Buckeye Hills Mine (Buckeye Mica Mine; Buckeye Hills Mica Mine), Maricopa County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Buckeye Hills Mine (Buckeye Mica Mine; Buckeye Hills Mica Mine) | Mine |
| Maricopa County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 18' 45'' North , 112° 34' 54'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Locality type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Buckeye | 50,876 (2011) | 6.4km |
| Arlington | 194 (2011) | 17.0km |
| Goodyear | 79,003 (2017) | 24.8km |
| Avondale | 80,684 (2017) | 25.5km |
| Litchfield Park | 5,533 (2017) | 28.9km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| West Valley Rock & Mineral Club | Buckeye, Arizona | 6km |
| Rockhounds West Club | Phoenix, Arizona | 49km |
‡Ref.: Wilson, E.D. & G.H. Roseveare (1949), Arizona Nonmetallics, A Summary of Past Production and Present Operations, 2nd. Edition (revised), AZ Bur. Mines Bull. 155: 30; Phillips, K.A. (1987), Arizona Industrial Minerals AZ Dept. of Mines and Mineral Resources Mineral Rpt. 4; USGS, AZ Bur. Mines and the US Bur. of Reclamation (1969), Mineral and Water Resources of Arizona: AZ Bur. Mines Bull. 180; USGS 15 minute Buckeye topo. map; AZ Dept. Min. Resources (ADMR) Industrial Mineral Resources Rept.: 38; Moore, R.T., (1969), in AZ Bur. Mines Bull. 180 (USGS Bull. 871): 398; AZ Dept. Min. Resources (ADMR) "U" file; MRDS files #10105116, 10210541 & 10113702.
An former surface mica mine owned by the Buckeye Mills of Buckeye.
Workings include a mill with a 6 ton/day capacity for processing commercial grade sericite.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
1 valid mineral.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Reference: MRDS file #10105116. |
| ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Reference: Wilson, E.D. & G.H. Roseveare (1949), Arizona Nonmetallics, A Summary of Past Production and Present Operations, 2nd. Edition (revised), AZ Bur. Mines Bull. 155: 30. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | var. Sericite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- Mazatzal DomainDomain
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