Unnamed copper prospect (44), Copper Creek (Copper Creek Canyon), Bunker Hill District (Copper Creek District), Pinal County, Arizona, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Unnamed copper prospect (44) | 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' 20'' North , 110° 27' 54'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Mammoth | 1,487 (2017) | 16.8km |
San Manuel | 3,551 (2011) | 23.3km |
Oracle | 3,686 (2011) | 32.8km |
Dudleyville | 959 (2011) | 37.7km |
Winkelman | 346 (2017) | 38.5km |
Mindat Locality ID:
130883
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:130883:2
GUID (UUID V4):
7cf3de7d-bd90-4721-a829-ec8e73739c76
A Cu occurrence located in sec. 12, T8S, R12E, near the old Copper Creek townsite/post office, on private land.
Mineralization is a vein deposit in a fracture zone, hosted in Copper Creek Granodiorite. The ore zone strikes N75E and dips 75N. The vein contains a 6 inch Quartz zone with Cu minerals.
Workings include two adits, one shaft, one stope 180 feet long. The lower adit trends S25E, and is 430 feet long and cut by short drifts.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Chrysocolla Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
ⓘ Tenorite Formula: CuO |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Tenorite | 4.AB.10 | CuO |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Chrysocolla | 9.ED.20 | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
O | ⓘ Tenorite | CuO |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
Cu | ⓘ Tenorite | CuO |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10092555 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Mexico
- Sierra Madre OccidentalMountain Range
North America
- Sonoran DesertDesert
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mazatzal DomainDomain
USA
- Arizona
- Galiuro MountainsMountain Range
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