Ray Mine, Scott Mountain, Pinal County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Ray Mine | Mine |
| Scott Mountain | Mountain |
| Pinal County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 8' 57'' North , 110° 59' 13'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Deposit first discovered:
1846
Age:
1600 to 1000 Ma
Geologic Time:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Kearny | 2,038 (2017) | 12.5km |
| Superior | 2,943 (2017) | 19.0km |
| Top-of-the-World | 231 (2011) | 22.2km |
| Hayden | 650 (2017) | 24.7km |
| Winkelman | 346 (2017) | 27.0km |
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Gila County Gem & Mineral Society | Miami, Arizona | 30km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Pearl Handle pit; El Paso; Hayden
A Cu-Ag-Au-Mo-Pb-Zn occurrence/mine located in the SE¼ sec. 9, S½ sec. 10, N½ sec. 15, NE¼ sec. 16, as well as in portions of secs. 11 & 14, T3S, R13E, G&SRM, about 2.75 miles (4.43 km) SSW of Scott Mountain, about 3.75 miles (ca. 6 km) S of Hot Tamale Peak, and about 4 miles (6.44 km) NNW of Kelvin. Discovered in 1846. First produced in 1911. Owned by Kennecott Copper (1955-1986). Owned & operated by ASARCO (American Smelting and Refining Company) (100%), New York (1991-present).
NOTE: This mine, named after the mining town of Ray, subhumed that town (which no longer exists). Residents were moved to the new town of Kearny built by the mining company; however, Kelvin is the nearest municipality to the mine.
Mineralization is a porphyry copper deposit (Mineral occurrence model information: Model code: 79; USGS model code: 21a; Deposit model name: Porphyry Cu-Mo; Mark3 model number: 2), hosted in Mesoproterozoic diabase sills and in the Mesoproterozoic Apache Group and the over-faulted older Pinal Schists. The orebody is a horseshoe-shaped, concentric, and symmetrical blanket at a thickness of 400 meters, a width of 2,400 meters, and a length of 3,200 meters, over an area of 7,824 hectares (Cu-Mo porphyry mineralization in an area of 2 miles (3.22 km) x 1.5 miles (2.41 km) x 0.25 mile (0.4 km) deep). Ore is found mainly in the supergene-enriched Pinal Schist, with a depth-to-top of 0 meters. It is disseminated and massive. The primary mode of origin was hydrothermal activity, and the secondary mode was oxidation. Ore control was the intersection of NW and NE fault zones, permeability & type of host rock. Ore concentration was secondary enrichment. Wall rock alteration is moderate (sericitic, propylitic, biotite-clay, chloritization, and epidotization). Area structures include the Broken Hill fault, West End fault, North End fault, and numerous others, mostly normal. Associated rocks include the Paleocene Granite Mountain Porphyry (quartz monzonite). Area rocks include Early Proterozoic metasedimentary rocks.
Workings include surface openings comprised of 2 open pits (the Pearl Handle pit & the West pit). In 1991, operations included dump and heap leaching.
Reserves and resources data: In-situ ore (estimate year 1998): Demonstrated reserves were 862,747,000 metric tons of ore. with Cu at 0.6 weight percent.
Analytical data results: Primary Cu occurs as chalcopyrite, which averages 0.1-0.2% in the Pinal Shale and Granite Mountain Porphyry and more than 0.4% in the diabase.
NOTE: This mine, named after the mining town of Ray, subhumed that town (which no longer exists). Residents were moved to the new town of Kearny built by the mining company; however, Kelvin is the nearest municipality to the mine.
Mineralization is a porphyry copper deposit (Mineral occurrence model information: Model code: 79; USGS model code: 21a; Deposit model name: Porphyry Cu-Mo; Mark3 model number: 2), hosted in Mesoproterozoic diabase sills and in the Mesoproterozoic Apache Group and the over-faulted older Pinal Schists. The orebody is a horseshoe-shaped, concentric, and symmetrical blanket at a thickness of 400 meters, a width of 2,400 meters, and a length of 3,200 meters, over an area of 7,824 hectares (Cu-Mo porphyry mineralization in an area of 2 miles (3.22 km) x 1.5 miles (2.41 km) x 0.25 mile (0.4 km) deep). Ore is found mainly in the supergene-enriched Pinal Schist, with a depth-to-top of 0 meters. It is disseminated and massive. The primary mode of origin was hydrothermal activity, and the secondary mode was oxidation. Ore control was the intersection of NW and NE fault zones, permeability & type of host rock. Ore concentration was secondary enrichment. Wall rock alteration is moderate (sericitic, propylitic, biotite-clay, chloritization, and epidotization). Area structures include the Broken Hill fault, West End fault, North End fault, and numerous others, mostly normal. Associated rocks include the Paleocene Granite Mountain Porphyry (quartz monzonite). Area rocks include Early Proterozoic metasedimentary rocks.
