Daisy Mine (Daisy shaft), Mineral Hill Mines (Azurite group; Old Azurite Mine; Copper Glance Mine), Mineral Hill, Mission complex, San Xavier, Pima Mining District (Olive Mining District; Mineral Hill Mining District; Twin Buttes Mining District), Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 59' 8'' North , 111° 4' 36'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Sahuarita | 25,707 (2017) | 11.9km |
East Sahuarita | 1,622 (2006) | 14.8km |
Summit | 5,372 (2011) | 14.9km |
Green Valley | 21,391 (2011) | 16.6km |
Valencia West | 9,355 (2011) | 16.7km |
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Old Pueblo Lapidary Club | Tucson, Arizona | 30km |
Tucson Gem and Mineral Society | Tucson, Arizona | 30km |
Mindat Locality ID:
36245
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:36245:3
GUID (UUID V4):
58bd04fd-71b8-43f0-9c64-2f8535a55604
A former medium-sized surface and underground Cu-Ag-Zn-Pb-Au-W-Mo mine located in the SWΒΌ sec. 36, T16S, R13E & the NWΒΌ sec. 1, T17S, R13E, W of the Pima Mine at the foot of Mineral Hill; 6 mile N of Twin Buttes. Owned at times, or in part, by the Banner Mining Co.; and the Pima Mining Co. Subhumed by the Mission Mine.
Mineralization is partly oxidized, roughly banded and zoned, manto, pyrometasomatic ore body of magnetite and sulfides in garnetized Paleozoic limestone along the contact with Laramide quartz monzonite. Minor molybdenite and tungsten are present. The Mineral Hill fault is an important controlling local structure.
Both the oxide and the sulfide ore bodies were found by geophysical methods. The ore bodies are 1,005.84 meters long, 243.84 meters wide, 10.67 meters to the top of the ore with a depth to bottom of 121.92 meters.
Workings include shaft and open pit operations to a depth of 121.92 meters. Some 522,000 tons of ore were produced from underground workings during the period 1954-1962. This ore averaged about 3% Cu, 0.5 oz. Ag/T and some Zn and Pb. From 1962-1963, the Pima Mining Co. produced from its open pit some 3,200,000 tons averaging about 0.8% Cu, 0.1 oz. Ag/T and some Zn & Pb.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
β Atacamite Formula: Cu2(OH)3Cl |
β Aurichalcite Formula: (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
β Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 |
β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
β Connellite Formula: Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O |
β Cuprite Formula: Cu2O |
β Galena Formula: PbS |
β 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 Description: In garnetized Paleozoic limestone. |
β Gerhardtite Formula: Cu2(NO3)(OH)3 Description: Occurs as thin semas of granular material in cuprite, coated by aurichalcite. |
β Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
β Pseudoboleite Formula: Pb31Cu24Cl62(OH)48 |
β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
β Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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β | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 3 - Halides | |||
β | Atacamite | 3.DA.10a | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
β | Connellite | 3.DA.25 | Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 Β· 3H2O |
β | Pseudoboleite | 3.DB.10 | Pb31Cu24Cl62(OH)48 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Cuprite | 4.AA.10 | Cu2O |
β | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Aurichalcite | 5.BA.15 | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
β | Gerhardtite | 5.NB.05 | Cu2(NO3)(OH)3 |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Atacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
H | β Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
H | β Connellite | Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O |
H | β Gerhardtite | Cu2(NO3)(OH)3 |
H | β Pseudoboleite | Pb31Cu24Cl62(OH)48 |
C | Carbon | |
C | β Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
N | Nitrogen | |
N | β Gerhardtite | Cu2(NO3)(OH)3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Atacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
O | β Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
O | β Connellite | Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O |
O | β Cuprite | Cu2O |
O | β Gerhardtite | Cu2(NO3)(OH)3 |
O | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
O | β Pseudoboleite | Pb31Cu24Cl62(OH)48 |
O | β Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | β Connellite | Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O |
S | β Galena | PbS |
S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
Cl | Chlorine | |
Cl | β Atacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
Cl | β Connellite | Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O |
Cl | β Pseudoboleite | Pb31Cu24Cl62(OH)48 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Atacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
Cu | β Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
Cu | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | β Connellite | Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O |
Cu | β Cuprite | Cu2O |
Cu | β Gerhardtite | Cu2(NO3)(OH)3 |
Cu | β Pseudoboleite | Pb31Cu24Cl62(OH)48 |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | β Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
Zn | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | β Galena | PbS |
Pb | β Pseudoboleite | Pb31Cu24Cl62(OH)48 |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10039592 |
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