Gladstone prospect, Pima Mining District (Olive Mining District; Mineral Hill Mining District; Twin Buttes Mining District), Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 53' 16'' North , 111° 4' 51'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Green Valley | 21,391 (2011) | 9.0km |
Sahuarita | 25,707 (2017) | 14.1km |
East Sahuarita | 1,622 (2006) | 15.6km |
Arivaca Junction | 1,090 (2011) | 17.9km |
Amado | 295 (2011) | 20.1km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Old Pueblo Lapidary Club | Tucson, Arizona | 40km |
Tucson Gem and Mineral Society | Tucson, Arizona | 40km |
Mindat Locality ID:
188768
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:188768:9
GUID (UUID V4):
68e59f0f-26a0-4253-994f-dce47eb50923
Ref.: Brown, R.L. (1926) Geology and ore deposits of the Twin Buttes district: Tucson, University of Arizona, M.S. thesis, 40 p.
Houser, F.N. (1949) Geology of the Contention mine area, Twin Buttes, Arizona: Tucson, University of Arizona, M.S. thesis, 61 p.
MRDS database Dep. ID file #10039589, MRDS ID #M050381.
A Cu prospect with underground workings located in sec. 2, T18S, R12E on private land.
Mineralization is chalcopyrite in garnet skarn. The ore body is 243.84 meters long and 420 meters depth to bottom.
Actively being prospected in 1924-1925 by Midland Copper Company. Workings entirely in garnet to a depth of 128.02 meters.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
ⓘ 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10039589 |
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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
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- Mazatzal DomainDomain
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