Sierra Pinta Mountains, Yuma Co., Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Sierra Pinta Mountains | Mountain Range |
| Yuma Co. | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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32° 15' 47'' North , 113° 32' 32'' West
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Mineralization is narrow, irregular veins of coarse-grained, vitreous, white quartz.
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Standard Detailed Strunz Dana Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| β Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S Description: Kernels of chalcocite occur in places in quartz veins cutting pegmatites. Reference: Wilson, E.D. (1933), AZ Bur. Mines Bull. 134: 157-159. |
| β Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 Reference: Wilson, E.D. (1933), AZ Bur. Mines Bull. 134: 157-159. |
| β 'Limonite' Formula: (Fe,O,OH,H2O) Reference: Wilson, E.D. (1933), AZ Bur. Mines Bull. 134: 157-159. |
| β Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 Description: Small masses in places in quartz veinlets cutting pegmatites. Reference: Wilson, E.D. (1933), AZ Bur. Mines Bull. 134: 157-159. |
| β Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 Description: An alteration product of chalcocite in quartz veins. Reference: Wilson, E.D. (1933), AZ Bur. Mines Bull. 134: 157-159. |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: Wilson, E.D. (1933), AZ Bur. Mines Bull. 134: 157-159. |
| β Quartz var: Milky Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: Wilson, E.D. (1933), AZ Bur. Mines Bull. 134: 157-159. |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| β | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| β | var: Milky Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| β | 'Limonite' | - | (Fe,O,OH,H2O) |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
| Group 2 - SULFIDES | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 2:1 | |||
| β | Chalcocite | 2.4.7.1 | Cu2S |
| Group 4 - SIMPLE OXIDES | |||
| A2X3 | |||
| β | Hematite | 4.3.1.2 | Fe2O3 |
| Group 7 - MULTIPLE OXIDES | |||
| AB2X4 | |||
| β | Magnetite | 7.2.2.3 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| Group 16a - ANHYDROUS CARBONATES CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN | |||
| β | Malachite | 16a.3.1.1 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 75 - TECTOSILICATES Si Tetrahedral Frameworks | |||
| Si Tetrahedral Frameworks - SiO2 with [4] coordinated Si | |||
| β | Quartz | 75.1.3.1 | SiO2 |
| Unclassified Minerals, Mixtures, etc. | |||
| β | 'Limonite' | - | (Fe,O,OH,H2O) |
| β | Quartz var: Milky Quartz | - | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Limonite | (Fe,O,OH,H2O) |
| H | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Quartz (var: Milky Quartz) | SiO2 |
| O | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | β Limonite | (Fe,O,OH,H2O) |
| O | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Quartz (var: Milky Quartz) | SiO2 |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | β Limonite | (Fe,O,OH,H2O) |
| Fe | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | β Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| Cu | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Wilson, E.D. (1933) Geology and Mineral Deposits of Southern Yuma County, Arizona. Arizona Bureau of Mines Bulletin 134: 157-159.
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Sonoran DesertDesert
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USA
- Arizona
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- Pima Co.
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