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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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Daisy Mine (Daisy shaft)Mine
Mineral Hill Mines (Azurite group; Old Azurite Mine; Copper Glance Mine)Group of Mines
Mineral HillHill
Mission complexComplex
San Xavier- not defined -
Pima Mining District (Olive Mining District; Mineral Hill Mining District; Twin Buttes Mining District)Mining District
Sierrita MountainsMountain Range
Pima CountyCounty
ArizonaState
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 59' 8'' North , 111° 4' 36'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Sahuarita25,707 (2017)11.9km
East Sahuarita1,622 (2006)14.8km
Summit5,372 (2011)14.9km
Green Valley21,391 (2011)16.6km
Valencia West9,355 (2011)16.7km
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ClubLocationDistance
Old Pueblo Lapidary ClubTucson, Arizona30km
Tucson Gem and Mineral SocietyTucson, Arizona30km
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.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


12 valid minerals.

Detailed 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
β“˜Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
β“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
β“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
β“˜Atacamite3.DA.10aCu2(OH)3Cl
β“˜Connellite3.DA.25Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 Β· 3H2O
β“˜Pseudoboleite3.DB.10Pb31Cu24Cl62(OH)48
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Cuprite4.AA.10Cu2O
β“˜Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Aurichalcite5.BA.15(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
β“˜Gerhardtite5.NB.05Cu2(NO3)(OH)3
Unclassified
β“˜'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ AtacamiteCu2(OH)3Cl
Hβ“˜ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Hβ“˜ ConnelliteCu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O
Hβ“˜ GerhardtiteCu2(NO3)(OH)3
Hβ“˜ PseudoboleitePb31Cu24Cl62(OH)48
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
NNitrogen
Nβ“˜ GerhardtiteCu2(NO3)(OH)3
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ AtacamiteCu2(OH)3Cl
Oβ“˜ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Oβ“˜ ConnelliteCu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O
Oβ“˜ CupriteCu2O
Oβ“˜ GerhardtiteCu2(NO3)(OH)3
Oβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oβ“˜ PseudoboleitePb31Cu24Cl62(OH)48
Oβ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sβ“˜ ConnelliteCu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O
Sβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
ClChlorine
Clβ“˜ AtacamiteCu2(OH)3Cl
Clβ“˜ ConnelliteCu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O
Clβ“˜ PseudoboleitePb31Cu24Cl62(OH)48
FeIron
Feβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ AtacamiteCu2(OH)3Cl
Cuβ“˜ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Cuβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuβ“˜ ConnelliteCu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O
Cuβ“˜ CupriteCu2O
Cuβ“˜ GerhardtiteCu2(NO3)(OH)3
Cuβ“˜ PseudoboleitePb31Cu24Cl62(OH)48
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Znβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Pbβ“˜ PseudoboleitePb31Cu24Cl62(OH)48

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