Rainbow Mine (Rainbow deposit), Asbestos Point (Asbestos Peak), Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 43' 46'' North , 110° 56' 7'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Tonto Basin | 1,424 (2011) | 35.1km |
| Claypool | 1,538 (2011) | 36.4km |
| Copper Hill | 108 (2011) | 36.8km |
| Miami | 1,783 (2017) | 37.2km |
| Central Heights-Midland City | 2,534 (2011) | 37.9km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Gila County Gem & Mineral Society | Miami, Arizona | 37km |
An U occurrence and surface and underground mine with underground workings located in sec. 32, T5N, R14E, about 2¾ miles SSW of Asbestos Point (Asbestos Peak), and about 1 mile E of the Red Bluff Mine, on National Forest land.
Mineralization is a vein deposit with a tabular ore body hosted in the Dripping Springs Quartzite. The ore zone is 24.38 meters long, 0.91 meters wide, 1.52 meters thick, strikes N15E and dips vertically. An associated rock unit is diabase.
A strongly radioactive mineralogic separate of graphite from near the face of the adit suggests that at least a part of the uranium may be associated with graphite and carbon.
Workings include an adit and some benching and total 13.72 meters in length and 21.34 meters in depth. No production record.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Graphite Formula: C Description: Occurs in the Dripping Spring Quartzite. References: |
| ⓘ Graphite var. Uranium-bearing Graphite Formula: C Description: Occurs in the Dripping Spring Quartzite. References: |
| ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O Description: Occurs in near-surface fractures. |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' Description: Fracture fillings to ½ inch thick. |
| ⓘ Metatorbernite Formula: Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O Description: Occurs with limonite and gypsum in near-surface fractures. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Graphite | 1.CB.05a | C |
| ⓘ | var. Uranium-bearing Graphite | 1.CB.05a | C |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Metatorbernite | 8.EB.10 | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Metatorbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Graphite | C |
| C | ⓘ Graphite var. Uranium-bearing Graphite | C |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Metatorbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Metatorbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Metatorbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| U | Uranium | |
| U | ⓘ Metatorbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10027370 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
- Sonoran DesertDesert
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mazatzal DomainDomain
- Southern Basin and RangeWide Rift
USA
- Arizona
- Tonto National ForestForest
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