San Manuel Mine, Pinal County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| San Manuel Mine | Mine |
| Pinal County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 41' 34'' North , 110° 40' 52'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Deposit first discovered:
1879
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Mammoth | 1,487 (2017) | 5.0km |
| San Manuel | 3,551 (2011) | 11.4km |
| Oracle | 3,686 (2011) | 12.4km |
| Saddle Brooke | 9,614 (2017) | 25.2km |
| Catalina | 7,569 (2011) | 30.6km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Apex Lead & Vanadium Mining Corp Mine; Quarelli group
A former surface and underground Cu-Ag-Mo-Au-Ti-Rh-V mine located in sec. 35, T8S, R16E, about 6¾ miles NW of San Manuel and about 4¼ miles SW of Mammoth, on private land (NOTE: mineral rights are a combination of patented and leased from the state). Originally discovered in 1879 by Frank Schultz. Main body discovered 1942 by Henry W. Nichols. Drilling exploration extended from 1943-1948. First shaft sunk in 1948 with first production in 1955.
Mineralization is a porphyry copper deposit hosted in the Ruin (Oracle) Granite and Gila Conglomerate. The San Manuel ore body is tabular with a strike of N61E & N55E, dipping 50S & 15S, 300 meters thick, plunging 10NE; at the east end of the mine - NE, depth-to-top of 520 meters, width of 1160 meters, and 2400 meters long. The Kalamazoo ore body is also U-shaped with a strike of N61E & N55E, dipping 50S & 15S, with a depth-to-top of 1140 meters. Ore control was rock permeability due to fracturing and contact between the Ruin (Oracle) Granite and Cretaceous quartz monzonites. Ore concentration was hydrothermal with secondary supergene enrichment and oxidation of the upper zone of the San Manuel ore body. The orebodies are tabular and "U" shaped. Alteration is potassic, phyllic, argillic, propyllitic. The ore zone overlaps the potassic and phyllic zones.
The mineralization is associated with intrusion of Lower Cretaceous- Early Tertiary monzonite porphyry and mineralization occurs in both the porphyry and the Precambrian intrusive rocks. The ore body has two main parts (created by faulting of the original ore body), separated by a zone of scarce sulfides. At depth the two parts converge. The San Manuel fault divided the original cylindrical ore body into two halves, the upper San Manuel and the lower Kalamazoo ore bodies, with a displacement of about 8000 feet.
Local structures include NNW-trending block faulting, the San Manuel Fault striking N66°W and dipping 26°SW, which displaces the ore body. Also younger, normal faults.
This great mine was operated by Magma before being bought out by BHP and closed. It is a massive sulfide deposit mined with five shafts, each over 1,000 meters deep, and with headframes over 60 meters high. Over 700,000,000 tons of ore were extracted using the block caving method. Workings were divided into the sulfide mine and the oxide mine (chrysocolla and tenorite). Specimens are very rare due to the security of the operation and minimal number of showy specimens encountered. The entire huge site was scheduled for reclamation.
The mineralized zone, which includes the ore deposit, is about 8,000 feet to 9,000 feet wide and more than 9,300 feet long. It trends ENE.
