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Coronado fault area, Copper Cities Mine, Copper Cities Mine area, Sleeping Beauty Peak, Miami, Miami-Inspiration Mining District, Globe-Miami Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USAi
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Coronado fault areaArea
Copper Cities MineMine
Copper Cities Mine areaArea
Sleeping Beauty PeakPeak
Miami- not defined -
Miami-Inspiration Mining District- not defined -
Globe-Miami Mining DistrictMining District
Gila CountyCounty
ArizonaState
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° North , 110° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~1km
GRN:
N23W66
Type:
Area
Köppen climate type:
Csa : Hot-summer Mediterranean climate
Mindat Locality ID:
46979
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:46979:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0


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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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6 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Description: Occurs with plumbogummite in quartz.
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Description: Abundant in fractures in diabase & granite porphyry along the fault on the 4,050 and 4,005 foot levels. In diabase masses of large crystals 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5 cm) thick.
ⓘ Gypsum var. Selenite
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Description: Abundant in fractures in diabase & granite porphyry along the fault on the 4,050 and 4,005 foot levels. In diabase masses of large crystals 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5 cm) thick.
ⓘ Metatorbernite
Formula: Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Description: Usual tiny rosettes on the walls of minute fractures in the granite porphyry along the fault.
ⓘ Plumbogummite
Formula: PbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Description: Occurs with chalcopyrite in quartz.
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘvar. Selenite7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘPlumbogummite8.BL.10PbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
ⓘMetatorbernite8.EB.10Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Hⓘ PlumbogummitePbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Hⓘ Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Oⓘ PlumbogummitePbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Oⓘ Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ PlumbogummitePbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Pⓘ PlumbogummitePbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
SSulfur
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Sⓘ Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Caⓘ Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS
Pbⓘ PlumbogummitePbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
UUranium
Uⓘ MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O

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References

Peterson, N.P. (1962), Geology and ore deposits of the Globe-Miami District, Arizona, USGS PP 342: 75
Anthony, John W., Williams, Sidney A., Bideaux, Richard A., Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.
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