Dutchman claim, White Mesa, White Mesa Mining District, Coconino County, Arizona, USAi
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Dutchman claim | Claim |
White Mesa | Mesa |
White Mesa Mining District | Mining District |
Coconino County | County |
Arizona | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 36' 33'' North , 111° 25' 40'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Bitter Springs | 452 (2011) | 20.3km |
LeChee | 1,443 (2015) | 28.1km |
Kaibito | 1,522 (2016) | 31.6km |
Page | 7,490 (2017) | 34.0km |
Lake Powell | 134 (2013) | 48.0km |
Mindat Locality ID:
72663
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:72663:3
GUID (UUID V4):
afc22595-f96d-4b6a-a680-80ac7570a7fc
A former Cu occurrence/claim located 12.9 km (8.0 miles) ESE of White Mesa (coordinates of record, and 10 miles east of the Echo Cliffs monocline.
Mineralization is a Cu deposit hosted in the Late Jurassic sandstone. The ore body is tabular at 4.57 meters thick. Ore occurs mostly on NNW-trending joints in a tabular replacement ore body in the Shinarump member of the Chinle formation. The total mineralized body equals 129,800 square feet. Local rocks include rocks of the Glen Canyon Group.
Production statistics: Year: 1955 (period = 1955): estimate ^1.83% Cu.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
5 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 |
ⓘ Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S |
ⓘ Chrysocolla Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
ⓘ Cuprite Formula: Cu2O |
ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
ⓘ | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Cuprite | 4.AA.10 | Cu2O |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Chrysocolla | 9.ED.20 | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
O | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
S | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
Cu | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
Cu | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10027292 |
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