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Unnamed copper prospect (35), Granite Hills area, Picacho Mountains, Picacho Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USAi
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Unnamed copper prospect (35)Prospect
Granite Hills areaArea
Picacho MountainsMountain Range
Picacho Mining DistrictMining District
Pinal CountyCounty
ArizonaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 50' 38'' North , 111° 19' 32'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Cactus Forest594 (2011)12.9km
Picacho471 (2011)21.3km
Florence31,110 (2017)21.6km
Coolidge12,297 (2017)23.3km
Eloy17,059 (2017)23.5km
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ClubLocationDistance
Pinal Gem and Mineral SocietyCoolidge, Arizona23km
Mindat Locality ID:
130533
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:130533:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A Cu occurrence located about 1¼ miles WNW of Granite Hills (summit).

Mineralization is a vein deposit hosted in foliated granite. Mineralization occurs near a contact of granite with chlorite schist. Alteration is propylitic (?), chloritic and epidote. The vein is highly fractured and cuts across the foliation in the granite.

Workings include a trench 20 feet deep and was cut at right angles to the strike of the rocks.

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2 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

'Chlorite Group'
Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 9 - Silicates
Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Chrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Unclassified
'Chlorite Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
H Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
OOxygen
O ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
O Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
AlAluminium
Al ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Al Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
SiSilicon
Si ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Si Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
CaCalcium
Ca Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
FeIron
Fe Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
CuCopper
Cu ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1

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