Gunsight Mountain, Papago Mining District (Sierrita Mining District), Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Gunsight Mountain | Mountain |
Papago Mining District (Sierrita Mining District) | Mining District |
Sierrita Mountains | Mountain Range |
Pima County | County |
Arizona | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 57' 46'' North , 111° 14' 28'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Three Points | 5,581 (2011) | 14.4km |
Valencia West | 9,355 (2011) | 22.3km |
Green Valley | 21,391 (2011) | 26.3km |
Sahuarita | 25,707 (2017) | 26.9km |
Drexel Heights | 27,749 (2011) | 28.2km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Old Pueblo Lapidary Club | Tucson, Arizona | 41km |
Tucson Gem and Mineral Society | Tucson, Arizona | 41km |
Mindat Locality ID:
31982
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:31982:2
GUID (UUID V4):
96df72f2-df4f-4c9e-a4c0-8c166ac9ab93
‡Ref.: Bideaux, R.A., et al (1960), Some new occurrences of minerals of Arizona, Arizona Geological Society Digest: 3: 53-56.
Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd. ed.: 102, 312, 325, 360.
www.admmr.state.az.us/circ9titanium.htm.
A locality in the northern Sierrita Mountains.
Mineralization occurs in a pulaskite dike.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities8 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Aegirine Formula: NaFe3+Si2O6 |
ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 Localities: Neptune Mine (Neptune property; Fluorine Mine; Fluxore Mine; Turtle Green Mine; Turtle Spar Mine; Turtle Star Mine; Cardiella Mine), Gunsight Mountain, Papago Mining District (Sierrita Mining District), Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA Gunsight Mountain Mine (Flo-Ber Mine), Gunsight Mountain, Papago Mining District (Sierrita Mining District), Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA Colour: White, purple, green Description: Occurs as veins a few inches to 2 feet wide. |
ⓘ Nepheline Formula: Na3K(Al4Si4O16) |
ⓘ Perovskite Formula: CaTiO3 Description: Occurs as polysynthetically twinned cores of titanite crystals. |
ⓘ Sanidine Formula: K(AlSi3O8) |
ⓘ Sanidine var. Barium-Sanidine Formula: K(AlSi3O8) |
ⓘ 'Scapolite' |
ⓘ Titanite Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 3 - Halides | |||
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ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Perovskite | 4.CC.30 | CaTiO3 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Titanite | 9.AG.15 | CaTi(SiO4)O |
ⓘ | Aegirine | 9.DA.25 | NaFe3+Si2O6 |
ⓘ | Nepheline | 9.FA.05 | Na3K(Al4Si4O16) |
ⓘ | Sanidine var. Barium-Sanidine | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
ⓘ | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) | |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Scapolite' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
C | Carbon | |
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C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Aegirine | NaFe3+Si2O6 |
O | ⓘ Sanidine var. Barium-Sanidine | K(AlSi3O8) |
O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Nepheline | Na3K(Al4Si4O16) |
O | ⓘ Perovskite | CaTiO3 |
O | ⓘ Sanidine | K(AlSi3O8) |
O | ⓘ Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
F | Fluorine | |
F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | ⓘ Aegirine | NaFe3+Si2O6 |
Na | ⓘ Nepheline | Na3K(Al4Si4O16) |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Sanidine var. Barium-Sanidine | K(AlSi3O8) |
Al | ⓘ Nepheline | Na3K(Al4Si4O16) |
Al | ⓘ Sanidine | K(AlSi3O8) |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Aegirine | NaFe3+Si2O6 |
Si | ⓘ Sanidine var. Barium-Sanidine | K(AlSi3O8) |
Si | ⓘ Nepheline | Na3K(Al4Si4O16) |
Si | ⓘ Sanidine | K(AlSi3O8) |
Si | ⓘ Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Sanidine var. Barium-Sanidine | K(AlSi3O8) |
K | ⓘ Nepheline | Na3K(Al4Si4O16) |
K | ⓘ Sanidine | K(AlSi3O8) |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
Ca | ⓘ Perovskite | CaTiO3 |
Ca | ⓘ Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
Ti | Titanium | |
Ti | ⓘ Perovskite | CaTiO3 |
Ti | ⓘ Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Aegirine | NaFe3+Si2O6 |
Ba | Barium | |
Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
Localities in this Region
- Arizona
- Pima County
- Sierrita Mountains
- Papago Mining District (Sierrita Mining District)
- Sierrita Mountains
- Pima County
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
- Mojave DomainDomain
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