Michigan and Hancock Mine (Michigan Mine; Hancock Mine; Main #1 Mine), Superior, Pinal County, Arizona, USAi
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Michigan and Hancock Mine (Michigan Mine; Hancock Mine; Main #1 Mine) | Mine |
Superior | Town |
Pinal County | County |
Arizona | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 16' 55'' North , 111° 5' 25'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Superior | 2,943 (2017) | 1.4km |
Top-of-the-World | 231 (2011) | 11.8km |
Queen Valley | 788 (2011) | 18.6km |
Gold Camp | 10,159 (2011) | 19.9km |
Miami | 1,783 (2017) | 24.4km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Gila County Gem & Mineral Society | Miami, Arizona | 24km |
Apache Junction Rock and Gem Club | Apache Junction, Arizona | 45km |
Mindat Locality ID:
68661
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:68661:8
GUID (UUID V4):
53c05f06-6ed8-4eac-a515-25e1a23276aa
A former underground Cu-Ag-Au mine located in the SW¼ sec. 2, T.2S., R.12E. (Superior 7.5 minute topo map), about 1 mile W of Apache Leap and about 1½ miles SSE of Superior, on National Forest land. Produced 1935-1937.
Mineralization is in either Troy Quartzite, Mescal Limestone, or both, associated with Cretaceous-Paleozoic faulting and intrusive episodes. Mineralization includes secondary copper minerals.
Area structures include WSW faulting series of parallel faults through the area. N-S faulting and the Concentrator Fault are west of the mine and another N-S fault is east of the mine.
List of minerals for each chemical element
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Sonoran DesertDesert
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mazatzal DomainDomain
USA
- Arizona
- Pinal County
- Pioneer Mining District (Superior Mining District)Mining District
- Tonto National ForestForest
- Pinal County
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