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White Spar Mine (Mountain Star Patented claim; Maggie Patented claim; Patented claims 1570), Congress quadrangle, Martinez Mining District, Date Creek Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, USAi
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White Spar Mine (Mountain Star Patented claim; Maggie Patented claim; Patented claims 1570)Mine
Congress quadrangleQuadrangle
Martinez Mining DistrictMining District
Date Creek MountainsMountain Range
Yavapai CountyCounty
ArizonaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 25' 4'' North , 112° 32' 38'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Wilhoit868 (2011)4.0km
Prescott41,899 (2017)15.2km
Peeples Valley428 (2011)23.6km
Mayer1,497 (2011)28.3km
Yarnell649 (2011)28.7km
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ClubLocationDistance
Prescott Gem & Mineral ClubPrescott Valley, Arizona30km
Mindat Locality ID:
41250
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:41250:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A former underground Ag-Sb-Cu-Fe-Pb-Baryte mine located on the West side of the Hassayampa River. Claims extend into the NE¼ sec. 2, and the S½S½SW¼ of sec. 35, T12.5N, R3W.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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13 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Acanthite
Formula: Ag2S
References:
Michael T Feehan CollectionIdentified by Michael T Feehan: Visual Identification, XRF
Allanite-(Ce) ?
Formula: (CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
References:
Michael T Feehan CollectionIdentified by Michael T Feehan: Visual Identification, XRF
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
References:
Michael T Feehan CollectionIdentified by Michael T Feehan: Visual Identification, Wet Chemical
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
References:
Michael T Feehan CollectionIdentified by Michael T Feehan: Visual Identification, Wet Chemical
Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
References:
Michael T Feehan CollectionIdentified by Michael T Feehan: Visual Identification, Optical Analysis
Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
References:
Michael T Feehan CollectionIdentified by Michael T Feehan: Visual Identification, Optical Analysis
Galena
Formula: PbS
References:
Michael T Feehan CollectionIdentified by Michael T Feehan: Visual Identification, Wet Chemical
Linarite
Formula: PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
References:
Michael T Feehan CollectionIdentified by Michael T Feehan: Visual Identification, Wet Chemical
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
References:
Michael T Feehan CollectionIdentified by Michael T Feehan: Visual Identification, Optical Analysis, Wet Chemical
Native Silver
Formula: Ag
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
References:
Michael T Feehan CollectionIdentified by Michael T Feehan: Visual Identification, Wet Chemical
Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Silver1.AA.05Ag
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Acanthite2.BA.35Ag2S
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Stibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Linarite7.BC.65PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Group 9 - Silicates
Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Allanite-(Ce) ?9.BG.05b(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Chrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
H Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
O Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O BaryteBaSO4
O CalciteCaCO3
O ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
O Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Al Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Al Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
SiSilicon
Si Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Si Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
SSulfur
S AcanthiteAg2S
S BaryteBaSO4
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S GalenaPbS
S LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
S PyriteFeS2
S StibniteSb2S3
CaCalcium
Ca Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
FeIron
Fe Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fe PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cu LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
AgSilver
Ag AcanthiteAg2S
Ag Native SilverAg
SbAntimony
Sb StibniteSb2S3
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
CeCerium
Ce Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2

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