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Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities49 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Allophane Formula: (Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O Localities: Description: Occurs in hydrothermally altered monzonite and quartz monzonite porphyries. |
| ⓘ Alunite Formula: KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 Localities: Description: Occurs in the most intensely altered rocks. |
| ⓘ Anhydrite Formula: CaSO4 Localities: Description: Occurs in inner altered zone of mineralized monzonite & quartz monzonite porphyry associated with quartz, sericite & sulfides. |
| ⓘ 'Apatite' Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| ⓘ Aragonite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Atacamite Formula: Cu2(OH)3Cl Localities: Habit: Lath-like Description: Laths in massive chrysocolla & along fractures in the oxidized zone. |
| ⓘ Azurite Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 Localities: Description: Occurs in the oxidized zone. |
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
| ⓘ Beidellite Formula: (Na,Ca0.5)0.3Al2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O Description: Minor constituent of hydrothermally altered quartz monzonite and monzonite porphyries in a quartz-sericite-pyrite-chalcopyrite aggregate. |
| ⓘ 'Biotite' Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 Localities: Description: Seconary mineral occurrence. Occurs in hydrothermally altered quartz monzonite & monzonite porphyries associated with the less-intensely altered areas. |
| ⓘ Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S Localities: Description: In hydrothermally altered monzonite & quartz monzonite porphyry, replacing chalcopyrite in the secondary sulfide zone. |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ 'Chlorite Group' |
| ⓘ Chrysocolla Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 Localities: Description: Occurs in the oxidized zone. |
| ⓘ Clinozoisite Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) Description: As coarse grains with epidote - hydrothermal alteration product. |
| ⓘ Covellite Formula: CuS Localities: Description: Widespread but sparse. |
| ⓘ Cuprite Formula: Cu2O Localities: Description: Occurs near the base of the oxidized zone. |
| ⓘ Dickite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ Enargite Formula: Cu3AsS4 |
| ⓘ Epidote Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) Localities: Description: Occurs in hydrothermally altered quartz monzonite & monzonite porphyries associated with the less-intensely altered areas. |
| ⓘ Epsomite Formula: MgSO4 · 7H2O Description: Coating mine openings on the 2015 and 2700 levels. |
| ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 |
| ⓘ Goethite Formula: Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O References: Tony Peterson specimen: https://www.mindat.org/photo-229308.htmlIdentification: Visual Identification |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ Hematite var. Specularite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ Hexahydrite Formula: MgSO4 · 6H2O Description: Occurs as a post-mining product on the 2015 and 2700 levels. |
| ⓘ Hydrobiotite Formula: K(Mg,Fe2+)6((Si,Al)8O20)(OH)4 · nH2O Localities: Description: Occurs in hydrothermally altered quartz monzonite & monzonite porphyries associated with the less-intensely altered areas. |
| ⓘ 'Hydrohalloysite' Formula: Al2Si2O5(OH)4 · 2H2O Description: Occurs in small veinlets in alunite-kaolinite rock. |
| ⓘ Jarosite Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 Description: Small amounts formed from the breakdown of pyrite. |
| ⓘ Jurbanite (TL) Formula: Al(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O Type Locality: Colour: Colorless Description: As sparse, minute, clear crystals deposited on lagings and overhead pipes (post-mining product). |
| ⓘ Kaolinite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ 'Leucoxene' |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' |
| ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 Localities: Description: Occurs in the oxidized zone. |
| ⓘ Molybdenite Formula: MoS2 |
| ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite Formula: K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
| ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Localities: Description: Occurs in inner altered zone of mineralized monzonite & quartz monzonite porphyry associated with quartz, anhydrite & sulfides. |
| ⓘ Native Copper Formula: Cu Localities: Description: Generally in lower part of the supergene sulfide zone. |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Native Silver Formula: Ag |
| ⓘ Pickeringite Formula: MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
| ⓘ Plancheite Formula: Cu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O Habit: Tablets Colour: Blue Description: Occurs as tablets in chrysocolla in the oxidized zone. References: |
| ⓘ 'Psilomelane' |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Pyrophyllite Formula: Al2Si4O10(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Rutile Formula: TiO2 Description: In hydrothermally altered monzonite & quartz monzonite porphyries associated with chlorite pseudomorphs after biotite; found in the propylitic, potassium silicate & argillic phases of alteration. References: Schwartz, George Melvin (1947) Hydrothermal alteration in the "porphyry copper" deposits. Economic Geology, 42 (4) 319-352 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.42.4.319 Schwartz, George Melvin (1949) Oxidation and enrichment in the San Manuel copper deposit, Arizona. Economic Geology, 44 (4) 253-277 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.44.4.253 Schwartz, George Melvin (1958) Alteration of biotite under mesothermal conditions. Economic Geology, 53 (2) 164-177 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.53.2.164 |
| ⓘ Shattuckite Formula: Cu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2 Description: As veinlets in chrysocolla in the oxidized zone. |
| ⓘ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 |
| ⓘ Starkeyite Formula: MgSO4 · 4H2O Description: Occurs on mine iopenings on the 2015 and 2700 levels. |
| ⓘ Tenorite Formula: CuO Description: Occurs in the oxidized zone. References: |
| ⓘ Wulfenite Formula: Pb(MoO4) |
| ⓘ Zoisite Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) Localities: Description: Occurs in hydrothermally altered quartz monzonite & monzonite porphyries associated with the less-intensely altered areas. |
