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Ellis vein, Madera Peak area, Pinal Mountains Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USAi
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Ellis veinVein
Madera Peak areaArea
Pinal Mountains Mining DistrictMining District
Gila CountyCounty
ArizonaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 20' 3'' North , 110° 52' 41'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
33.33417,-110.87806
GeoHash:
G#: 9tcjsum1d
GRN:
N23W66
Type:
Vein
Köppen climate type:
Csa : Hot-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Miami1,783 (2017)7.3km
Claypool1,538 (2011)9.2km
Central Heights-Midland City2,534 (2011)9.7km
Six Shooter Canyon1,019 (2017)10.3km
Top-of-the-World231 (2011)10.8km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Gila County Gem & Mineral SocietyMiami, Arizona7km
Mindat Locality ID:
56521
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:56521:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0


An underground Cu-Mo prospect/deposit located in the NW¼ sec. 19, T1S, R14½E, east of the Madera prospect, about ¾ miles NE of Madera Peak, on National Forest land.

Mineralization is a sulfide vein in Pinal Schist. One of the very rare examples in this region of a hypogene vein deposited in a NW-trending fracture.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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3 valid minerals.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘMolybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2

List of minerals for each chemical element

SSulfur
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ MolybdeniteMoS2
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
MoMolybdenum
Moⓘ MolybdeniteMoS2

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Link to USGS MRDS:10161105

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References

USGS Pinal Ranch Quadrangle map.
Arizona Department of Mineral Resources Bear Creek Mining Co. file.
MRDS database Dep. ID #10161105, MAS ID #0040070308.
Peterson, N.P. (1963), Geology of the Pinal Ranch quadrangle, USGS Bull. 1141-H: H14.
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