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Richmond Basin, Richmond Basin Mining District, Apache Peaks, Gila County, Arizona, USAi
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Richmond BasinBasin
Richmond Basin Mining DistrictMining District
Apache PeaksGroup of Peaks
Gila CountyCounty
ArizonaState
USACountry

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Scorodite

Richmond Basin, Richmond Basin Mining District, Apache Peaks, Gila County, Arizona, USA
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Native Silver

McMorris Mine, Richmond Basin, Richmond Basin Mining District, Apache Peaks, Gila County, Arizona, USA
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Stromeyerite, etc.

McMorris Mine, Richmond Basin, Richmond Basin Mining District, Apache Peaks, Gila County, Arizona, USA
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Stromeyerite

McMorris Mine, Richmond Basin, Richmond Basin Mining District, Apache Peaks, Gila County, Arizona, USA
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Scorodite

Richmond Basin, Richmond Basin Mining District, Apache Peaks, Gila County, Arizona, USA
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Native Silver

McMorris Mine, Richmond Basin, Richmond Basin Mining District, Apache Peaks, Gila County, Arizona, USA
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Stromeyerite, etc.

McMorris Mine, Richmond Basin, Richmond Basin Mining District, Apache Peaks, Gila County, Arizona, USA
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Stromeyerite

McMorris Mine, Richmond Basin, Richmond Basin Mining District, Apache Peaks, Gila County, Arizona, USA
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Scorodite

Richmond Basin, Richmond Basin Mining District, Apache Peaks, Gila County, Arizona, USA
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Native Silver

McMorris Mine, Richmond Basin, Richmond Basin Mining District, Apache Peaks, Gila County, Arizona, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 31' 58'' North , 110° 45' 30'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
33.53278,-110.75833
GeoHash:
G#: 9tcnz8knx
GRN:
N23W66
Type:
Basin
Köppen climate type:
Csa : Hot-summer Mediterranean climate
Mindat Locality ID:
53334
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:53334:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


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9 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Acanthite
Formula: Ag2S
Description: Chief primary mineral with masses to several pounds in weight.
ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Description: Abundant in veins.
ⓘ Bromargyrite
Formula: AgBr
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Chlorargyrite
Formula: AgCl
Description: Occurs as plates ½ inch (1.25 cm) thick and several inches in diameter.
ⓘ 'K Feldspar'
Description: Important gangue mineral in veins.
ⓘ 'K Feldspar var. Adularia'
Formula: KAlSi3O8
Description: Important gangue mineral in veins.
ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ Native Silver
Formula: Ag
Description: A chief ore mineral in fairly large masses; as nuggets in surficial deposits.
ⓘ Stephanite
Formula: Ag5SbS4
ⓘ Stromeyerite
Formula: AgCuS

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
ⓘNative Silver1.AA.05Ag
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘAcanthite2.BA.35Ag2S
ⓘStromeyerite2.BA.40AgCuS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘStephanite2.GB.10Ag5SbS4
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘBromargyrite3.AA.15AgBr
ⓘChlorargyrite3.AA.15AgCl
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Unclassified
ⓘ'K Feldspar
var. Adularia'		-KAlSi3O8
ⓘ''-

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
AlAluminium
Alⓘ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
SiSilicon
Siⓘ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
SSulfur
Sⓘ AcanthiteAg2S
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ StephaniteAg5SbS4
Sⓘ StromeyeriteAgCuS
ClChlorine
Clⓘ ChlorargyriteAgCl
KPotassium
Kⓘ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ StromeyeriteAgCuS
BrBromine
Brⓘ BromargyriteAgBr
AgSilver
Agⓘ AcanthiteAg2S
Agⓘ BromargyriteAgBr
Agⓘ ChlorargyriteAgCl
Agⓘ Native SilverAg
Agⓘ StephaniteAg5SbS4
Agⓘ StromeyeriteAgCuS
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ StephaniteAg5SbS4
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu

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References

Bishop, O.M. (1935) Geology and Ore Deposits of the Richmond Basin area, Gila County, University of Arizona M.S thesis.
Galbraith, F. W. (1947) Minerals of Arizona (Second Edition, Revised) University of Arizona Bulletin 153. Arizona Bureau of Mines
Galbraith, F.W. & D.J. Brennan (1959), Minerals of Arizona: 57, 88.
Peterson, N.P. (1962), Geology and ore deposits of the Globe-Miami District, Arizona, USGS PP 342: 69.
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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