Genie No. 1 claim, Lona No. 1 and Genie No. 1 claims (Jenny; Blue Moon; Lena), Papago Mining District (Sierrita Mining District), Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 52' 59'' North , 111° 14' 7'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Three Points | 5,581 (2011) | 22.8km |
| Green Valley | 21,391 (2011) | 23.0km |
| Arivaca Junction | 1,090 (2011) | 23.9km |
| Amado | 295 (2011) | 25.3km |
| Sahuarita | 25,707 (2017) | 27.6km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Old Pueblo Lapidary Club | Tucson, Arizona | 48km |
| Tucson Gem and Mineral Society | Tucson, Arizona | 48km |
‡Ref.: Granger, H.C. & R.B. Raup (1962), Reconnaissance study of uranium deposits in Arizona, USGS Bull. 1147A: A31-A32.
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission RME-159 (1970) Preliminary Reconnaissance for Uranium in Pima and Pinal Counties, Arizona, 1950 to 1957: 51.
Keith, Stanton B. (1974), Arizona Bureau of Geology & Mineral Technology, Geological Survey Branch Bull. 189, Index of Mining Properties in Pima County, Arizona: 34.
MRDS database Dep. ID file #10026776, MRDS ID #M000212.
A surface U claim located in secs. 5 & 8 (?), T.18S., R.11E., a few hundred yards (meters) East of the Lena No. 1 claim, 10½ miles W of Twin Buttes, and about 25 air miles SW of Tucson. Location approximate. Owned by Mr. Manuel Obregon of Tucson.
Light colored granite with veins as nuch as 4 feet wide, some consisting almost entirely of quartz and tourmaline. Most veins dip steeply SW-ward. The ore body strikes N40W and dips vertically.
Workings are a shallow open cut.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Description: Disseminated. |
| ⓘ 'Tourmaline' Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z Description: Abundant. As clusters of radiating crystals in granite. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Tourmaline' | - | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| B | Boron | |
|---|---|---|
| B | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10026776 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Mexico
- Sierra Madre OccidentalMountain Range
North AmericaContinent
- Sonoran DesertDesert
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mojave DomainDomain
- Southern Basin and RangeWide Rift
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