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Scorpion Hill, Vulture Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 52' 46'' North , 112° 50' 28'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Wickenburg6,806 (2017)14.3km
Morristown227 (2017)20.3km
Wittmann763 (2011)31.1km
Congress1,975 (2014)31.5km
Aguila798 (2011)31.5km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Wickenburg Gem and Mineral SocietyWickenburg, Arizona14km
Mindat Locality ID:
304595
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:304595:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


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8 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Ferrimolybdite
Formula: Fe2(MoO4)3 · nH2O
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Kettnerite
Formula: CaBiCO3OF
References:
Mottramite
Formula: PbCu(VO4)(OH)
References:
Mottramite var. Duhamelite
Formula: (Pb,Bi,Ca)Cu(VO4)(OH,O)
References:
Powellite
Formula: Ca(MoO4)
Description: Occurs with scheelite as disseminations in granitic rocks.
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Scheelite
Formula: Ca(WO4)
Description: Occurs with scheelite as disseminations in granitic rocks.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Kettnerite5.BE.30CaBiCO3OF
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Powellite7.GA.05Ca(MoO4)
Scheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)
Ferrimolybdite7.GB.30Fe2(MoO4)3 · nH2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Mottramite
var. Duhamelite
8.BH.40(Pb,Bi,Ca)Cu(VO4)(OH,O)
8.BH.40PbCu(VO4)(OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Mottramite var. Duhamelite(Pb,Bi,Ca)Cu(VO4)(OH,O)
H FerrimolybditeFe2(MoO4)3 · nH2O
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H MottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
CCarbon
C KettneriteCaBiCO3OF
OOxygen
O Mottramite var. Duhamelite(Pb,Bi,Ca)Cu(VO4)(OH,O)
O FerrimolybditeFe2(MoO4)3 · nH2O
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O HematiteFe2O3
O KettneriteCaBiCO3OF
O MottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
O PowelliteCa(MoO4)
O QuartzSiO2
O ScheeliteCa(WO4)
FFluorine
F KettneriteCaBiCO3OF
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
CaCalcium
Ca Mottramite var. Duhamelite(Pb,Bi,Ca)Cu(VO4)(OH,O)
Ca KettneriteCaBiCO3OF
Ca PowelliteCa(MoO4)
Ca ScheeliteCa(WO4)
VVanadium
V Mottramite var. Duhamelite(Pb,Bi,Ca)Cu(VO4)(OH,O)
V MottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
FeIron
Fe FerrimolybditeFe2(MoO4)3 · nH2O
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe HematiteFe2O3
CuCopper
Cu Mottramite var. Duhamelite(Pb,Bi,Ca)Cu(VO4)(OH,O)
Cu MottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
MoMolybdenum
Mo FerrimolybditeFe2(MoO4)3 · nH2O
Mo PowelliteCa(MoO4)
WTungsten
W ScheeliteCa(WO4)
PbLead
Pb Mottramite var. Duhamelite(Pb,Bi,Ca)Cu(VO4)(OH,O)
Pb MottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
BiBismuth
Bi Mottramite var. Duhamelite(Pb,Bi,Ca)Cu(VO4)(OH,O)
Bi KettneriteCaBiCO3OF

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