Copper Canyon Mine, Wallace Butte (Thurso Butte), Coconino County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Copper Canyon Mine | Mine |
| Wallace Butte (Thurso Butte) | Table/Butte |
| Coconino County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 14' 9'' North , 112° 22' 29'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Supai | 208 (2017) | 28.2km |
| Grand Canyon Village | 1,550 (2006) | 28.9km |
| Grand Canyon | 1,460 (2018) | 29.2km |
| Tusayan | 567 (2017) | 36.7km |
A former underground Cu-Pb-Ag occurrence/mine located 1.1 km (0.68 mi) NNW of Wallace Butte (coordinates of record), on the northern slope of the butte, E of Copper Canyon, ½ mile S of the Colorado River, along the uphill side of the Tonto Trail, in the Shinumo quadrangle, on U.S. National Park Service land (Grand Canyon National Park). MRDS database accuracy for this location is not stated. Collecting on National Park lands is strictly prohibited.
Mineralization is hosted in Neoproterozoic pegmatite within the Vishnu Schist. The orebody is pinch & swell veins with a thickness of 0.61 meter. Controls for ore emplacement included Pre-Cambrian faults. The deposit is Cu mineralization in pinch & swell veins that follow Precambrian faults in Prescott granodiorite (?). Local rocks include Early Proterozoic metavolcanic rocks. NOTE: The USGS MRDS file states that the pegmatites are in the Vishnu Schist, while the source of the data involving the Prescott granodiorite is unknown. Local rocks include Early Proterozoic metavolcanic rocks.
Workings include underground openings with a length of 30.48 meters and an overall depth of 15.24 meters.
Production data are found in: Noble, L.F. (1914).
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
6 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 |
| ⓘ Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Chrysocolla Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| ⓘ Cuprite Formula: Cu2O |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
| ⓘ | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Cuprite | 4.AA.10 | Cu2O |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Chrysocolla | 9.ED.20 | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| O | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| Cu | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Cu | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10027186 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Chugar Group Area BasinBasin
- Colorado PlateauShield
- Mojave DomainDomain
USA
- Arizona
- Grand Canyon EmbaymentBasin
- Grand Canyon National ParkNational Park
- Colorado PlateauPlateau
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