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Thompson Beryl claims, Cochise County, Arizona, USAi
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Thompson Beryl claimsGroup of Claims
Cochise CountyCounty
ArizonaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 40' 59'' North , 109° 33' 55'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Claims
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Elfrida459 (2011)11.5km
McNeal238 (2011)13.5km
Sunizona281 (2011)23.6km
Pirtleville1,744 (2015)36.2km
Douglas16,592 (2017)37.7km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Sunsites Gem and Mineral ClubPearce, Arizona35km
Mindat Locality ID:
55771
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:55771:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A group of 5 beryl claims/prospects located in S-central sec. 14, and sec. 23, T.20S., R.27E, on private land.

Mineralization is narrow fractures filled with quartz.

Workings comprise small sidehill cuts.

Production was some few hundred pounds of aquamarine beryl for gemstones.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


9 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
References:
Luetcke, Rolf (n.d.) Personal communication.https://www.mindat.org/mesg-394632.html#msg-394632
Beryl var. Aquamarine
Formula: Be3Al2Si6O18
Habit: Crystals 1 inch (2.5 cm) by 3/8 inch (1 cm).
Colour: Pale blue
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
'Feldspar Group'
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
'Limonite'
'Mica Group'
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Tremolite
Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
Beryl
var. Aquamarine
9.CJ.05Be3Al2Si6O18
9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Tremolite9.DE.10◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Chrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Unclassified
'Feldspar Group'-
'Limonite'-
'Mica Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
BeBeryllium
Be Beryl var. AquamarineBe3Al2Si6O18
Be BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O Beryl var. AquamarineBe3Al2Si6O18
O BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
O CalciteCaCO3
O ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
O HematiteFe2O3
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
MgMagnesium
Mg Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Al Beryl var. AquamarineBe3Al2Si6O18
Al BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Al ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Si Beryl var. AquamarineBe3Al2Si6O18
Si BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Si ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
SSulfur
S PyriteFeS2
KPotassium
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
FeIron
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cu ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1

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