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Unnamed Cu prospect, Copperopolis, Castle Creek Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USAi
Regional Level Types
Unnamed Cu prospectProspect
CopperopolisUnincorporated Community
Castle Creek Mining DistrictMining District
Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range)Mountain Range
Yavapai CountyCounty
ArizonaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° North , 112° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~6km
Mindat Locality ID:
188557
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:188557:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A small Cu prospect near Copperopolis.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


13 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Beyerite
Formula: Ca(BiO)2(CO3)2
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
'Limonite'
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Mottramite
Formula: PbCu(VO4)(OH)
Mottramite var. Duhamelite
Formula: (Pb,Bi,Ca)Cu(VO4)(OH,O)
Namibite
Formula: Cu(BiO)2(VO4)(OH)
Native Gold
Formula: Au
Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
Plancheite
Formula: Cu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
Willemite
Formula: Zn2SiO4

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz
var. Chalcedony
4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
Opal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Beyerite5.BE.35Ca(BiO)2(CO3)2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Namibite8.BB.50Cu(BiO)2(VO4)(OH)
Mottramite
var. Duhamelite
8.BH.40(Pb,Bi,Ca)Cu(VO4)(OH,O)
8.BH.40PbCu(VO4)(OH)
Group 9 - Silicates
Willemite9.AA.05Zn2SiO4
Plancheite9.DB.35Cu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O
Chrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Unclassified
'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
H Mottramite var. Duhamelite(Pb,Bi,Ca)Cu(VO4)(OH,O)
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H MottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
H NamibiteCu(BiO)2(VO4)(OH)
H OpalSiO2 · nH2O
H PlancheiteCu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O
CCarbon
C BeyeriteCa(BiO)2(CO3)2
C CalciteCaCO3
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
O BeyeriteCa(BiO)2(CO3)2
O CalciteCaCO3
O Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
O ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
O Mottramite var. Duhamelite(Pb,Bi,Ca)Cu(VO4)(OH,O)
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O HematiteFe2O3
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O MottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
O NamibiteCu(BiO)2(VO4)(OH)
O OpalSiO2 · nH2O
O PlancheiteCu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O
O QuartzSiO2
O WillemiteZn2SiO4
AlAluminium
Al ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
SiSilicon
Si Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Si ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Si OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Si PlancheiteCu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O
Si QuartzSiO2
Si WillemiteZn2SiO4
CaCalcium
Ca BeyeriteCa(BiO)2(CO3)2
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca Mottramite var. Duhamelite(Pb,Bi,Ca)Cu(VO4)(OH,O)
VVanadium
V Mottramite var. Duhamelite(Pb,Bi,Ca)Cu(VO4)(OH,O)
V MottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
V NamibiteCu(BiO)2(VO4)(OH)
FeIron
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe HematiteFe2O3
CuCopper
Cu ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cu Mottramite var. Duhamelite(Pb,Bi,Ca)Cu(VO4)(OH,O)
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cu MottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
Cu NamibiteCu(BiO)2(VO4)(OH)
Cu PlancheiteCu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O
ZnZinc
Zn WillemiteZn2SiO4
AuGold
Au Native GoldAu
PbLead
Pb Mottramite var. Duhamelite(Pb,Bi,Ca)Cu(VO4)(OH,O)
Pb MottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
BiBismuth
Bi BeyeriteCa(BiO)2(CO3)2
Bi Mottramite var. Duhamelite(Pb,Bi,Ca)Cu(VO4)(OH,O)
Bi NamibiteCu(BiO)2(VO4)(OH)

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