Mohawk Silver Mine, Rosemont (Rosemont Camp), Helvetia-Rosemont Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Mohawk Silver Mine | Mine |
Rosemont (Rosemont Camp) | Mining Area |
Helvetia-Rosemont Mining District | Mining District |
Pima County | County |
Arizona | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 49' 2'' North , 110° 46' 0'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Age:
1450 ± 10 Ma
Geologic Time:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Corona de Tucson | 5,675 (2011) | 16.5km |
Sonoita | 818 (2015) | 18.5km |
East Sahuarita | 1,622 (2006) | 20.6km |
Green Valley | 21,391 (2011) | 21.8km |
Sahuarita | 25,707 (2017) | 23.7km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Old Pueblo Lapidary Club | Tucson, Arizona | 47km |
Tucson Gem and Mineral Society | Tucson, Arizona | 47km |
Mindat Locality ID:
57480
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:57480:9
GUID (UUID V4):
de27b310-c7c7-4e42-9707-1934a2ad2a97
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Rosemont Mine
A former small underground Zn-Pb-Cu-Ag mine located in the E½NW¼ sec. 1, T19S, R15E, 28 miles SE of Tucson, on patented (private ) land. Produced ? - 1946. Owned/operated by Rosemont Mining (1974).
Mineralization is an ore zone striking N10E and dipping 70E, hosted in the Glance Conglomerate. Ore control was faults. Ore concentration was permeable fracture zones. Alteration includes pyrite-gossan. An associated rock unit is Precambrian granodiorite at 1,450 MY ± 10 MY.
Local structures include thrust and normal faulting - fracture zones; homoclinal. Regional trends include tilting and broad open folds in the south and extensive faulting in the north.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
4 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10103735 |
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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
- Santa Rita MountainsMountain Range
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