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Microcline from
Twin Buttes Mine, Twin Buttes, Pima Mining District (Olive Mining District; Mineral Hill Mining District; Twin Buttes Mining District), Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Microcline
Formula:K(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Microcline data
Locality Data:Click here to view Twin Buttes Mine, Twin Buttes, Pima Mining District (Olive Mining District; Mineral Hill Mining District; Twin Buttes Mining District), Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:258212
Long-form Identifier:1:3:258212:2
GUID (UUID V4):cdc59b11-3eff-474d-a1d5-dd7fa20dfb33
Nearest other occurrences of Microcline
23.9km (14.8 miles) Helvetia-Rosemont Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
73.6km (45.7 miles) Saint David area, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
96.3km (59.8 miles) Mammoth-Saint Anthony Mine, St. Anthony deposit, Tiger, Mammoth Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
References
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Report (issue)
OF THE SIERRITA MOUNTAINS, PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA. By F. L. RANSOME. INTRODUCTION. The Sierrita Mountains...nearly meridional mountain ranges of southern Arizona. They separate the Santa Cruz Valley on the east...Santa Rita Mountains to the east or the Baboquivari Range to the west, the Sierrita Mountains are of minor...scenically unimpressive. On the west side of the Sierrita Mountains, mainly in a rather definite belt of foothills...prospects within what is locally known as the Papago district, although they appear to be included within what
Report (volume)
Some Geologic Features of the Pima Mining District Pima County, Arizona GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN ... Some Geologic Features of the Pima Mining District Pima County, Arizona By JOHN R. COOPER CONTRIBUTIONS...geologic map of the eastern part of the Pima mining district, Pima County, Ariz___ ________________________...Index map of southeastern Arizona showing the location of the Pima mining district____-_-_-----_--------_______65...SOME GEOLOGIC FEATURES OF THE PIMA MINING DISTRICT, PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA By JOHN R. COOPER ABSTRACT Bocks
Book (edition)
MINERALOGY OF ARIZONA,FOURTHEDITION V e a o_ of li rizo TI RAYMOND W. GRANT RONALD B. GIBBS...CALLAHAN THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA PRESS TUCSON f -- The University of Arizona Press www.uapress.arizona...arizona.edu © 2022 by The Arizona Board of Regents All rights reserYed. Published 2022 ISBN-13: 978-0-8165-4358-8...McDonald Co\·er photo: \\ 7 ulfenite, Rowley Mine, Maricopa County, 4 cm high specimen, Evan and Melissa Jones...Grant, Raymond \X'.,author. Title: Mineralogy of Arizona/ Raymond W. Grant [and 4 others] ; maps and illustrations
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MINERALOGY OF ARIZONA • Wu!fenite. Red Cloud mine, Si/district, Trigo Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona...Gem and Mineral Society The University of Ariwna Press / Tucson .. The University of Arizona Press...Press Copyright © 1977, r982, 1995 Arizona Board of Regents All rights reserved. First edition 1977 Revised...Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Mineralogy of Arizona/ John W. Anthony ... [et al.]; Wendell E. Wilson..."Published with the assistance of the Tucson Gem and Mineral Society." Includes bibliographical references and
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/BRA PY Muineralogy of Arizona Stope in oxide ore, Copper Queen mine, Bisbee. These old workings...Peter Kresam and Richard Graeme . Mineralogy of Arizona John W. Anthony, Sidney A. Williams, and Richard...Richard A. Bideaux AN THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA PRESS TUCSON, ARIZONA About the Authors... JoHN W. ANTHONY...M.S. degrees in geology from the University of Arizona and his Ph.D. from Harvard University. Following...mineralogist with the Arizona Bureau of Mines, he joined the faculty of the University of Arizona, where he rose
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OF ARIZONA Wulfenite. Red Cloud mine, Silver district, Trigo Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona. Smithsonian...by Ed Over. Chip Clark photo. MINERALOGY OF ARIZONA THIRD EDITION W. Anthony Joh n Sidney A. Williams...Gem and Mineral Society The University of Arizona Press / Tucson The University of Arizona Press Copyright...Copyright © 1977, 1982, 1995 Arizona Board of Regents All rights reserved. First edition 1977 Revised...Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Mineralogy of Arizona / John W. Anthony . . [et al.] ;Wendell E. Wilson
Report (issue)
Mesozoic Stratigraphy of the Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL... Mesozoic Stratigraphy of the Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona By JOHN R. COOPER MESOZOIC STRATIGRAPHY...STRATIGRAPHY IN SOUTHEASTERN ARIZONA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 658-D Descriptive stratigraphy............................... Members in the Twin Buttes quadrangle .. Members in the Palo Alto Ranch...ILLUSTRATIONS Page FIGURE 1. Map of southeastern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico showing location of
