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Copper Hill group (Belle claim #1619; St. Paul patented claim #1619; Amalgamated Copper Co. claim; Minneapolis patented claim #1619), Maricopa County, Arizona, USAi
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Copper Hill group (Belle claim #1619; St. Paul patented claim #1619; Amalgamated Copper Co. claim; Minneapolis patented claim #1619)- not defined -
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 43' 23'' North , 112° 2' 54'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
33.72306,-112.04833
GRN:
N23W67
Köppen climate type:
BSh : Hot semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Deer Valley165,656 (2018)9.1km
Cave Creek5,341 (2017)15.2km
Carefree3,610 (2017)16.3km
Anthem21,700 (2011)18.4km
New River14,952 (2011)22.9km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
Daisy Mountain Rock & Mineral ClubAnthem, Arizona18km
Mineralogical Society of ArizonaParadise Valley, Arizona24km
Rockhounds West ClubPhoenix, Arizona31km
Flagg Mineral FoundationMesa, Arizona40km
Black Canyon City Rock ClubBlack Canyon City, Arizona40km
Mindat Locality ID:
67817
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:67817:8
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: 10 (Table 1); USGS 7.5 minute Union Hills topo. map; Bur. Land mgmt. Mining Dist. sheet; AZ Dept. Min. Resources (ADMR) Copper Hill group mine file; AZ Dept. Min. Resources (ADMR) Minnesota & St. Paul file; MRDS file #10161755.

A surface and underground Ag-Cu-Au-Pyrite prospect/claim located in the NE¼ sec. 4, T.4N., R.3E., (Union Hills 7.5 minute topo map).

Mineralization includes secondary copper minerals.

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1 valid mineral.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2

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Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2

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SSulfur
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
FeIron
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2

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