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Morenci Mine, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 5' 26'' North , 109° 21' 57'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mine (Active) - last checked 2018
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Morenci1,489 (2011)1.3km
Clifton3,685 (2017)7.9km
York557 (2011)26.7km
San Jose506 (2011)36.7km
Solomon426 (2011)39.7km
Mindat Locality ID:
5436
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:5436:5
GUID (UUID V4):
842e0ea4-1228-4800-929c-a7adcabf55a6
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Morenci pit; Phelps Dodge Morenci Mine; Morenci-Metcalf


An open pit and underground Cu-Mo-Au-Ag-Pb-Zn-U-Re-REE-Gemstone-Gypsum-Talc/soapstone-garnet mine located in secs. 8, 9, 15, 17 and in the N½ sec. 16, T4S, R29E (Clifton 15 minute topo map), at Morenci, 4.5 miles NW of Clifton. First produced 1942.

Mineralization is an elliptically shaped ore body in a porphyry copper-molybdenum deposit. The ore zone is 1341.12 meters long, 853.44 meters wide with a depth to top of 76.2 meters and a depth to bottom of 701.04 meters, and a thickness of 259.08 meters, and plunges E. Ore control was NE-trending fisures, veining, and crackling. Ore concentration was complex as progressively more silicic intrusions carried sulfide phases into fractures created by older pulses. Alteration was hydrothermal with kaolinization, sericitization, calc-silicate or pelitic hornfels and skarn.

The district is zoned with a chalcopyrite-rich core surrounded by a pyrite envelope which is surrounded by protore. Ag and Au are more abundant in less altered areas. The greatest Mo concentrations are in granite porphyry, less in Precambrian Granite.

The enrichment blanket ranges from 50 to 1000 feet thick and thickens from W to E. Turquoise found in the oxidized part of the deposit. Massive andradite is found in a skarn deposit at the southwest corner of the large open pit.

Area structures include the NW-trending Copper Mountain Fault, which dsplaces enrichment blanket 200 feet. Also NE-trending fissures may have localized porphyry emplacement.

The workings are 2133.6 meters long and 1219.2 meters wide. The open pit work started in 1937. Molybdenite runs 400 to 2000 ppm of Re.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded from this region.


Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

81 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Acanthite
Formula: Ag2S
Actinolite
Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Akaganeite
Formula: (Fe3+,Ni2+)8(OH,O)16Cl1.25 · nH2O
Allophane
Formula: (Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
Alunite
Formula: KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Andradite
Formula: Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
Anilite
Formula: Cu7S4
Description: Occurs in the supergene alteration zone.
Antlerite
Formula: Cu3(SO4)(OH)4
'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Aurorite
Formula: Mn2+Mn4+3O7 · 3H2O
Habit: Small
Colour: Black
Description: Occurs as crystals on goethite in the oxidized zone.
Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Description: Occurs as stalactites to 15 cm long.
'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
Brochantite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
References:
Rolf LuetckeIdentification: Visual Identification
Chalcanthite
Formula: CuSO4 · 5H2O
Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
Description: Occurs as a thick blanket. Principal ore mineral of disseminated & vein deposits. Solid veins 2 to 3 feet (0.6 to 1.0 meters) thick in places.
Chalcophanite
Formula: ZnMn4+3O7 · 3H2O
Description: There were 4 characteristics used in making the Chalcophanite identification. First is the tetragonal crystal habit, second is the elongated, columnar habit when you view any of the broken crystalized areas from the side, color is another, when seen as individual tiny, free standing crystals they are jet black and the last is the hardness, they are about 2.5 on the mohs scale. The other is that Mr Luetcke has collected a lot of Chalcophanite from Bisbee and has a number in his collection to compare. Concur in identification: Chet Lemanski.
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Description: Occurs as disseminations and in small veinlets.
'Chlorite Group'
Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
'Chrysocolla Chalcedony'
References:
Conichalcite
Formula: CaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Copper
Formula: Cu
Coronadite
Formula: Pb(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16
Covellite
Formula: CuS
Cryptomelane
Formula: K(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16
Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
Cyanotrichite
Formula: Cu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
Diadochite
Formula: Fe3+2(PO4)(SO4)(OH) · 6H2O
Digenite
Formula: Cu9S5
Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
Dioptase
Formula: CuSiO3 · H2O
Djurleite
Formula: Cu31S16
Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Galena
Formula: PbS
'Gem Silica'
References:
Gibbsite
Formula: Al(OH)3
Goethite
Formula: α-Fe3+O(OH)
Description: Most abundant oxidation product.
Gold
Formula: Au
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Hausmannite
Formula: Mn2+Mn3+2O4
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Hollandite
Formula: Ba(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16
Idaite
Formula: Cu5FeS6
Jarosite
Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Description: Widespread - most dramatic as an oxidation product of pyrite veinlets in areas of weak copper mineraklization.
'Jasper'
References:
Luetcke, Rolf (n.d.) Personal communication.Identification: Visual Identification
Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
'K Feldspar'
Libethenite
Formula: Cu2(PO4)(OH)
'Limonite'
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Melanterite
Formula: Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Description: Formed by oxidation of sulfide minerals.
Metatorbernite
Formula: Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Mimetite
Formula: Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
'Monazite'
Formula: REE(PO4)
Montmorillonite
Formula: (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Neotocite
Formula: (Mn,Fe,Mg)SiO3 · H2O
Nontronite
Formula: Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Description: Occurs on the periphery of the orebody.
Olivenite
Formula: Cu2(AsO4)(OH)
Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
Description: Occurs on the periphery of the orebody.
Orthoclase
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Plancheite
Formula: Cu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O
Plattnerite
Formula: PbO2
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Description: Occurs in an extensive contact metamorphic assemblage.
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Agate
References:
Luetcke, Rolf (n.d.) Personal communication.Identification: Visual Identification
Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
Rosasite
Formula: (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Rutile
Formula: TiO2
'Serpentine Subgroup'
Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4
Description: Locally formed with other calc-silicate minerals in an extensive contact metamorphic assemblage.
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3
Stromeyerite
Formula: AgCuS
Talc
Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Description: Occurs in the northern part of the pit. Locally formed with other calc-silicates in an extensive contact metamorphic assemblage.
Tenorite
Formula: CuO
Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
Todorokite
Formula: (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
Torbernite
Formula: Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
Tremolite
Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Tsumebite
Formula: Pb2Cu(PO4)(SO4)(OH)
Description: In the oxidized portion of the orebody.
Turquoise
Formula: CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Description: The turquoise varies considerably in hardness and colour. The best is hard and a flawless blue or with spider webbing.
Volynskite
Formula: AgBiTe2
Wollastonite
Formula: Ca3(Si3O9)
Wulfenite
Formula: Pb(MoO4)
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Gold1.AA.05Au
Copper1.AA.05Cu
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Djurleite2.BA.05Cu31S16
Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
Digenite2.BA.10Cu9S5
Anilite2.BA.10Cu7S4
Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
Acanthite2.BA.35Ag2S
Stromeyerite2.BA.40AgCuS
Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Idaite2.CB.15aCu5FeS6
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Stibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
Molybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Volynskite2.JA.20AgBiTe2
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.α-Fe3+O(OH)
Cuprite4.AA.10Cu2O
Tenorite4.AB.10CuO
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Hausmannite4.BB.10Mn2+Mn3+2O4
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz
var. Chalcedony
4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
var. Agate4.DA.05SiO2
Opal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
Plattnerite4.DB.05PbO2
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Akaganeite4.DK.05(Fe3+,Ni2+)8(OH,O)16Cl1.25 · nH2O
Hollandite4.DK.05aBa(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16
Coronadite4.DK.05aPb(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16
