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Copper Creek Sillimanite deposit, Copper Creek, Bagdad, Eureka Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USAi
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Copper Creek Sillimanite depositDeposit
Copper CreekCreek
BagdadCensus-designated Place
Eureka Mining DistrictMining District
Yavapai CountyCounty
ArizonaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 35' 48'' North , 113° 12' 15'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
34.59694,-113.20417
GeoHash:
G#: 9qpkzfpjz
GRN:
N24W66
Type:
Deposit
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Bagdad1,876 (2016)1.8km
Wikieup133 (2011)39.1km
Peeples Valley428 (2011)56.9km
Congress1,975 (2014)58.2km
Yarnell649 (2011)59.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
46784
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:46784:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A sillimanite occurrence. NOTE: Coordinates provided are for the sillimanite occurrence.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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5 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
ⓘ Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
Description: An enrichment product at surface along the creek.
ⓘ Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Description: As a cementing material of terrace gravels with malachite.
ⓘ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Description: Conspicuous on Copper Creek along some of the small fault zones in quartz monzonite NW of the Bagdad Mine as a cementing material of terrace gravels.
ⓘ Sillimanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
Description: Occurs in the Hillside mica schist.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘAzurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘSillimanite9.AF.05Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘChrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Hⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Oⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Alⓘ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Siⓘ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
SSulfur
Sⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
CuCopper
Cuⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cuⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
Cuⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2

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References

An occurrence along Copper Creek, near Bagdad.
MRDS database Dep. ID #10060219, MRDS ID #TC10183; and, Dep. ID #10235044, MAS ID #0040250559.
Anderson, C.A., et al (1955), Geology and ore deposits of the Bagdad area, Yavapai Co., AZ, USGS PP 278: 52.
Elevatorski, E.A. (1978), Arizona Industrial Minerals, Arizona Department of Mineral Resources, Minerals Report No. 2: 64.
Phillips, Ken A. (1987) Arizona Industrial Minerals - Department of Mines & Minerals Report #4 (2nd ed.). Arizona Department of Mines and Mineral Resources. 197 pp.
Peirce, H. Wesley (1990), Arizona Geological Survey Industrial Minerals card file.
Anthony, John W., Williams, Sidney A., Bideaux, Richard A., Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.p.372
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