Workings include surface openings comprised of 2 open pits (the Pearl Handle pit & the West pit). In 1991, operations included dump and heap leaching.
Reserves and resources data: In-situ ore (estimate year 1998): Demonstrated reserves were 862,747,000 metric tons of ore. with Cu at 0.6 weight percent.
Analytical data results: Primary Cu occurs as chalcopyrite, which averages 0.1-0.2% in the Pinal Shale and Granite Mountain Porphyry and more than 0.4% in the diabase.
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| ⓘ 'Allanite Group' Formula: (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| ⓘ Allophane Formula: (Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O References: Rolf LuetckeIdentified by Rolf Luetcke: Visual Identification |
| ⓘ Alunite Formula: KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ Anatase Formula: TiO2 References: Dr. Günter Grundmann collectionIdentified by Dr. Günter Grundmann: Polarised-light microscopy |
| ⓘ Andalusite Formula: Al2(SiO4)O |
| ⓘ Anhydrite Formula: CaSO4 |
| ⓘ 'Apatite' Formula: Ca5(PO4)3A |
| ⓘ Azurite Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 Description: Crystals to 1 cm in the West Pit, rosettes to 5 mm with malachite and siderite in the Poorman area. |
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
| ⓘ Bementite Formula: Mn7Si6O15(OH)8 Habit: Minute, platy crystals Description: Occurs as clear crystals with hematite in oxidized capping in the Granite Mountain Porphyry. |
| ⓘ 'Biotite' Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| ⓘ Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 |
| ⓘ Brochantite Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S Description: Massive as veins to several cm in the West Pit, also as pseudomorphs after pyrite; essential element of disseminated ores. References: Ransome, Frederick Leslie (1919) The copper deposits of Ray and Miami, Arizona. Professional Paper 115. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp115 Schwartz, George Melvin (1947) Hydrothermal alteration in the "porphyry copper" deposits. Economic Geology, 42 (4) 319-352 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.42.4.319 Clarke, Otis M. (1953) Geochemical prospecting for copper at Ray, Arizona. Economic Geology, 48 (1) 39-45 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.48.1.39 |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Chlorargyrite Formula: AgCl Description: Occurs as micro-crystal pseudomorphs. |
| ⓘ 'Chlorite Group' |
| ⓘ Chrysocolla Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 Colour: Green, black Description: Spherulitic aggregates of highly birefringent material. References: Schwartz, George Melvin (1934) Paragenesis of the oxidized ores of copper. Economic Geology, 29 (1) 55-75 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.29.1.55 Clarke, Otis M. (1953) Geochemical prospecting for copper at Ray, Arizona. Economic Geology, 48 (1) 39-45 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.48.1.39 |
| ⓘ Covellite Formula: CuS |
| ⓘ Cuprite Formula: Cu2O Localities: Description: Crystalline material in the oxidized zone of the deposit. |
| ⓘ Cuprite var. Chalcotrichite Formula: Cu2O Localities: Colour: Ruby-red Description: Sparkling, ruby-red aggregates of chalcotrichite. |
| ⓘ Delafossite Formula: Cu+Fe3+O2 |
| ⓘ Descloizite Formula: PbZn(VO4)(OH) |
| ⓘ Dioptase Formula: CuSiO3 · H2O |
| ⓘ Epidote Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS Description: Coarsely crystalline vein material found in the Poorman area in July, 1995, with Sphalerite References: |
| ⓘ 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ 'Gem Silica' References: |
| ⓘ Goethite Formula: Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ Halite Formula: NaCl Habit: Micro-crystals |
| ⓘ Halloysite Formula: Al2Si2O5(OH)4 · n(H2O) |
| ⓘ Halotrichite Formula: Fe2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ 'Heulandite Subgroup' Formula: (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O Description: Occurs mixed with green and black chrysocolla. |
| ⓘ 'Hornblende Root Name Group' Formula: ◻Ca2(C2+4C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2 |
| ⓘ 'Hydrohalloysite' Formula: Al2Si2O5(OH)4 · 2H2O Description: Occurs in hydrothermally altered porphyry stock; also as veinlets & coating fracture surfaces; often exhibits colloform texture & may be intergrown with chrysocolla. References: |
| ⓘ Ilmenite Formula: Fe2+TiO3 |
| ⓘ Jarosite Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ Kaolinite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ Laumontite Formula: CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O Description: Laumontite was found in a fault gouge in the Poorman area, July 1995. References: |
| ⓘ Libethenite Formula: Cu2(PO4)(OH) References: |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' References: Rolf LuetckeIdentification: Visual Identification |
| ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 Localities: Description: Occurs cementing holocene gravels with other oxidized copper & iron minerals. |
| ⓘ Metatorbernite Formula: Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O References: |
| ⓘ Mimetite Formula: Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| ⓘ Molybdenite Formula: MoS2 References: |
| ⓘ 'Monazite Group' Formula: REE(PO4) |
| ⓘ Montmorillonite Formula: (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite Formula: K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
| ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Native Copper Formula: Cu Localities: Habit: Sawtooth-shaped single crystals Description: Unusually large masses; aggregates to 1 x 5.5 inches (2.5 to 13.75 cm) loose in clay.
