Puerto Blanco Mountains, Pima Co., Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Puerto Blanco Mountains | Mountain Range |
| Pima Co. | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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32° 0' 16'' North , 112° 51' 26'' West
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‡Ref.: Wilson, E.D., Cunningham, J.B., and Butler, G.M. (1934), Arizona Lode Gold Mines and Gold Mining (revised 1967), Arizona Bureau of Mines Bull. 137: 181-182.
A range of mountains located about 30 miles south of Ajo.
Mineralization is gold-bearing quartz veins.
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Standard Detailed Strunz Dana Chemical ElementsMineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities3 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Gold Formula: Au Reference: Wilson, E.D., et al (1934), AZ Bur. Mines Bull. 137: 181-182. |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' Formula: (Fe,O,OH,H2O) Description: Cellular masses with quartz. Reference: Wilson, E.D., et al (1934), AZ Bur. Mines Bull. 137: 181. |
| ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Description: An alteration product of schist wall rocks. Reference: Wilson, E.D., et al (1934), AZ Bur. Mines Bull. 137: 181. |
| ⓘ Muscovite var: Sericite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Description: An alteration product of schist wall rocks. Reference: Wilson, E.D., et al (1934), AZ Bur. Mines Bull. 137: 181. |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Colour: Grayish-white to greenish-yellow Reference: Wilson, E.D., et al (1934), AZ Bur. Mines Bull. 137: 181. |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| 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 |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | (Fe,O,OH,H2O) |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
| Group 1 - NATIVE ELEMENTS AND ALLOYS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Metals, other than the Platinum Group | |||
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.1.1.1 | Au |
| Group 71 - PHYLLOSILICATES Sheets of Six-Membered Rings | |||
| Sheets of 6-membered rings with 2:1 layers | |||
| ⓘ | Muscovite | 71.2.2a.1 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Group 75 - TECTOSILICATES Si Tetrahedral Frameworks | |||
| Si Tetrahedral Frameworks - SiO2 with [4] coordinated Si | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 75.1.3.1 | SiO2 |
| Unclassified Minerals, Mixtures, etc. | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | (Fe,O,OH,H2O) |
| ⓘ | Muscovite var: Sericite | - | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Limonite | (Fe,O,OH,H2O) |
| H | ⓘ Muscovite (var: Sericite) | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Limonite | (Fe,O,OH,H2O) |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite (var: Sericite) | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite (var: Sericite) | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite (var: Sericite) | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite (var: Sericite) | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Limonite | (Fe,O,OH,H2O) |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Localities in this Region
- Arizona
- Pima Co.
- Puerto Blanco Mountains
- Pima Co.
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