Copper King Mine group (Milewide Mine group), Tucson Mountain District Saguaro National Park, Amole Mining District, Tucson Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 15' 47'' North , 111° 9' 20'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Tucson Estates | 12,192 (2011) | 10.4km |
| Picture Rocks | 9,563 (2011) | 12.5km |
| Flowing Wells | 16,419 (2011) | 14.1km |
| Valencia West | 9,355 (2011) | 15.0km |
| Casas Adobes | 66,795 (2011) | 16.5km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Old Pueblo Lapidary Club | Tucson, Arizona | 22km |
| Tucson Gem and Mineral Society | Tucson, Arizona | 22km |
Ref.: Ashley, R.P. (1974), Field Examination (Copper King Mine group).
Keith, Stanton B. (1974), Arizona Bureau of Geology & Mineral Technology, Geological Survey Branch Bull. 189, Index of Mining Properties in Pima County, Arizona: 84 (Table 4).
Arizona Bureau of Mines file data.
MRDS database Dep. ID file #10039679, MRDS ID #M050638; and, Dep. ID #10234905, MAS ID #0040190174.
A former small underground Cu-Au-Ag mine located in the SE¼ sec. 30 & sec. 31, T13S, R12E, 10 miles NW of Tucson.
Mineralization involves fracture intersections in limestone lenses within arkose. Alteration includes skarn.
Description of material on the dump: Some skarn has considerable chalcopyrite, and locally, has coarse calcite veins with a brown coating; also much massive pyrite: some is in skarn and some is in wall rock, mostly unoxidized. The skarn zone is 3-4 meters wide and is visible in the cut behind (NW of) the shaft. Large limestone block (4 meters plus) on contact with hornfels, which is also exposed to the NW of shaft behind the hoist foundation - probably a bedding contact.
Local structures include much local faulting and fracturing.
Workings include an inclined shaft and other workings to a depth of 121.92 meters. Mainly active during 1917-1918, and 1943.
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Amphibole Supergroup' | - | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| ⓘ | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
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| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10039679 |
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Localities in this Region
- Arizona
- Pima County
- Tucson Mountains
- Amole Mining District
- Tucson Mountain District Saguaro National Park
- Copper King Mine group (Milewide Mine group)
- Tucson Mountain District Saguaro National Park
- Amole Mining District
- Tucson Mountains
- Pima County
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- Sierra Madre OccidentalMountain Range
North AmericaContinent
- Sonoran DesertDesert
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mazatzal DomainDomain
- Southern Basin and RangeWide Rift
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