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Queen of Mica Mine, Yavapai County, Arizona, USAi
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Queen of Mica MineMine
Yavapai CountyCounty
ArizonaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 5' 31'' North , 112° 23' 4'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
34.09195,-112.38472
GeoHash:
G#: 9w01fw5zy
GRN:
N23W67
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Black Canyon City2,837 (2011)21.7km
New River14,952 (2011)30.1km
Anthem21,700 (2011)33.2km
Morristown227 (2017)34.2km
Wickenburg6,806 (2017)34.6km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Black Canyon City Rock ClubBlack Canyon City, Arizona22km
Daisy Mountain Rock & Mineral ClubAnthem, Arizona33km
Wickenburg Gem and Mineral SocietyWickenburg, Arizona35km
Mindat Locality ID:
69035
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:69035:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A Mica-Feldspar-Quartz mine located in sec 29, T.9., R.1W.

Mineralization is a zoned quartz-feldspar pegmatite in schist.

Workings comprise 2 hillside cuts.

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Mineral List


1 valid mineral.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Feldspar Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
KPotassium
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

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References

MRDS database Dep. ID #10060348, MRDS ID #TC10724; and, Dep. ID #10137389, MAS ID #0040251649.
Meeves, H.; Harrer, C.M.; Salsbury, M.H.; Konselman, A.S; Shannon, S.S. Jnr. (1966) Reconnaissance of beryllium-bearing pegmatite deposits in six western states: Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming. Bureau of Mines Information Circular 8298. United States Department of the Interior 34 pp.p.22 - (Table A-1)
Phillips, Ken A. (1987) Arizona Industrial Minerals - Department of Mines & Minerals Report #4 (2nd ed.). Arizona Department of Mines and Mineral Resources. 197 pp.
Peirce, H. Wesley (1990), Arizona Geological Survey Industrial Minerals card file.
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