Picacho Mine (Picacho group; Green Copper; Copper Star; Better Pay; Green Monster group), Picacho Peak, Picacho Mountains, Picacho Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 37' 37'' North , 111° 25' 15'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Red Rock | 169 (2011) | 10.5km |
Picacho | 471 (2011) | 12.1km |
Eloy | 17,059 (2017) | 19.0km |
Avra Valley | 6,050 (2011) | 23.2km |
Nelson | 259 (2011) | 26.2km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
---|---|---|
Pinal Gem and Mineral Society | Coolidge, Arizona | 40km |
Mindat Locality ID:
68679
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:68679:7
GUID (UUID V4):
08357907-2979-4188-992e-09bde6231638
A Gypsum-Halite-Ag-Au-Cu mine located in the NE¼ sec. 21, T.9S., R.9E.
A Au-Ag-Cu occurrence located on 17 claims in sec. 14, T9S, R9E (Red Rock 15 minute topo map), on the S side of Picacho Peak, on private land.
Mineralization is slight. Mineralization includes secondary copper minerals.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 3 - Halides | |||
---|---|---|---|
ⓘ | Halite | 3.AA.20 | NaCl |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
---|---|---|
H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | ⓘ Halite | NaCl |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
Cl | Chlorine | |
Cl | ⓘ Halite | NaCl |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
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
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