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Huerfanito Copper Mine (Huerfanito deposit), Coronado Wash area, Owl Head Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USAi
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Huerfanito Copper Mine (Huerfanito deposit)Mine
Coronado Wash areaArea
Owl Head Mining DistrictMining District
Pinal CountyCounty
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 40' 45'' North , 111° 12' 0'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
32.67917,-111.20000
GRN:
N22W67
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
BSh : Hot semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Red Rock169 (2011)16.4km
Marana41,315 (2017)27.0km
Picacho471 (2011)27.9km
Nelson259 (2011)28.6km
Avra Valley6,050 (2011)28.9km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Pinal Gem and Mineral SocietyCoolidge, Arizona45km
Mindat Locality ID:
68636
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:68636:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A Cu-Baryte mine located in the W½ sec. 3, T9S, R11E (Tortolita Mts 15 minute topo map), about 7 miles NNW of Owl Head Buttes and about ½ mile S of Coronado Wash. NOTE: Conflicting locality data from ref. line 005: T10S, R11E.

Mineralization is hosted in sandstone and includes secondary copper minerals.

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1 valid mineral.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4

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Link to USGS MRDS:10064826

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References

USGS 15 minute Tortolita Mountains Quadrangle map.
MRDS database Dep. ID #10064826, MRDS ID #TC39706.
Barter, C.F. (1962) Geology of Owl Head Mining District, MS thesis, University of Arizona.
Phillips, Ken A. (1987) Arizona Industrial Minerals - Department of Mines & Minerals Report #4 (2nd ed.). Arizona Department of Mines and Mineral Resources. 197 pp.
Niemuth, Nyal J., Phillips, Ken A. (1992, July) Copper Oxide Resources. Open-file Report 92-10. Arizona Department of Mines and Mineral Resourcesp.14 - Table 1
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