Sacred Frog Mine, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Sacred Frog Mine | Mine |
| Maricopa Co. | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 56' 13'' North , 112° 30' 2'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Morristown | 227 (2017) | 14.4km |
| Wittmann | 763 (2011) | 18.0km |
| Wickenburg | 6,806 (2017) | 21.4km |
| Anthem | 21,700 (2011) | 33.6km |
| New River | 14,952 (2011) | 33.7km |
A former U-Cu occurrence/mine located in the SE¼NE¼ sec. 19, T7N, R2W, G&SRM, on Bureau of land Management administered land. Owned by Cliff Coyer. The USGS MRDS database stated accuracy for this locality is 500 meters.
Mineralization includes secondary copper minerals. Local rocks include Middle Miocene to Oligocene volcanic rocks.
Workings include unspecified underground openings.
Specimen quality Cu oxide produced - also turquoise.
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Standard Detailed Strunz Dana Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
2 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| Cuprite Formula: Cu2O Description: Specimen quality Cu oxide produced. Reference: MRDS file #10113372. |
| ⓘ Turquoise Formula: Cu(Al,Fe3+)6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O Reference: MRDS file #10113372. |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Cuprite | 4.AA.10 | Cu2O |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Turquoise | 8.DD.15 | Cu(Al,Fe3+)6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
| Group 4 - SIMPLE OXIDES | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| A2X | |||
| ⓘ | Cuprite | 4.1.1.1 | Cu2O |
| Group 42 - HYDRATED PHOSPHATES, ETC.CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN | |||
| (AB)7(XO4)4Zq·xH2O | |||
| ⓘ | Turquoise | 42.9.3.1 | Cu(Al,Fe3+)6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Turquoise | Cu(Al,Fe3+)6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
| O | ⓘ Turquoise | Cu(Al,Fe3+)6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Turquoise | Cu(Al,Fe3+)6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Turquoise | Cu(Al,Fe3+)6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Turquoise | Cu(Al,Fe3+)6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Turquoise | Cu(Al,Fe3+)6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Niemuth, N.J. & K.A. Phillips (1992), Copper Oxide Resources, Arizona Department of Mines & Mineral Resources Open File Rept. 92-10: 10 (Table 1).
U.S. Bureau of Mines (1995), Minerals Availability System/Mineral Industry Location System (MAS/MILS), U.S. Bureau of Mines, file ID #0040130884.
USGS (2005), Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS): U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, loc. file ID #10113372.
Arizona Department of Mineral Resources (ADMR) Sacred Frog mine file.
USGS Red Picacho, Arizona, quadrangle 7.5 minute topo map.
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