Stromeyerite from
Magma Mine (Magma Superior Mine; Magma Copper Mine), Superior, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
| Locality type: | Mine | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Stromeyerite | |
| Formula: | AgCuS | |
| Formation: | Primary | |
| Comments: | Occurs sparingly in hypogene ores as microscopic intergrowths with bornite. Verified by XRD and incident light microscopy (Mindat Photo ID 1117940). See also Short et al. (1943) for petrographic description and occurrences of stromeyerite at Magma (p. 101) and black and white photomicrographs (Plate XXII A and B, p. 123). | |
| Quality for species: | Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#) | |
| Abundance at site: | Rare | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Confirmed | |
| Confirmation Methods: | Polarised-light microscopy XRD | |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: | ||
| Silver | ⓘ10 photos of Stromeyerite associated with Silver at this locality. | |
| Chalcopyrite | ⓘ1 photo of Stromeyerite associated with Chalcopyrite at this locality. | |
| Bornite | ⓘ1 photo of Stromeyerite associated with Bornite at this locality. | |
| Galena | ⓘ1 photo of Stromeyerite associated with Galena at this locality. | |
| Pyrite | ⓘ1 photo of Stromeyerite associated with Pyrite at this locality. | |
| Tennantite Subgroup | ⓘ1 photo of Stromeyerite associated with Tennantite Subgroup at this locality. | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Stromeyerite data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Magma Mine (Magma Superior Mine; Magma Copper Mine), Superior, Pinal County, Arizona, USA | |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (9 photos) | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 43840 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:43840:7 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 080ecb09-3a74-489e-8ad1-726e5ae559a8 | |
| Nearest other occurrences of Stromeyerite | ||
| 3.2km (2.0 miles) | ⓘSilver King Mine, Comstock Wash, Kings Crown Peak area, Pinal County, Arizona, USA | |
| 31.3km (19.4 miles) | ⓘOld Dominion Mine, Buffalo Hill, Old Dominion vein system, Globe, Globe Hills Mining District, Globe-Miami Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA | |
| 40.1km (24.9 miles) | ⓘMcMorris Mine (Mack Morris Mine; Blue Quail Mine; Lake claims; Richmond Mine; LaPlata shaft; Jumbo shaft; Inca group; Helena and Nugget; Gila Monster), Richmond Basin, Richmond Basin Mining District, Apache Peaks, Gila County, Arizona, USA | |
| 59.8km (37.1 miles) | ⓘHaystack Butte Onyx deposit, Haystack Butte, Salt River Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA | |
| 83.9km (52.1 miles) | ⓘBlue Bird Mine (Bluebird Mine; Zilla Mine; Twin-S Mine; Cumberland Mine; Thornewood Mine; Blue Bird Silver Mining Co. property), Copper Creek (Copper Creek Canyon), Bunker Hill District (Copper Creek District), Pinal County, Arizona, USA | |
| 84.1km (52.3 miles) | ⓘChilds-Adwinkle Mine (Childs and Altwilkle Mine; Childs-Aldwinkle Mine), Copper Creek (Copper Creek Canyon), Bunker Hill District (Copper Creek District), Pinal County, Arizona, USA | |
| References | ||
Magma Mine, Superior, Pinal County, Arizona, USA