| ⓘ Zunyite Formula: Al13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl Description: Occurs in very small quantities in highly altered monzonite porphyry. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Copper | 1.AA.05 | Cu |
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| ⓘ | Native Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
| ⓘ | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
| ⓘ | Covellite | 2.CA.05a | CuS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Molybdenite | 2.EA.30 | MoS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Enargite | 2.KA.05 | Cu3AsS4 |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| ⓘ | Atacamite | 3.DA.10a | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ | Cuprite | 4.AA.10 | Cu2O |
| ⓘ | Tenorite | 4.AB.10 | CuO |
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | var. Specularite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
| ⓘ | Aragonite | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Anhydrite | 7.AD.30 | CaSO4 |
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| ⓘ | Alunite | 7.BC.10 | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Jarosite | 7.BC.10 | KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Starkeyite | 7.CB.15 | MgSO4 · 4H2O |
| ⓘ | Hexahydrite | 7.CB.25 | MgSO4 · 6H2O |
| ⓘ | Epsomite | 7.CB.40 | MgSO4 · 7H2O |
| ⓘ | Pickeringite | 7.CB.85 | MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | Jurbanite (TL) | 7.DB.15 | Al(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O |
| ⓘ | Wulfenite | 7.GA.05 | Pb(MoO4) |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Clinozoisite | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| ⓘ | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| ⓘ | Zoisite | 9.BG.10 | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| ⓘ | Zunyite | 9.BJ.55 | Al13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl |
| ⓘ | Shattuckite | 9.DB.40 | Cu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Plancheite | 9.DP.55 | Cu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O |
| ⓘ | Pyrophyllite | 9.EC.10 | Al2Si4O10(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Muscovite var. Illite | 9.EC.15 | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
| ⓘ | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 | |
| ⓘ | var. Sericite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Beidellite | 9.EC.40 | (Na,Ca0.5)0.3Al2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ | Hydrobiotite | 9.EC.60 | K(Mg,Fe2+)6((Si,Al)8O20)(OH)4 · nH2O |
| ⓘ | Dickite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ | Kaolinite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ | 'Hydrohalloysite' | 9.ED.10 | Al2Si2O5(OH)4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | Allophane | 9.ED.20 | (Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O |
| ⓘ | Chrysocolla | 9.ED.20 | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Biotite' | - | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Psilomelane' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Leucoxene' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Allophane | (Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O |
| H | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Atacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| H | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Beidellite | (Na,Ca0.5)0.3Al2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| H | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| H | ⓘ Clinozoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| H | ⓘ Dickite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| H | ⓘ Epsomite | MgSO4 · 7H2O |
| H | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Hexahydrite | MgSO4 · 6H2O |
| H | ⓘ Hydrobiotite | K(Mg,Fe2+)6((Si,Al)8O20)(OH)4 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Jurbanite | Al(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O |
| H | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Pickeringite | MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
| H | ⓘ Plancheite | Cu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O |
| H | ⓘ Pyrophyllite | Al2Si4O10(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Shattuckite | Cu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Starkeyite | MgSO4 · 4H2O |
| H | ⓘ Zoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| H | ⓘ Zunyite | Al13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl |
| H | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Hydrohalloysite | Al2Si2O5(OH)4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Allophane | (Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O |
| O | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Atacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| O | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Beidellite | (Na,Ca0.5)0.3Al2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| O | ⓘ Clinozoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| O | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
| O | ⓘ Dickite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| O | ⓘ Epsomite | MgSO4 · 7H2O |
| O | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Hexahydrite | MgSO4 · 6H2O |
| O | ⓘ Hydrobiotite | K(Mg,Fe2+)6((Si,Al)8O20)(OH)4 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Jurbanite | Al(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O |
| O | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Pickeringite | MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
| O | ⓘ Plancheite | Cu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O |
| O | ⓘ Pyrophyllite | Al2Si4O10(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Shattuckite | Cu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Starkeyite | MgSO4 · 4H2O |
| O | ⓘ Tenorite | CuO |
| O | ⓘ Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
| O | ⓘ Zoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| O | ⓘ Zunyite | Al13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl |
| O | ⓘ Hematite var. Specularite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Hydrohalloysite | Al2Si2O5(OH)4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| F | ⓘ Zunyite | Al13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl |
| F | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Beidellite | (Na,Ca0.5)0.3Al2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Epsomite | MgSO4 · 7H2O |
| Mg | ⓘ Hexahydrite | MgSO4 · 6H2O |
| Mg | ⓘ Hydrobiotite | K(Mg,Fe2+)6((Si,Al)8O20)(OH)4 · nH2O |
| Mg | ⓘ Pickeringite | MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
