Unnamed copper prospect (12), Aravaipa, Aravaipa Mining District, Graham County, Arizona, USAi
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Unnamed copper prospect (12) | Prospect |
Aravaipa | Town (Former) |
Aravaipa Mining District | Mining District |
Graham County | County |
Arizona | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 56' 48'' North , 110° 20' 44'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Bylas | 1,962 (2011) | 29.6km |
Fort Thomas | 374 (2011) | 36.8km |
Mammoth | 1,487 (2017) | 37.1km |
Winkelman | 346 (2017) | 39.9km |
Dudleyville | 959 (2011) | 40.3km |
Mindat Locality ID:
131639
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:131639:4
GUID (UUID V4):
39b61abf-4212-46d7-a6f9-5e49fb890d16
An underground Cu prospect located sec. 6, T6S, R20E, 1 mile SE of Aravaipa.
Mineralization is hosted in Pinal Schist (metasedimentary or metatuff of Pinal Schist) along a gouge-filled fracture. The ore zone strikes NW and dips SW. Copper stain is present but no ore evident. An associated rock unit is the Copper Creek Granodiorite. Ore control was fractures.
Area structures include Block faulting trending NNW. Regional trends: minor Pre-Cretaceous E- and NE-trending folds and major Post-Cretaceous NNW-trending faults.
Workings include an adit 120 feet long, and a crosscut 210 feet long.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ 'Copper Stain' References: |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
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List of minerals for each chemical element
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10039437 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Sonoran DesertDesert
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mazatzal DomainDomain
USA
- Arizona
- Graham County
- Aravaipa Mining DistrictMining District
- Santa Teresa MountainsMountain Range
- Aravaipa Mining DistrictMining District
- Graham County
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