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Unnamed Zn-Pb-Cu prospect 117-57, Amole Mining District, Tucson Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USAi
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Unnamed Zn-Pb-Cu prospect 117-57Prospect
Amole Mining DistrictMining District
Tucson MountainsMountain Range
Pima CountyCounty
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 15' 14'' North , 111° 9' 6'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Tucson Estates12,192 (2011)9.3km
Picture Rocks9,563 (2011)13.5km
Valencia West9,355 (2011)14.0km
Flowing Wells16,419 (2011)14.1km
Casas Adobes66,795 (2011)16.6km
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ClubLocationDistance
Old Pueblo Lapidary ClubTucson, Arizona21km
Tucson Gem and Mineral SocietyTucson, Arizona21km
Mindat Locality ID:
189331
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:189331:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A Zn-Pb-Cu occurrence/prospect with surface and underground workings located in sec. 31, T13S, R12E, on National Park land.

Mineralization is a vein deposit with the ore zone striking N70W and dipping 75N, hosted in arkose. No vein material was observed in place. Vein material found only on the dump of the middle pit. An associated rock unit is plutonic igneous rock.

Workings include a short adit and 2 pits over a 30 meter distance.

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2 valid minerals.

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Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Galena2.CD.10PbS

List of minerals for each chemical element

SSulfur
S GalenaPbS
S SphaleriteZnS
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

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