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Queen of Sheba Mine, Tiptop Mine group (Tiptop Camp prospects/mines), Tiptop Mountain, Helvetia, Helvetia-Rosemont Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USAi
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Queen of Sheba MineMine
Tiptop Mine group (Tiptop Camp prospects/mines)- not defined -
Tiptop MountainMountain
HelvetiaTown (Former)
Helvetia-Rosemont Mining DistrictMining District
Pima CountyCounty
ArizonaState
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 52' 17'' North , 110° 47' 21'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
31.87139,-110.78944
GRN:
N22W67
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Corona de Tucson5,675 (2011)10.5km
East Sahuarita1,622 (2006)15.3km
Sahuarita25,707 (2017)18.4km
Green Valley21,391 (2011)19.4km
Vail10,208 (2011)20.9km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Old Pueblo Lapidary ClubTucson, Arizona41km
Tucson Gem and Mineral SocietyTucson, Arizona41km
Mindat Locality ID:
57490
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:57490:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Queen of Sheba and Norman Queen Mines


‡Ref.: Schrader, F.C. & J.M. Hill (1915), Mineral deposits of the Santa Rita and Patagonia Mountains, Arizona, USGS Bull. 582: 92.

Arizona Bureau of Mines file data.

MRDS database Dep. ID file #10113897, MAS ID #0040190548.

A Cu-Au mine pair located in the NE¼ sec. 15, T18S, R15E, on land of unknown status.

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Link to USGS MRDS:10113897

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Mexico
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