Cryptomelane4.DK.05aK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16
Todorokite4.DK.10(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
Gibbsite4.FE.10Al(OH)3
Chalcophanite4.FL.20ZnMn4+3O7 · 3H2O
Aurorite4.FL.20Mn2+Mn4+3O7 · 3H2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Rosasite5.BA.10(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Antlerite7.BB.15Cu3(SO4)(OH)4
Brochantite7.BB.25Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Alunite7.BC.10KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Jarosite7.BC.10KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Chalcanthite7.CB.20CuSO4 · 5H2O
Melanterite7.CB.35Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Cyanotrichite7.DE.10Cu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
Wulfenite7.GA.05Pb(MoO4)
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Libethenite8.BB.30Cu2(PO4)(OH)
Olivenite8.BB.30Cu2(AsO4)(OH)
Tsumebite8.BG.05Pb2Cu(PO4)(SO4)(OH)
Conichalcite8.BH.35CaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Mimetite8.BN.05Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
Diadochite8.DB.05Fe3+2(PO4)(SO4)(OH) · 6H2O
Turquoise8.DD.15CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Torbernite8.EB.05Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
Metatorbernite8.EB.10Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Andradite9.AD.25Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Dioptase9.CJ.30CuSiO3 · H2O
Diopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
Plancheite9.DB.35Cu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O
Actinolite9.DE.10◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Tremolite9.DE.10◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Wollastonite9.DG.05Ca3(Si3O9)
Talc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
var. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Nontronite9.EC.40Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Montmorillonite9.EC.40(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Allophane9.ED.20(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
Neotocite9.ED.20(Mn,Fe,Mg)SiO3 · H2O
Chrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Orthoclase9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
'Chrysocolla Chalcedony'-
'K Feldspar'-
'Serpentine Subgroup'-D3[Si2O5](OH)4
'Jasper'-
'Monazite'-REE(PO4)
'Limonite'-
'Chlorite Group'-
'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
'Gem Silica'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
H Akaganeite(Fe3+,Ni2+)8(OH,O)16Cl1.25 · nH2O
H Allophane(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
H AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
H AntleriteCu3(SO4)(OH)4
H AuroriteMn2+Mn34+O7 · 3H2O
H AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
H BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
H BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
H ChalcophaniteZnMn34+O7 · 3H2O
H ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
H ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
H ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
H CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
H DiadochiteFe23+(PO4)(SO4)(OH) · 6H2O
H DioptaseCuSiO3 · H2O
H Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H GibbsiteAl(OH)3
H Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
H KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
H LibetheniteCu2(PO4)(OH)
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
H MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
H Neotocite(Mn,Fe,Mg)SiO3 · H2O
H NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
H OliveniteCu2(AsO4)(OH)
H OpalSiO2 · nH2O
H PlancheiteCu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O
H Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
H TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
H Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
H TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
H Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
H TsumebitePb2Cu(PO4)(SO4)(OH)
H TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
H Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
H ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
CCarbon
C AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
C CalciteCaCO3
C CerussitePbCO3
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
C Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
C SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
O Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
O Akaganeite(Fe3+,Ni2+)8(OH,O)16Cl1.25 · nH2O
O Allophane(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
O AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
O AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
O AntleriteCu3(SO4)(OH)4
O AuroriteMn2+Mn34+O7 · 3H2O
O AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
O BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
O BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
O CalciteCaCO3
O CerussitePbCO3
O ChalcophaniteZnMn34+O7 · 3H2O
O ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
O Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
O ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
O ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
O CoronaditePb(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
O CryptomelaneK(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
O CupriteCu2O
O CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
O DiadochiteFe23+(PO4)(SO4)(OH) · 6H2O
O DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
O DioptaseCuSiO3 · H2O
O Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O GibbsiteAl(OH)3
O Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O HausmanniteMn2+Mn23+O4
O HematiteFe2O3
O HollanditeBa(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
O JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
O KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
O LibetheniteCu2(PO4)(OH)
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
O MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
O MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
O MonaziteREE(PO4)
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
O Neotocite(Mn,Fe,Mg)SiO3 · H2O
O NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
O OliveniteCu2(AsO4)(OH)
O OpalSiO2 · nH2O
O OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
O PlancheiteCu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O
O PlattneritePbO2
O QuartzSiO2
O Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
O RutileTiO2
O SideriteFeCO3
O TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
O TenoriteCuO
O TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
O Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
O TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
O Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
O TsumebitePb2Cu(PO4)(SO4)(OH)
O TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
O WulfenitePb(MoO4)
O WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
F BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
F FluoriteCaF2
F ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Na Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Na NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Na Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
MgMagnesium