Exceptional specimen 19.2 cm in Thompson, Wayne A. (2007, January) Ikons.
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| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Native Silver Formula: Ag Localities: Description: Occur son the west side of the pit with secondary copper minerals. |
| ⓘ Neotocite Formula: (Mn,Fe)SiO3 · H2O (?) |
| ⓘ Nontronite Formula: Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O Description: Occurs in hydrothermally altered quartz monzonite. |
| ⓘ Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O References: Rolf LuetckeIdentified by Rolf Luetcke: Visual Identification |
| ⓘ Opal var. Opal-AN Formula: SiO2 · nH2O References: Rolf LuetckeIdentified by Rolf Luetcke: Visual Identification |
| ⓘ Orthoclase Formula: K(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Rutile Formula: TiO2 |
| ⓘ Shattuckite Formula: Cu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2 References: |
| ⓘ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 References: |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS Description: Caorsely crystalline vein material found in the Poorman area in July, 1995, with Galena References: |
| ⓘ Talc Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| ⓘ 'Tennantite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S |
| ⓘ Tenorite Formula: CuO |
| ⓘ Titanite Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O |
| ⓘ Torbernite Formula: Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
| ⓘ 'Tourmaline' Formula: AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| ⓘ Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Copper | 1.AA.05 | Cu |
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| ⓘ | Native Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
| ⓘ | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
| ⓘ | Covellite | 2.CA.05a | CuS |
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Molybdenite | 2.EA.30 | MoS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | 'Tennantite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Chlorargyrite | 3.AA.15 | AgCl |
| ⓘ | Halite | 3.AA.20 | NaCl |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ | Cuprite var. Chalcotrichite | 4.AA.10 | Cu2O |
| ⓘ | 4.AA.10 | Cu2O | |
| ⓘ | Tenorite | 4.AB.10 | CuO |
| ⓘ | Delafossite | 4.AB.15 | Cu+Fe3+O2 |
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
| ⓘ | Opal var. Opal-AN | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O | |
| ⓘ | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
| ⓘ | Anatase | 4.DD.05 | TiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
| ⓘ | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Anhydrite | 7.AD.30 | CaSO4 |
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| ⓘ | Brochantite | 7.BB.25 | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Alunite | 7.BC.10 | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Jarosite | 7.BC.10 | KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Halotrichite | 7.CB.85 | Fe2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Libethenite | 8.BB.30 | Cu2(PO4)(OH) |
| ⓘ | Descloizite | 8.BH.40 | PbZn(VO4)(OH) |
| ⓘ | Mimetite | 8.BN.05 | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| ⓘ | Torbernite | 8.EB.05 | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
| ⓘ | Metatorbernite | 8.EB.10 | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
| ⓘ | Andalusite | 9.AF.10 | Al2(SiO4)O |
| ⓘ | Titanite | 9.AG.15 | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| ⓘ | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| ⓘ | Dioptase | 9.CJ.30 | CuSiO3 · H2O |
| ⓘ | Shattuckite | 9.DB.40 | Cu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Talc | 9.EC.05 | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Muscovite var. Illite | 9.EC.15 | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
| ⓘ | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 | |
| ⓘ | var. Sericite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Montmorillonite | 9.EC.40 | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ | Nontronite | 9.EC.40 | Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ | Kaolinite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ | Halloysite | 9.ED.10 | Al2Si2O5(OH)4 · n(H2O) |
| ⓘ | 'Hydrohalloysite' | 9.ED.10 | Al2Si2O5(OH)4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | Allophane | 9.ED.20 | (Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O |
| ⓘ | Chrysocolla | 9.ED.20 | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| ⓘ | Neotocite | 9.ED.20 | (Mn,Fe)SiO3 · H2O (?) |
| ⓘ | Bementite | 9.EE.05 | Mn7Si6O15(OH)8 |
| ⓘ | Orthoclase | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ | Laumontite | 9.GB.10 | CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Biotite' | - | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Heulandite Subgroup' | - | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Monazite Group' | - | REE(PO4) |
| ⓘ | 'Tourmaline' | - | AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| ⓘ | 'Hornblende Root Name Group' | - | ◻Ca2(C2+4C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2 |
| ⓘ | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3A |
| ⓘ | 'Gem Silica' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Allanite Group' | - | (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Allophane | (Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O |
| H | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Bementite | Mn7Si6O15(OH)8 |
