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Unida Mine, Yavapai County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 3' 19'' North , 112° 35' 39'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
34.05528,-112.59444
GeoHash:
G#: 9qpctze4r
GRN:
N23W67
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Wickenburg6,806 (2017)15.7km
Morristown227 (2017)22.2km
Yarnell649 (2011)23.2km
Congress1,975 (2014)26.4km
Peeples Valley428 (2011)26.7km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Wickenburg Gem and Mineral SocietyWickenburg, Arizona16km
Black Canyon City Rock ClubBlack Canyon City, Arizona41km
Daisy Mountain Rock & Mineral ClubAnthem, Arizona46km
Mindat Locality ID:
68787
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:68787:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Unida group; Blue Nelley Mine; Bloo Nelley Mine; Bloo Lead group; Bloo Nelly group; Arizona Copper and Gold property; Home; Patented claims MS 2489


A former underground Cu-Au-Ag-Pb mine located in the N½ sec. 8, T.8N., R.3W. (Morgan Butte 7.5 minute topo map). Discovered 1914. Produced 1929-1976. Claims also extend into the N½SW¼NE¼ of sec. 8, and the S½SW¼ of sec. 5. This group included the Home and Bloo Nelly in 1925.

Mineralization is a vein deposit with a tabular ore body. Ore control was faulting, shearing and igneous dikes. Ore concentration was oxidation at near surface. Alteration was minor to none.

Area structures include veins (and genetically-related [?]) dikes trend N10W to N40W and crosscut Precambrian fabric. Foliation inn the Precambrian schist and gneiss trends N35E to N65E.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


4 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Copper1.AA.05Cu
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘChrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
OOxygen
Oⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
AlAluminium
Alⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
SiSilicon
Siⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
FeIron
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cuⓘ Native CopperCu
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu

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References

U.S. Bureau of Mines Reel 4001-542, 544.
USGS Morgan Butte Quadrangle map.
U.S. Bureau of Land Management Mining District Sheet 256.
Arizona Department of Mineral Resources Unida group file.
Arizona Department of Mineral Resources Wickenburg General Correspondence File Wickenburg Mines: 11.
MRDS database Dep. ID #10048162, MRDS ID #M800212; and, Dep. ID #10259229, MAS ID #0040250243; and, Dep. ID #10283645, MAS ID #0040251530.
USGS Mineral Resources of the US (1907): Part 1: 182.
Niemuth, Nyal J., Phillips, Ken A. (1992, July) Copper Oxide Resources. Open-file Report 92-10. Arizona Department of Mines and Mineral Resourcesp.18 - Table 1
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