.A. Phillips (1992), Copper Oxide Resources, Arizona Department of Mines & Mineral Resources Open File Report 92-10: 13 (Table 1).

USGS Sahuarita Quadrangle topo map.

Arizona Bureau of Mines file data, circa 1973.

MRDS database Dep. ID file #10161909, MAS ID #0040191152; and, Dep. ID #10186571, MRDS ID #M050159, MAS ID #0040190428.

A group of surface and underground Cu-Ag-Au mines and prospects located on 4 claims in the SEΒΌNEΒΌNWΒΌ sec. 15, T.18S., R.15E. (Sahuarita 15 minute topo map), about ΒΎ mile north of Helvetia, in the NW slope of a prominent foothill, known as Tiptop Mountain, on a military reservation. Owned at times, or in part, by the Tiptop Copper Co. of Philadelphia; American Smelting & Refining Co. (ASARCO); Chamrod; Forbes; Mattingly; Sierra Mining & Ranching Co.; Tip Top Mining Co.; and the D. & P. Mining Co. (1936).

Mineralization is irregular pockets, stringers, and pyrometasomatic replacement orebodies, mostly oxidized, with copper minerals, often associated with quartz stringers and seams in shattered, faulted, silicified, and silicated Paleozoic limestone close to a contact with underlying Paleozoic quartzite in a thrust-faulted klippe.

Workings include shallow shafts, tunnels and open cuts. Produced intermittently from the late 1890's to 1936. Production was over 27,000 tons of ore averaging about 5% Cu and 0.4 oz. Ag/T.

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17 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
β“˜ Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
β“˜ Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
β“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
β“˜ Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
β“˜ Copper
Formula: Cu
Description: A little occurs.
β“˜ Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
β“˜ Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
β“˜ Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
β“˜ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
β“˜ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
β“˜ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
β“˜ Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
β“˜ Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
β“˜ Opal var. Opal-AN
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Tenorite
Formula: CuO

Gallery:

Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2β“˜ Azurite
Cu2(CO3)(OH)2β“˜ Malachite

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Copper1.AA.05Cu
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
β“˜Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
β“˜Molybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Cuprite4.AA.10Cu2O
β“˜Tenorite4.AB.10CuO
β“˜Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
β“˜Quartz
var. Chalcedony		4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜Opal
var. Opal-AN		4.DA.10SiO2 Β· nH2O
β“˜4.DA.10SiO2 Β· nH2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
β“˜Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
β“˜Diopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
β“˜Chrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 Β· nH2O, x < 1
Unclassified
β“˜'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Hβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Hβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hβ“˜ Opal var. Opal-ANSiO2 · nH2O
Hβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Oβ“˜ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Oβ“˜ CupriteCu2O
Oβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Oβ“˜ Opal var. Opal-ANSiO2 · nH2O
Oβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ TenoriteCuO
Oβ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Alβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Siβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siβ“˜ Opal var. Opal-ANSiO2 · nH2O
Siβ“˜ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sβ“˜ ChalcociteCu2S
Sβ“˜ MolybdeniteMoS2
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Caβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
FeIron
Feβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Feβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Feβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cuβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuβ“˜ ChalcociteCu2S
Cuβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cuβ“˜ CupriteCu2O
Cuβ“˜ CopperCu
Cuβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cuβ“˜ TenoriteCuO
MoMolybdenum
Moβ“˜ MolybdeniteMoS2

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