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Four Peaks Wilderness Area, Arizona, USAi
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Four Peaks Wilderness AreaWilderness Area
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USACountry

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Trail to Four Peaks Amethyst Mine

Four Peaks Amethyst Mine, Four Peaks, Four Peaks Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
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Amethyst, etc.

Four Peaks Wilderness Area, Arizona, USA
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Fluorapatite

Four Peaks Amethyst Mine, Four Peaks, Four Peaks Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
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Trail to Four Peaks Amethyst Mine

Four Peaks Amethyst Mine, Four Peaks, Four Peaks Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
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Amethyst, etc.

Four Peaks Wilderness Area, Arizona, USA
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Fluorapatite

Four Peaks Amethyst Mine, Four Peaks, Four Peaks Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
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Trail to Four Peaks Amethyst Mine

Four Peaks Amethyst Mine, Four Peaks, Four Peaks Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
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Amethyst, etc.

Four Peaks Wilderness Area, Arizona, USA
Type:
Wilderness Area
Mindat Locality ID:
55775
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:55775:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Three Bar Wildlife Management area


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7 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
Description: micro tabular crystals
ⓘ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ Hematite var. Specularite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Scheelite
Formula: Ca(WO4)
ⓘ 'Wolframite Group'

Gallery:

Ca5(PO4)3Fⓘ Fluorapatite
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Fluorapatite, etc.

Four Peaks Amethyst Mine, Four Peaks, Four Peaks Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
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Fluorapatite, etc.

Four Peaks Amethyst Mine, Four Peaks, Four Peaks Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
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Fluorapatite, etc.

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SiO2ⓘ Quartz
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Quartz

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Quartz

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Four Peaks Amethyst Mine, Four Peaks, Four Peaks Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
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Quartz

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Quartz, etc.

Four Peaks Amethyst Mine, Four Peaks, Four Peaks Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
SiO2ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst
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Amethyst

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Amethyst

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Amethyst

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Amethyst

Four Peaks Amethyst Mine, Four Peaks, Four Peaks Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
ⓘHematite
var. Specularite		4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘQuartz
var. Amethyst		4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Smoky Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ'Wolframite Group'4.DB.30 va
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘScheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘFluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Oⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Oⓘ Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Hematite var. SpeculariteFe2O3
FFluorine
Fⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
SSulfur
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Caⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feⓘ Hematite var. SpeculariteFe2O3
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
WTungsten
Wⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)

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References

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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