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Brian lode, Maricopa County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 51' 50'' North , 112° 5' 30'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
33.86389,-112.09167
GeoHash:
G#: 9w029k9r6
GRN:
N23W67
Type:
Lode
Köppen climate type:
BSh : Hot semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Anthem21,700 (2011)5.1km
New River14,952 (2011)7.1km
Cave Creek5,341 (2017)13.4km
Carefree3,610 (2017)16.7km
Deer Valley165,656 (2018)20.4km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Daisy Mountain Rock & Mineral ClubAnthem, Arizona5km
Black Canyon City Rock ClubBlack Canyon City, Arizona24km
Mineralogical Society of ArizonaParadise Valley, Arizona40km
Rockhounds West ClubPhoenix, Arizona46km
Mindat Locality ID:
67351
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:67351:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


‡Ref.: Niemuth, N.J. & K.A. Phillips (1992), Copper Oxide Resources, AZ Dept. Mines & Min. Resources Open File Rept. 92-10: 9 (Table 1); Phillips, K.A. (1987), Arizona Industrial Minerals AZ Dept. of Mines and Mineral Resources Mineral Rpt. 4; AZ Dept. Min. Resources (ADMR) Brian lode Mine file; Bur. Land Mgmt. AZ Minerals calim files #10354 & 10356; AZ State Mine Inspector 1976 Mine Start file; MRDS files #10064576 & 10186437.

A former surface Cu-Zn-Pb-Ag-Au deposit/prospect located in the NW¼ sec. 18, T.6N., R.3E. (New River SE 7.5 minute topo map).

Mineralization includes oxidized copper minerals.

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