Unnamed copper prospect (10), Copper Creek (Copper Creek Canyon), Bunker Hill District (Copper Creek District), Pinal County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Unnamed copper prospect (10) | Prospect |
| Copper Creek (Copper Creek Canyon) | Creek |
| Bunker Hill District (Copper Creek District) | Mining District |
| Pinal County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 45' 30'' North , 110° 29' 0'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Mammoth | 1,487 (2017) | 15.2km |
| San Manuel | 3,551 (2011) | 22.4km |
| Oracle | 3,686 (2011) | 31.5km |
| Dudleyville | 959 (2011) | 36.2km |
| Winkelman | 346 (2017) | 37.0km |
Mindat Locality ID:
130436
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:130436:0
GUID (UUID V4):
c31ecdc7-b973-4ec6-b58a-db3e9260e303
A Cu prospect located in secs. 2, 3, 10 & 11, T8S, R18E, about ½ mile N of the old Copper Creek townsite/post office, on a line between secs. 3 & 10, near the common corner of secs. 2, 3, 10, & 11, on private land.
Mineralization is a nearly circular breccia pipe in Copper Creek Granodiorite. The pipe is nearly circular in plan, 150-200 feet in diameter. Malachite occurs in very minor amounts. Local sericitization and chloritization of Granodiorite are the alterations. Related structures are block faulting trending NNW. The breccia fragments are generally less than 6 inches across. Strongly altered to quartz sericite, chlorite, and iron oxide. The pipe is surrounded by a 15 foot wide zone of fractured granodiorite. Regional trends: minor pre-Cretaceous E- and NE-trending folds and major post-Cretaceous NNW-trending faults.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ 'Chlorite Group' References: |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 References: |
| ⓘ Hematite var. Specularite Formula: Fe2O3 References: |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 References: |
| ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 References: |
| ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 References: |
| ⓘ 'Tourmaline' Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | var. Specularite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | var. Sericite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Tourmaline' | - | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| B | Boron | |
| B | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| O | ⓘ Hematite var. Specularite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite var. Specularite | Fe2O3 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10039470 |
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