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Hoosier Mine (Hoosier group), Pinal County, Arizona, USAi
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Hoosier Mine (Hoosier group)Mine
Pinal CountyCounty
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 1' 45'' North , 110° 43' 9'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
33.02917,-110.71917
GRN:
N23W66
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Csa : Hot-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Winkelman346 (2017)6.7km
Hayden650 (2017)6.7km
Dudleyville959 (2011)8.3km
Kearny2,038 (2017)18.1km
Mammoth1,487 (2017)34.9km
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ClubLocationDistance
Gila County Gem & Mineral SocietyMiami, Arizona43km
Mindat Locality ID:
68635
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:68635:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


‡Ref.: Ross, Clyde P. (1925) Ore Deposits of the Saddle Mountain and Banner Mining Districts, Arizona, USGS Bull. 771: 50-51.

Creasey, S.C. and Kistler, R.W. (1962), USGS Professional Paper 450-D: D1-D5.

Willden (1964), USGS Bulletin 1161-E.

Niemuth, N.J. & K.A. Phillips (1992), Copper Oxide Resources, AZ Dept. Mines & Min. Resources Open File Rept. 92-10: 14 (Table 1).

U.S. Bureau of Mines - Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mining Technology production file data.

U.S. Bureau of Mines file data - cluster #684.

Arizona Department of Mineral Resources Hoosier group file.

USGS Christmas Quadrangle map.

MRDS database Dep. ID #10088910, MRDS ID #M899901; and Dep. ID #10234684, MAS ID #0040210533.

A former underground Au-Ag-Cu mine located in the W½ sec. 4, T.5S., R.16E., (Christmas 7.5 minute topo map). Produced 1913-1938.

Mineralization is a tabular ore body hosted in Toronado Limestone. Ore control was brecciated zones. Mineraization includes secondary copper minerals.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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6 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘBornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘvar. Specularite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Unclassified
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-
ⓘ'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ Hematite var. SpeculariteFe2O3
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Feⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ Hematite var. SpeculariteFe2O3
CuCopper
Cuⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4

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