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Aqua Verde Mine, Pima County, Arizona, USAi
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Aqua Verde MineMine
Pima CountyCounty
ArizonaState
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 2' 32'' North , 111° 38' 11'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
32.04234,-111.63626
GeoHash:
G#: 9t8w79hun
GRN:
N22W68
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
BSh : Hot semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Ali Chukson132 (2011)21.0km
Sells2,495 (2011)27.3km
Three Points5,581 (2011)30.6km
Topawa299 (2011)31.0km
South Komelik111 (2011)37.8km
Mindat Locality ID:
189442
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:189442:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A former small surface and underground Ag-Cu mine and subsequent (?) crushed stone quarry, located in the NE¼ sec 17 & sec. 18, T16S, R17E, on state land. Operated by Jose Rodriguez.

Mineralization / deposits in the area include mineralization along fissure and fault zones in thrust and block faulted Precambrian quartzite and diabase, Paleozoic limestone, and Cretaceous sediments. Alteration includes oxidation. Host rock units include the Epitaph Dolomite and the Colina Limestone.


Workings include small pits and tunnels.

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1 valid mineral.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2

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Link to USGS MRDS:10048083

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References

U.S. Bureau of Mines - Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology file data.
MRDS database Dep. ID file #10048083, MRDS ID #M800064; and, Dep. ID #10283728, MAS ID #0040190099.
Keith, Stanton B. (1974), Arizona Bureau of Geology & Mineral Technology, Geological Survey Branch Bull. 189, Index of Mining Properties in Pima County, Arizona: 141.
Elevatorski, E.A. (1978), Arizona Industrial Minerals, Arizona Department of Mineral Resources, Minerals Report No. 2: 51.
Phillips, Ken A. (1987) Arizona Industrial Minerals - Department of Mines & Minerals Report #4 (2nd ed.). Arizona Department of Mines and Mineral Resources. 197 pp.
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