| H | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| H | ⓘ Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| H | ⓘ Descloizite | PbZn(VO4)(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Dioptase | CuSiO3 · H2O |
| H | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| H | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Halloysite | Al2Si2O5(OH)4 · n(H2O) |
| H | ⓘ Halotrichite | Fe2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
| H | ⓘ Heulandite Subgroup | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Opal var. Opal-AN | SiO2 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Laumontite | CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O |
| H | ⓘ Libethenite | Cu2(PO4)(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Metatorbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Neotocite | (Mn,Fe)SiO3 · H2O (?) |
| H | ⓘ Nontronite | Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Shattuckite | Cu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Torbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
| H | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Hydrohalloysite | Al2Si2O5(OH)4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Allanite Group | (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| B | Boron | |
| B | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Allophane | (Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O |
| O | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Anatase | TiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Andalusite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| O | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Bementite | Mn7Si6O15(OH)8 |
| O | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| O | ⓘ Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Cuprite var. Chalcotrichite | Cu2O |
| O | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| O | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
| O | ⓘ Delafossite | Cu+Fe3+O2 |
| O | ⓘ Descloizite | PbZn(VO4)(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Dioptase | CuSiO3 · H2O |
| O | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| O | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Halloysite | Al2Si2O5(OH)4 · n(H2O) |
| O | ⓘ Halotrichite | Fe2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Heulandite Subgroup | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Opal var. Opal-AN | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| O | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Laumontite | CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O |
| O | ⓘ Libethenite | Cu2(PO4)(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Metatorbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| O | ⓘ Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| O | ⓘ Monazite Group | REE(PO4) |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Neotocite | (Mn,Fe)SiO3 · H2O (?) |
| O | ⓘ Nontronite | Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Shattuckite | Cu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Tenorite | CuO |
| O | ⓘ Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| O | ⓘ Torbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
| O | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| O | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| O | ⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2 |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| O | ⓘ Hydrohalloysite | Al2Si2O5(OH)4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3A |
| O | ⓘ Allanite Group | (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Halite | NaCl |
| Na | ⓘ Heulandite Subgroup | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
| Na | ⓘ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Na | ⓘ Nontronite | Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Mg | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Allophane | (Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Al | ⓘ Andalusite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| Al | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Al | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Al | ⓘ Halloysite | Al2Si2O5(OH)4 · n(H2O) |
| Al | ⓘ Halotrichite | Fe2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Heulandite Subgroup | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Al | ⓘ Laumontite | CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Al | ⓘ Nontronite | Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Al | ⓘ Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | ⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2 |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Hydrohalloysite | Al2Si2O5(OH)4 · 2H2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Allophane | (Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Andalusite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| Si | ⓘ Bementite | Mn7Si6O15(OH)8 |
| Si | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Si | ⓘ Dioptase | CuSiO3 · H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Si | ⓘ Halloysite | Al2Si2O5(OH)4 · n(H2O) |
| Si | ⓘ Heulandite Subgroup | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Opal var. Opal-AN | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | ⓘ Laumontite | CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Neotocite | (Mn,Fe)SiO3 · H2O (?) |
| Si | ⓘ Nontronite | Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Shattuckite | Cu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| Si | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Si | ⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2 |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| Si | ⓘ Hydrohalloysite | Al2Si2O5(OH)4 · 2H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Allanite Group | (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Libethenite | Cu2(PO4)(OH) |