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0.C D.?~•.!~'J..~5 ~!~.~J.RY Mineralogy of Arizona Stope in oxide ore, Copper Queen tnine, Bisbee...Richard A. Bideaux THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA PRESS TUCSON, ARIZONA About the Authors . .. JOHN W. ANTHONY...M.S. degrees in geology from the University of Arizona and his Ph.D. from Harvard University. Following...mineralogist with the Arizona Bureau of Mines, he joined the faculty of the Uni~ersity of Arizona, where he rose...curator of the Mineralogical Museun1. His studies in mineral synthesis, crystal structure analysis, and classical
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itty nf l\rt~nttU iullrtttt ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES MINERALS OF ARIZONA By FREDERIC W. GALBRAITH...(Revised) ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES, GEOLOGICAL BULLETIN NO. 153 One dollar (Free to residents of Arizona) PUBLISHED...PUBLISHED BY lIlniul'r.lluy nf Arizuna TUCSON. ARIZONA SERIES No. 17, TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE INTRODUCTION...nature to include all known occurrences of every mineral which has been found in the state. Of the more...bulletin will be forwarded to the Arizona Bureau of Mines, University of Arizona, Tucson. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
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Residents of Arizona MINERALS OF ARIZONA by Frederic W. Galbraith and Daniel J. Brennan THE ARIZONA BUREAU...UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA TUCSON FOREWORD As a service about mineral matters in Arizona, the Arizona Bureau of...University of Arizona, is pleased to reprint the long-standing booklet on MINERALS OF ARIZONA. This basic...Dr. Frederic W. Galbraith, as a bulletin of the Arizona Bureau of Mines. It has moved through several editions...Edition as Bulletin 181, Arizona Bureau of Mines. The comprehensive coverage of mineral information contained
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Preliminary report of molybdenum occurrences in Arizona by Jan C. Wilt 1/, Stanley B. Keith 2/, Jocelyn...to the Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology a division of The University of Arizona This...'1030571 04 M030562 04 M030563 04 '1030584 04 CouNTY DEPosir 'ostHP +litire LAtiroOE ♦ Looroae 28N... wA A 7 PROSPECT 15N 02E 27 MU AMOLE DISTRICT BANNER DISTRICT BLUE HELL GROUP 19N 215W 101 35-03-A wA...CUA AG BORIANA MINE 18N 115W 118 34-56-154 113-54-53W CATALINA DISTRICT CATALINA DISTRICT CHILDS-ALOWINKLE
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
BARBARA L. MUNTYAN 3500 S. Beryl Avenue Tucson, Arizona 85735 Downloaded by ["Queen's University Libraries...recovered from the Paleo Verde claim in the Sierrita Mountains by Sheila Powell and Barbara Muntyan, July... from The Sierrita Mountains, Arizona Figure 2. View of the Sierrita Mountains, Arizona. Barbara Muntyan...detailing how a collector goes about finding a “lost” mineral locality Figure 3. Sheila Powell checking a small...boulder containing aquamarine specimens in the Sierrita Mountains. Barbara Muntyan photo. I have been an
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RESUME of the GEOWGY OF ARIZONA by Eldred D. Wilson, Geologist THE ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES Bulletin...UNIVBR.ITY OP ARIZONA. PR • • • _ TUC.ON FOREWORD This "Resume of the Geology of Arizona," prepared...Geologist, Arizona Bureau of Mines, is a notable contribution to the geologic and mineral resource literature...literature about Arizona. It comprises a thorough and comprehensive survey of the natural processes and...continued, detailed studies which will follow. The Arizona Bureau of Mines is pleased to issue the work as
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Plutonic Rocks of the Santa Rita Mountains, Southeast of Tucson, Arizona GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL... Plutonic Rocks of the Santa Rita Mountains, Southeast of Tucson, Arizona By HARALD DREWES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY...intrusive rocks, and remarks on their relation to some mineral deposits UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE...1927Plutonic rocks of the Santa Rita Mountains, southeast of Tucson, Arizona. (Geological Survey Professional...Petrology-Arizona-Santa Rita Mountains. 3. Intrusions (Geology)-Arizona-Santa Rita Mountains. I. Title
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University of So. Florida Tampa, FL Richard W. Thomssen Mineral Exploration Consultants Carson City, NV photography:...Record Inc., 6349 N. Orange Tree Drive, Tucson, Arizona 85740 The Mineralogical Record Inc. Is a non-profit...Volume Fourteen, Number Five ARIZONA- V Articles Lost mines of Arizona ................................by W. E. Wilson Famous mineral localities: the New Cornelia mine, Ajo, Arizona 283 by W. J. Thomas and...and R. B. Gibbs Famous mineral localities: the Glove m ine............................................
