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Frost Mine, Maricopa County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 9' 7'' North , 112° 12' 37'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
33.15194,-112.21028
GRN:
N23W67
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
BWh : Hot deserts climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Gila Crossing621 (2011)14.4km
Komatke821 (2011)16.0km
Ak-Chin Village862 (2011)17.9km
Maricopa48,602 (2017)18.4km
Laveen5,930 (2018)23.7km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
Rockhounds West ClubPhoenix, Arizona35km
West Valley Rock & Mineral ClubBuckeye, Arizona42km
Flagg Mineral FoundationMesa, Arizona46km
Mineralogical Society of ArizonaParadise Valley, Arizona50km
Mindat Locality ID:
67825
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:67825:7
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: 10 (Table 1); Phillips, K.A. (1987), Arizona Industrial Minerals AZ Dept. of Mines and Mineral Resources Mineral Rpt. 4; AZ Dept. Min. Resources (ADMR) Frost Mine file; MRDS files #10064182 & 10162048.

A surface mica-feldspar-gemstone-Be-Cu mine located in the center sec. 24, T.3S., R.1E. (Montezuma Peak 7.5 minute topo map).

Mineralization includes secondary copper minerals.

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1 valid mineral.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ 'Mica Group'

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Mica Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
NaSodium
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)

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