Buena Suerte claims, Copper Creek area, Rattlesnake Mining District, Graham County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Buena Suerte claims | Group of Claims |
| Copper Creek area | Area |
| Rattlesnake Mining District | Mining District |
| Graham County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 45' 29'' North , 110° 26' 3'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Claims
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Mammoth | 1,487 (2017) | 19.7km |
| San Manuel | 3,551 (2011) | 25.5km |
| Oracle | 3,686 (2011) | 35.5km |
| Dudleyville | 959 (2011) | 39.8km |
| Winkelman | 346 (2017) | 40.5km |
A group of Cu claims with underground workings located in the NE¼ sec. 7, T8S, R19E (Oak Grove Canyon 7.5 minute topo map), 2.2 miles ENE of Copper Creek in the Galiuro Mountains.
Mineralization is a tabular ore body 0.91 meters thick, striking E-W and dipping 85S, hosted in Galiuro Volcanics andesite. Reddish-purple to purple fine-grained amygdaloidal andesite is cut by fractures and mineralized. The zone of mineralization ranges from thin films on fracture surfaces to a 3 foot wide zone which contains several thin seams of chrysocolla and specularite.
Area structures include block faulting trending NNW. Regional trends: minor Pre-Cretaceous E and NE-trending folds and major Post-Cretaceous NNW-trending faults. Late Tertiary uplift and faulting.
There are two prospect areas 300 feet apart in a SW-NE direction. The NE prospect has a 6 foot vertical shaft. The SW workings have a flooded shaft and an adit 50 feet below the shaft.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Chrysocolla Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ Hematite var. Specularite Formula: Fe2O3 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | var. Specularite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Chrysocolla | 9.ED.20 | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Hematite var. Specularite | Fe2O3 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite var. Specularite | Fe2O3 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10039418 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Mexico
- Sierra Madre OccidentalMountain Range
North AmericaContinent
- Sonoran DesertDesert
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mazatzal DomainDomain
- Southern Basin and RangeWide Rift
USA
- Arizona
- Galiuro MountainsMountain Range
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