Mg Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Mg BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mg DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mg Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Mg Neotocite(Mn,Fe,Mg)SiO3 · H2O
Mg TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Mg Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
Mg Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Al Allophane(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
Al AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Al BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Al ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Al CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
Al Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al GibbsiteAl(OH)3
Al KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Al NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Al OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Al Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
Al TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Al Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Si Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Si Allophane(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
Si AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Si BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Si Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Si ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Si DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Si DioptaseCuSiO3 · H2O
Si Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Si Neotocite(Mn,Fe,Mg)SiO3 · H2O
Si NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Si OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Si OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Si PlancheiteCu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O
Si QuartzSiO2
Si TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Si TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Si Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Si WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
Si Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
PPhosphorus
P DiadochiteFe23+(PO4)(SO4)(OH) · 6H2O
P LibetheniteCu2(PO4)(OH)
P MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
P MonaziteREE(PO4)
P TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
P TsumebitePb2Cu(PO4)(SO4)(OH)
P TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
S AcanthiteAg2S
S AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
S AniliteCu7S4
S AntleriteCu3(SO4)(OH)4
S BorniteCu5FeS4
S BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
S ChalcociteCu2S
S CovelliteCuS
S CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
S DiadochiteFe23+(PO4)(SO4)(OH) · 6H2O
S DigeniteCu9S5
S DjurleiteCu31S16
S GalenaPbS
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S IdaiteCu5FeS6
S JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
S MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
S MolybdeniteMoS2
S PyriteFeS2
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
S SphaleriteZnS
S StibniteSb2S3
S StromeyeriteAgCuS
S TsumebitePb2Cu(PO4)(SO4)(OH)
ClChlorine
Cl Akaganeite(Fe3+,Ni2+)8(OH,O)16Cl1.25 · nH2O
Cl MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
Cl ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
K AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
K BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
K CryptomelaneK(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
K JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
K Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
K Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Ca AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Ca DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Ca Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Ca Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Ca TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Ca Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
Ca Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Ca WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
Ti BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Ti RutileTiO2
Ti TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
MnManganese
Mn AuroriteMn2+Mn34+O7 · 3H2O
Mn ChalcophaniteZnMn34+O7 · 3H2O
Mn CoronaditePb(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
Mn CryptomelaneK(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
Mn HausmanniteMn2+Mn23+O4
Mn HollanditeBa(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
Mn Neotocite(Mn,Fe,Mg)SiO3 · H2O
Mn Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
FeIron
Fe Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Fe Akaganeite(Fe3+,Ni2+)8(OH,O)16Cl1.25 · nH2O
Fe AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Fe BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fe BorniteCu5FeS4
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe DiadochiteFe23+(PO4)(SO4)(OH) · 6H2O
Fe Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fe Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe IdaiteCu5FeS6
Fe JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Fe Neotocite(Mn,Fe,Mg)SiO3 · H2O
Fe NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Fe SideriteFeCO3
NiNickel
Ni Akaganeite(Fe3+,Ni2+)8(OH,O)16Cl1.25 · nH2O
CuCopper
Cu AniliteCu7S4
Cu AntleriteCu3(SO4)(OH)4
Cu AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cu BorniteCu5FeS4
Cu BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
Cu ChalcociteCu2S
Cu ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cu ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Cu CovelliteCuS
Cu CupriteCu2O
Cu CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
Cu CopperCu
Cu DigeniteCu9S5
Cu DioptaseCuSiO3 · H2O
Cu DjurleiteCu31S16
Cu IdaiteCu5FeS6
Cu LibetheniteCu2(PO4)(OH)
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cu MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Cu OliveniteCu2(AsO4)(OH)
Cu PlancheiteCu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O
Cu Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Cu StromeyeriteAgCuS
Cu TenoriteCuO
Cu TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
Cu TsumebitePb2Cu(PO4)(SO4)(OH)
Cu TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
ZnZinc
Zn ChalcophaniteZnMn34+O7 · 3H2O
Zn Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
As ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
As MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
As OliveniteCu2(AsO4)(OH)
SrStrontium
Sr Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
MoMolybdenum
Mo MolybdeniteMoS2
Mo WulfenitePb(MoO4)
AgSilver
Ag AcanthiteAg2S
Ag StromeyeriteAgCuS
Ag VolynskiteAgBiTe2
SbAntimony
Sb StibniteSb2S3
TeTellurium
Te VolynskiteAgBiTe2
BaBarium
Ba HollanditeBa(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
Ba Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
AuGold
Au GoldAu
PbLead
Pb CerussitePbCO3
Pb CoronaditePb(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
Pb PlattneritePbO2
Pb TsumebitePb2Cu(PO4)(SO4)(OH)
Pb WulfenitePb(MoO4)
BiBismuth
Bi VolynskiteAgBiTe2
UUranium
U MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
U TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morenci_mine
Wikidata ID:Q15256199
Link to USGS MRDS:10027138

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