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Lonesome Pine and Esther groups, Madera Peak area, Pinal Mountains Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 20' 30'' North , 110° 54' 10'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
33.34167,-110.90278
GeoHash:
G#: 9tcjsmej3
GRN:
N23W66
Köppen climate type:
Csa : Hot-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Miami1,783 (2017)7.1km
Top-of-the-World231 (2011)8.4km
Claypool1,538 (2011)9.5km
Central Heights-Midland City2,534 (2011)10.6km
Six Shooter Canyon1,019 (2017)12.2km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Gila County Gem & Mineral SocietyMiami, Arizona7km
Mindat Locality ID:
133314
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:133314:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A surface and underground Cu-Pb-W-Mo prospect located in the E½ sec. 14, T1S, R14E, about 1 mile NW of Madera Peak, on National Forest land.

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Arizona Department of Mineral Resources Lonesome Pine group and Esther group file.
MRDS database Dep. ID #10209824, MAS ID #0040070468.
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