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Atacamite from
Saginaw Hill, Amole Mining District, Tucson Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Hill
Classification
Species:Atacamite
Formula:Cu2(OH)3Cl
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Atacamite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Saginaw Hill, Amole Mining District, Tucson Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:249829
Long-form Identifier:1:3:249829:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Atacamite in this Region
South side of Saginaw Hill, Amole Mine group, Saginaw Hill, Amole Mining District, Tucson Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Atacamite
17.2km (10.7 miles) ⓘDaisy Mine (Daisy shaft), Mineral Hill Mines (Azurite group; Old Azurite Mine; Copper Glance Mine), Mineral Hill, Mission complex, San Xavier, Pima Mining District, Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
26.5km (16.5 miles) ⓘTwin Buttes, Pima Mining District, Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
56.7km (35.2 miles) ⓘCerro Colorado Mine (Heintzelman Mine; Silver Queen Mine), Cerro Colorado Mining District, Cerro Colorado Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
70.2km (43.6 miles) ⓘKalamazoo orebody, San Manuel Mine, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
72.9km (45.3 miles) ⓘCollins Mine, Mammoth-Saint Anthony Mine, St. Anthony deposit, Tiger, Mammoth Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
73.0km (45.3 miles) ⓘMammoth-Saint Anthony Mine, St. Anthony deposit, Tiger, Mammoth Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
79.9km (49.7 miles) ⓘSteppe Mine (Steppe claim; Little Mary Mine), Mildren Mine group, Ko Vaya, Cababi Mining District (Comobabi Mining District), Comobabi Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
81.1km (50.4 miles) ⓘMildren Mine (Mildren claim; Mildred Mine), Mildren Mine group, Ko Vaya, Cababi Mining District (Comobabi Mining District), Comobabi Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
87.5km (54.4 miles) ⓘOld Reliable Mine (Reliable Mine; Calumet Mine; Clark-Scanlon group; Copper Creek Mining Co. property), Copper Creek (Copper Creek Canyon), Bunker Hill Mining District (Copper Creek Mining District), Pinal County, Arizona, USA
88.4km (54.9 miles) ⓘLakeshore Mine, North Komelik area, Casa Grande Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
References
Khin, BaSaw (1970) Cornetite from Saginaw Hill, Arizona. The Mineralogical Record, 1 (3) 117-118
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.pages 121, 146, 187, 277
 
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