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Unnamed Cu prospect Ml85, Pima County, Arizona, USAi
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Unnamed Cu prospect Ml85- not defined -
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 28' 23'' North , 110° 45' 0'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
32.47306,-110.75000
GeoHash:
G#: 9tc0xzd33
GRN:
N22W67
Köppen climate type:
BSh : Hot semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Saddle Brooke9,614 (2017)13.5km
Oracle3,686 (2011)15.4km
Catalina7,569 (2011)16.4km
San Manuel3,551 (2011)18.0km
Oro Valley43,565 (2017)22.3km
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ClubLocationDistance
Old Pueblo Lapidary ClubTucson, Arizona32km
Tucson Gem and Mineral SocietyTucson, Arizona32km
Mindat Locality ID:
189356
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:189356:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Ref.: Banks, N.G. (1975) Field Examination (Unnamed Cu prospect Ml85).

MRDS database EDep. ID file #10039885, MRDS ID #M051052.

A Cu occurrence/prospect located in sec. 18, T11S, R16E, at an elevation of 6,960 feet.

Mineralization is a bedded ore body hosted in limestone. Alteration was bedding replacement. An associated rock unit is diorite.

Workings include a minor adit into the hill.

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3 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
SSulfur
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2

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Link to USGS MRDS:10039885

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