| P | ⓘ Metatorbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| P | ⓘ Monazite Group | REE(PO4) |
| P | ⓘ Torbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
| P | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3A |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| S | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| S | ⓘ Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| S | ⓘ Covellite | CuS |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | ⓘ Halotrichite | Fe2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
| S | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| S | ⓘ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | ⓘ Tennantite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Chlorargyrite | AgCl |
| Cl | ⓘ Halite | NaCl |
| Cl | ⓘ Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| K | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| K | ⓘ Heulandite Subgroup | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
| K | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| K | ⓘ Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Heulandite Subgroup | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Laumontite | CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| Ca | ⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3A |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Anatase | TiO2 |
| Ti | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Ti | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Ti | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
| Ti | ⓘ Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| V | Vanadium | |
| V | ⓘ Descloizite | PbZn(VO4)(OH) |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Bementite | Mn7Si6O15(OH)8 |
| Mn | ⓘ Neotocite | (Mn,Fe)SiO3 · H2O (?) |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Delafossite | Cu+Fe3+O2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Halotrichite | Fe2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Neotocite | (Mn,Fe)SiO3 · H2O (?) |
| Fe | ⓘ Nontronite | Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| Cu | ⓘ Cuprite var. Chalcotrichite | Cu2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Cu | ⓘ Covellite | CuS |
| Cu | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Native Copper | Cu |
| Cu | ⓘ Delafossite | Cu+Fe3+O2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Dioptase | CuSiO3 · H2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Libethenite | Cu2(PO4)(OH) |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Metatorbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Shattuckite | Cu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Tennantite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S |
| Cu | ⓘ Tenorite | CuO |
| Cu | ⓘ Torbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Descloizite | PbZn(VO4)(OH) |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| As | ⓘ Tennantite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S |
| Zr | Zirconium | |
| Zr | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Mo | Molybdenum | |
| Mo | ⓘ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Chlorargyrite | AgCl |
| Ag | ⓘ Native Silver | Ag |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Descloizite | PbZn(VO4)(OH) |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Pb | ⓘ Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| U | Uranium | |
| U | ⓘ Metatorbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| U | ⓘ Torbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
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| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_mine |
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| Wikidata ID: | Q15272025 |
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10210616 |
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References
Ransome, Frederick Leslie (1919) The copper deposits of Ray and Miami, Arizona. Professional Paper 115. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp115
Schwartz, George Melvin (1934) Paragenesis of the oxidized ores of copper. Economic Geology, 29 (1) 55-75 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.29.1.55
Schwartz, George Melvin (1947) Hydrothermal alteration in the "porphyry copper" deposits. Economic Geology, 42 (4) 319-352 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.42.4.319
Schwartz, George Melvin (1952) Chlorite-calcite pseudomorphs after orthoclase phenocrysts, Ray, Arizona. Economic Geology, 47 (6) 665-672 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.47.6.665
Clarke, Otis M. (1953) Geochemical prospecting for copper at Ray, Arizona. Economic Geology, 48 (1) 39-45 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.48.1.39
Lewis, David V. (1955) Relationships of ore bodies to dikes and sills. Economic Geology, 50 (5) 495-516 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.50.5.495
Throop, Allen H., Buseck, Peter R. (1971) Nature and Origin of Black Chrysocolla at the Inspiration Mine, Arizona. Economic Geology, 66 (8) 1168-1175 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.66.8.1168
Banks, Norman G., Stuckless, John S. (1973) Chronology of Intrusion and Ore Deposition at Ray, Arizona; Part II, Fission-Track Ages. Economic Geology, 68 (5) 657-664 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.68.5.657
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Ray Mine, Scott Mountain, Pinal County, Arizona, USA