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Johnny Lyon Hills, Yellowstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USAi
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Johnny Lyon HillsGroup of Hills
Yellowstone Mining DistrictMining District
Cochise CountyCounty
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 8' 8'' North , 110° 13' 58'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Hills
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Benson4,888 (2017)19.5km
Dragoon209 (2011)21.9km
Whetstone2,617 (2011)22.3km
Mescal1,812 (2011)25.0km
Saint David1,699 (2011)25.8km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Sunsites Gem and Mineral ClubPearce, Arizona47km
Mindat Locality ID:
40755
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:40755:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A range of hills.

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Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

45 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Anglesite
Formula: PbSO4
'Antimony Ochre'
Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Bindheimite
Formula: Pb2Sb2O6O
Description: Abundant in a chalky green mixture pseudomorphous after tetrahedrite.
'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Chlorargyrite
Formula: AgCl
Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
'Cuproroméite'
Formula: Cu2Sb2(O,OH)7
Description: Abundant in a chalky green mixture pseudomorphous after tetrahedrite.
Descloizite
Formula: PbZn(VO4)(OH)
Dioptase
Formula: CuSiO3 · H2O
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Duftite
Formula: PbCu(AsO4)(OH)
Fornacite
Formula: Pb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH)
Friedrichite
Formula: Cu5Pb5Bi7S18
Description: Micro-beads in vein quartz of metamorphic origin.
Galena
Formula: PbS
Galena var. Silver-bearing Galena
Formula: PbS with Ag
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Hemimorphite
Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Hydroxycalcioroméite
Formula: (Ca,Sb3+)2(Sb5+,Ti)2O6(OH)
Description: Abundant as an alteration product of tetrahedrite in milky quartz veins cutting limestone.
Iodargyrite
Formula: AgI
Jarosite ?
Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Leadhillite
Formula: Pb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
'Limonite'
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
'Manganese Oxides'
'Manganese Oxides var. Manganese Dendrites'
Mimetite
Formula: Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
Mottramite
Formula: PbCu(VO4)(OH)
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Colour: Vivid (green ?)
Description: Thick foliae in altered silicified limestone.
Muscovite var. Fuchsite
Formula: K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
Colour: Vivid (green ?)
Description: Thick foliae in altered silicified limestone.
Native Gold
Formula: Au
Native Silver
Formula: Ag
Nordströmite
Formula: CuPb3Bi7(Se4S10)
Description: Occurs in vein quartz.
Perite
Formula: PbBiClO2
Phosphohedyphane
Formula: Ca2Pb3(PO4)3Cl
Powellite
Formula: Ca(MoO4)
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Blue Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Milky Quartz
Formula: SiO2
'Roméite Group'
Formula: A2(Sb5+)2O6Z
Rosasite
Formula: (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Scheelite
Formula: Ca(WO4)
Schorl
Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Description: Common mineral at contact zone of the Johnny Lyon Granodiorite.
Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3
Stibiconite
Formula: Sb3+Sb5+2O6(OH)
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Vanadinite
Formula: Pb5(VO4)3Cl
Wulfenite
Formula: Pb(MoO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Gold1.AA.05Au
Native Silver1.AA.05Ag
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Galena2.CD.10PbS
var. Silver-bearing Galena2.CD.10PbS with Ag
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Friedrichite2.HB.05aCu5Pb5Bi7S18
Nordströmite2.JB.25cCuPb3Bi7(Se4S10)
Group 3 - Halides
Iodargyrite3.AA.10AgI
Chlorargyrite3.AA.15AgCl
Perite3.DC.30PbBiClO2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz
var. Chalcedony
4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
var. Milky Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
var. Blue Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
'Roméite Group'4.DH.A2(Sb5+)2O6Z
Bindheimite4.DH.20Pb2Sb2O6O
Hydroxycalcioroméite4.DH.20(Ca,Sb3+)2(Sb5+,Ti)2O6(OH)
'Cuproroméite'4.DH.20Cu2Sb2(O,OH)7
Stibiconite4.DH.20Sb3+Sb5+2O6(OH)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Smithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Aragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Rosasite5.BA.10(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Leadhillite5.BF.40Pb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Anglesite7.AD.35PbSO4
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Jarosite ?7.BC.10KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Fornacite7.FC.10Pb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH)
Powellite7.GA.05Ca(MoO4)
Scheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)
Wulfenite7.GA.05Pb(MoO4)
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Duftite8.BH.35PbCu(AsO4)(OH)
Descloizite8.BH.40PbZn(VO4)(OH)
Mottramite8.BH.40PbCu(VO4)(OH)
Mimetite8.BN.05Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
Vanadinite8.BN.05Pb5(VO4)3Cl
Phosphohedyphane8.BN.05Ca2Pb3(PO4)3Cl
Group 9 - Silicates
Hemimorphite9.BD.10Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Dioptase9.CJ.30CuSiO3 · H2O
Schorl9.CK.05NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Muscovite
var. Fuchsite
9.EC.15K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Chrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Unclassified
'Antimony Ochre'-
'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
'Limonite'-
'Manganese Oxides
var. Manganese Dendrites'
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List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
H BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
H ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
H DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
H DioptaseCuSiO3 · H2O
H DuftitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)
H FornacitePb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH)
H Muscovite var. FuchsiteK(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
H JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
H LeadhillitePb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
H Hydroxycalcioroméite(Ca,Sb3+)2(Sb5+,Ti)2O6(OH)
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H MottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H CuproroméiteCu2Sb2(O,OH)7
H Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
H SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
H StibiconiteSb3+Sb25+O6(OH)
BBoron
B SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
CCarbon
C AragoniteCaCO3
C AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
C CalciteCaCO3
C CerussitePbCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
C LeadhillitePb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
C Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
C SmithsoniteZnCO3
OOxygen
O AnglesitePbSO4
O AragoniteCaCO3
O AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
O BaryteBaSO4
O BindheimitePb2Sb2O6O
O BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
O CalciteCaCO3
O CerussitePbCO3
O Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
O ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
O DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
O DioptaseCuSiO3 · H2O
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O DuftitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)
O FornacitePb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH)
O Muscovite var. FuchsiteK(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O HematiteFe2O3
O HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
O JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
O LeadhillitePb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
O Hydroxycalcioroméite(Ca,Sb3+)2(Sb5+,Ti)2O6(OH)
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
O MottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O CuproroméiteCu2Sb2(O,OH)7
O PeritePbBiClO2
O PowelliteCa(MoO4)
O QuartzSiO2
O Roméite GroupA2(Sb5+)2O6Z
O Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
O ScheeliteCa(WO4)
O SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
O SmithsoniteZnCO3
O StibiconiteSb3+Sb25+O6(OH)
O VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
O WulfenitePb(MoO4)
O Quartz var. Milky QuartzSiO2
O Quartz var. Blue QuartzSiO2
O PhosphohedyphaneCa2Pb3(PO4)3Cl
FFluorine
F BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
NaSodium
Na SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
MgMagnesium
Mg BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Al BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Al ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Al Muscovite var. FuchsiteK(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
SiSilicon
Si BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Si Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Si ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Si DioptaseCuSiO3 · H2O
Si Muscovite var. FuchsiteK(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
Si HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Si Quartz var. Milky QuartzSiO2
Si Quartz var. Blue QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
P PhosphohedyphaneCa2Pb3(PO4)3Cl
SSulfur
S AnglesitePbSO4
S BaryteBaSO4
S BorniteCu5FeS4
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S ChalcociteCu2S
S FriedrichiteCu5Pb5Bi7S18
S GalenaPbS
S JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
S LeadhillitePb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
S NordströmiteCuPb3Bi7(Se4S10)
S Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
S Galena var. Silver-bearing GalenaPbS with Ag
ClChlorine
Cl ChlorargyriteAgCl
Cl MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
Cl PeritePbBiClO2
Cl VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
Cl PhosphohedyphaneCa2Pb3(PO4)3Cl
KPotassium
K BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
K Muscovite var. FuchsiteK(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
K JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca AragoniteCaCO3
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca Hydroxycalcioroméite(Ca,Sb3+)2(Sb5+,Ti)2O6(OH)
Ca PowelliteCa(MoO4)
Ca ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Ca PhosphohedyphaneCa2Pb3(PO4)3Cl
TiTitanium
Ti BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Ti Hydroxycalcioroméite(Ca,Sb3+)2(Sb5+,Ti)2O6(OH)
VVanadium
V DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
V MottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
V VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
CrChromium
Cr FornacitePb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH)
Cr Muscovite var. FuchsiteK(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
FeIron
Fe BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fe BorniteCu5FeS4
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
CuCopper
Cu AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cu BorniteCu5FeS4
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu ChalcociteCu2S
Cu ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cu DioptaseCuSiO3 · H2O
Cu DuftitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)
Cu FornacitePb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH)
Cu FriedrichiteCu5Pb5Bi7S18
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cu MottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
Cu NordströmiteCuPb3Bi7(Se4S10)
Cu CuproroméiteCu2Sb2(O,OH)7
Cu Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Cu Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ZnZinc
Zn DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
Zn HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Zn Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Zn SmithsoniteZnCO3
AsArsenic
As DuftitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)
As FornacitePb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH)
As MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
SeSelenium
Se NordströmiteCuPb3Bi7(Se4S10)
MoMolybdenum
Mo PowelliteCa(MoO4)
Mo WulfenitePb(MoO4)
AgSilver
Ag ChlorargyriteAgCl
Ag IodargyriteAgI
Ag Native SilverAg
Ag Galena var. Silver-bearing GalenaPbS with Ag
SbAntimony
Sb BindheimitePb2Sb2O6O
Sb Hydroxycalcioroméite(Ca,Sb3+)2(Sb5+,Ti)2O6(OH)
Sb CuproroméiteCu2Sb2(O,OH)7
Sb Roméite GroupA2(Sb5+)2O6Z
Sb StibiconiteSb3+Sb25+O6(OH)
Sb Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
IIodine
I IodargyriteAgI
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
WTungsten
W ScheeliteCa(WO4)
AuGold
Au Native GoldAu
PbLead
Pb AnglesitePbSO4
Pb BindheimitePb2Sb2O6O
Pb CerussitePbCO3
Pb DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
Pb DuftitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)
Pb FornacitePb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH)
Pb FriedrichiteCu5Pb5Bi7S18
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb LeadhillitePb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
Pb MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
Pb MottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
Pb NordströmiteCuPb3Bi7(Se4S10)
Pb PeritePbBiClO2
Pb VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
Pb WulfenitePb(MoO4)
Pb Galena var. Silver-bearing GalenaPbS with Ag
Pb PhosphohedyphaneCa2Pb3(PO4)3Cl
BiBismuth
Bi FriedrichiteCu5Pb5Bi7S18
Bi NordströmiteCuPb3Bi7(Se4S10)
Bi PeritePbBiClO2

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