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Hopeful claim, Cochise County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 32' 44'' North , 110° 0' 38'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
31.54583,-110.01056
GeoHash:
G#: 9t9g2wszb
GRN:
N22W67
Type:
Claim
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Bisbee5,208 (2017)13.4km
Tombstone1,312 (2017)19.3km
Palominas212 (2011)21.1km
Sierra Vista Southeast14,797 (2011)22.0km
Miracle Valley644 (2011)22.9km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Huachuca Mineral and Gem ClubSierra Vista, Arizona28km
Sunsites Gem and Mineral ClubPearce, Arizona44km
Mindat Locality ID:
49676
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:49676:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0


An underground Pb-Cu-Baryte claim/prospect with surface and underground workings located in the NW ¼ sec. 4, T.22S., R. 23E. (Tombstone SE 7.5 minute topo map), North of the Mule Mountains.

Mineralization is hosted in Horquilla Limestone and includes oxidized copper minerals.

Workings are constituted by exploration cuts and a shaft.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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1 valid mineral.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4

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Link to USGS MRDS:10060311

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Mexico
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
USA

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References

MRDS database Dep. ID file #10060311, MRDS ID #TC10337; and, Dep. ID #10282826, MAS ID #040030283.
Tenney, J.B. (1936), Mineral survey of the state of Arizona, Arizona State Planning Board, Phoenix.
Stewart, L.A. & A.J. Pfister (1960), Barite deposits of Arizona, US Bureau of Mines Report of Investigation 5651: 9-10.
Funnell, J.E. & E.J. Wolfe (1964), Compendium on nonmetallic minerals of Arizona, Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio.
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.
Niemuth, Nyal J., Phillips, Ken A. (1992, July) Copper Oxide Resources. Open-file Report 92-10. Arizona Department of Mines and Mineral Resourcesp.5 - Table 1
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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