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Tectonics of Sou thea t rn Arizona Tectonics of Southeastern Arizona By HARALD D. DREWES GEOLOGICAL...Drewes, Harald, 1927Tectonics of southeastern Arizona. (Geological Survey Professional Paper 1144) Bibliography:...: I 19.16:1144 1. Plate tectonics. 2. Geology-Arizona. I. Title. II. Series: United States Geological...-------------------------------------------------Rincon Mountains gneissic dome -----------------------------Other...-----------Northern Dragoon Mountains ---------------------------Northern Chiricahua Mountains-----------------------Southern
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Dr. David I. Groves Key Centre for Strategic Mineral Deposits Department of Geology and Geophysics The...which was produced at the Key Centre for Strategic Mineral Deposits within the Department of Geology and Geophysics...Geochemistry of the Potassic Igneous Rocks Kreuzeck Mountains, Eastern Alps (Austria): Example from a Postcollisional...Lamprophyres from the Karinya Syncline and Kreuzeck Mountains. Direct Associations between Potassic Igneous...Bingham Copper Deposit, Utah, USA . Twin Buttes Copper Deposit, Arizona, USA Chilean Andes . Postcollisional
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.......................................... xi Mineral Locations by State Alabama .................................................................13 Arizona ................................................................548 Table of Maps Page Alabama County Map ...................................................................................4 Alaska County and Stream Map ...................................................................14 Arizona – Apache Co. Mining Districts ..........................
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Springer Dr. Daniel MUller Institute for Mineralogy Mining-Academy Freiberg Brennhausgasse 14 09596 Freiberg...University of Western Australia Centre for Strategic Mineral Deposits Department of Geology and Geophysics Nedlands...copper-gold deposit before the commencement of mining operations. The first two editions have been published...which was produced at the Centre for Strategic Mineral Deposits (former ARC Key Centre) within the Department...International Exploration Inc. in Santiago, PT North Mining Indonesia in Jakarta, and North Limited in Parkes
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73401 OKLAHOMA Figure 1. Oklahoma counties. Mineral Locality Index Although perhaps best known for...“world-class” mineral specimens, but it has produced fine to excellent specimens from numerous mineral localities...several counties. In addition, the TriState zinchead mining area, active for more than one hundred years, extends...as the Picher district, which is in the Oklahoma portion of the TriState. This district has probably produced...of mineral species found in Oklahoma is also somewhat limited, but the potential for the mineral collector
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Dr. David I. Groves Key Centre for Strategic Mineral Deposits Department of Geology and Geophysics The...which was produced at the Key Centre for Strategic Mineral Deposits within the Department of Geology and Geophysics...Potassic Igneous Rocks . . . . . . . Kreuzeck Mountains, Eastern Alps (Austria): Example from a Postcollisional...Lamprophyres from the Karinya Syncline and Kreuzeck Mountains . . . . . . . Direct Associations Between Potassic... Utah, USA . . . . . . . . . El Indio Gold Deposit, Chile . . . . . . . . . . . . Twin Buttes Copper
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............................................v Mineral Locations by State Alabama .................................................................11 Arizona ............................................................477 Appendix F - Classification of Mineral Deposits ........................................year I vacation in the field, collecting gem and mineral samples somewhere in the United States or Canada...enough information to be useful to most gem and mineral collectors. Generally, Minerals are capitalized
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............................................v Mineral Locations by State Alabama .................................................................11 Arizona ............................................................479 Appendix F - Classification of Mineral Deposits ........................................year I vacation in the field, collecting gem and mineral samples somewhere in the United States or Canada...enough information to be useful to most gem and mineral collectors. Generally, Minerals are capitalized
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EEL LEY. Department of Geology University of Arizona and GAOT G. HIGRS United States Geological Survey...Survey th THE UNIVERSITY Tucson, Arizona OF ARIZONA PRESS About the Editors. SPENCER . . R...R. TirLey has worked as a mining geologist in the western United States in both the operational and...Geology Department faculty at the University of Arizona, Professor Titley has carried out field and laboratory...and earned the doctorate from the University of Arizona. Caro. L. Hicks is an Editorial Assistant with
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........................................ 10 Arizona......................................................................................... 102 District of Columbia ....................................the Geological Survey's annual report entitled "Mineral Eesources of the United States" for 1882 and 1887...more until 1914. During that period, however, the mineral resources of the United States were enormously...resources of the country. Many changes in the mineral industry other than increase in production have
 
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