Butterfly Mountain Area Mica deposit (Enid Station), Butterfly Mountain area, Santa Cruz, Gila River Indian Reservation, Pinal County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 14' 27'' North , 112° 11' 35'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Gila Crossing | 621 (2011) | 4.7km |
| Komatke | 821 (2011) | 6.1km |
| Laveen | 5,930 (2018) | 13.7km |
| Ahwatukee Foothills | 83,464 (2018) | 22.4km |
| Tolleson | 7,008 (2017) | 24.1km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Rockhounds West Club | Phoenix, Arizona | 26km |
| Flagg Mineral Foundation | Mesa, Arizona | 39km |
| West Valley Rock & Mineral Club | Buckeye, Arizona | 39km |
| Mineralogical Society of Arizona | Paradise Valley, Arizona | 41km |
Mindat Locality ID:
130933
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:130933:4
GUID (UUID V4):
2d5917bd-ef76-4974-8a0c-0d38bbf23262
A mica-silica occurrence located in sec. 19, T2S, R2E, about 1¼ miles E of Butterfly Mountain and about 1¼ miles W of Santa Cruz, on Indian Reservation land.
Mineralization is a pegmatititic quartz vein with muscovite books hosted in schist. Flawed muscovite.
Production in the past of trimmed mica, scrap mica, and ground mica.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | var. Sericite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| 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 | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10099395 |
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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
- ⭔Gila River Indian ReservationReservation
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