| Mg | ⓘ Starkeyite | MgSO4 · 4H2O |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Allophane | (Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Al | ⓘ Beidellite | (Na,Ca0.5)0.3Al2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Al | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Al | ⓘ Clinozoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Al | ⓘ Dickite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Al | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Al | ⓘ Hydrobiotite | K(Mg,Fe2+)6((Si,Al)8O20)(OH)4 · nH2O |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Jurbanite | Al(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Pickeringite | MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Pyrophyllite | Al2Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Zoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Al | ⓘ Zunyite | Al13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Hydrohalloysite | Al2Si2O5(OH)4 · 2H2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Allophane | (Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Beidellite | (Na,Ca0.5)0.3Al2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Si | ⓘ Clinozoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Si | ⓘ Dickite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Si | ⓘ Hydrobiotite | K(Mg,Fe2+)6((Si,Al)8O20)(OH)4 · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Plancheite | Cu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Pyrophyllite | Al2Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Shattuckite | Cu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Zoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Si | ⓘ Zunyite | Al13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Hydrohalloysite | Al2Si2O5(OH)4 · 2H2O |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| S | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| S | ⓘ Covellite | CuS |
| S | ⓘ Enargite | Cu3AsS4 |
| S | ⓘ Epsomite | MgSO4 · 7H2O |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | ⓘ Hexahydrite | MgSO4 · 6H2O |
| S | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| S | ⓘ Jurbanite | Al(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O |
| S | ⓘ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pickeringite | MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Starkeyite | MgSO4 · 4H2O |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Atacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| Cl | ⓘ Zunyite | Al13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl |
| Cl | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| K | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| K | ⓘ Hydrobiotite | K(Mg,Fe2+)6((Si,Al)8O20)(OH)4 · nH2O |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
| K | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| Ca | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Beidellite | (Na,Ca0.5)0.3Al2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Clinozoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Ca | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Zoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Ca | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Ti | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Hydrobiotite | K(Mg,Fe2+)6((Si,Al)8O20)(OH)4 · nH2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite var. Specularite | Fe2O3 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Atacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| Cu | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| Cu | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Cu | ⓘ Covellite | CuS |
| Cu | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Native Copper | Cu |
| Cu | ⓘ Enargite | Cu3AsS4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Plancheite | Cu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Shattuckite | Cu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Tenorite | CuO |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Enargite | Cu3AsS4 |
| Mo | Molybdenum | |
| Mo | ⓘ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
| Mo | ⓘ Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Native Silver | Ag |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
Other Databases
| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Manuel_Copper_Mine |
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| Wikidata ID: | Q7414789 |
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10113259 |
Localities in this Region
- Arizona
- Pinal County
- San Manuel Mine
- Pinal County
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
- Sonoran DesertDesert
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mazatzal DomainDomain
- Southern Basin and RangeWide Rift
USA
- Arizona
- Pinal County
- San Manuel Mining DistrictMining District
- Pinal County
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References
Schwartz, George Melvin (1947) Hydrothermal alteration in the "porphyry copper" deposits. Economic Geology, 42 (4) 319-352 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.42.4.319
Lovering, Thomas Seward (1948) Geothermal gradients, recent climatic changes, and rate of sulfide oxidation in the San Manuel District, Arizona. Economic Geology, 43 (1) 1-20 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.43.1.1
Schwartz, George Melvin (1949) Oxidation and enrichment in the San Manuel copper deposit, Arizona. Economic Geology, 44 (4) 253-277 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.44.4.253
Lovering, Thomas Seward, Huff, Lyman Coleman, Almond, Hy (1950) Dispersion of copper from the San Manuel copper deposit, Pinal County, Arizona. Economic Geology, 45 (6) 493-514 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.45.6.493
Schwartz, George Melvin (1958) Alteration of biotite under mesothermal conditions. Economic Geology, 53 (2) 164-177 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.53.2.164
Creasey, Saville Cyrus (1959) Some phase relations in the hydrothermally altered rocks of porphyry copper deposits. Economic Geology, 54 (3) 351-373 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.54.3.351
Lowell, J. David (1968) Geology of the Kalamazoo orebody, San Manuel District, Arizona. Economic Geology, 63 (6) 645-654 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.63.6.645
Lowell, J. David, Guilbert, John M. (1970) Lateral and vertical alteration-mineralization zoning in porphyry ore deposits. Economic Geology, 65 (4) 373-408 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.65.4.373
San Manuel Mine, Pinal County, Arizona, USA