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Pinal Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USAi
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Pinal MountainsMountain Range
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Malachite, etc.

Globe area, Globe-Miami Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
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Vanadinite

Globe area, Globe-Miami Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
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Azurite

Azurite Mine, Pinal Mountains Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
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Malachite, etc.

Globe area, Globe-Miami Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
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Vanadinite

Globe area, Globe-Miami Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
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Azurite

Azurite Mine, Pinal Mountains Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
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Malachite, etc.

Globe area, Globe-Miami Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
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Vanadinite

Globe area, Globe-Miami Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° North , 111° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~73km
GRN:
N23W66
Type:
Mountain Range
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Mindat Locality ID:
47513
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:47513:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A mountain range located in Gila County, Arizona. The maximum elevation isf 7,848 ft (2,392 m) at Pinal Peak and a prominence of over 4,000 ft (1,200 m). The closest city is the Globe, Arizona/Miami, Arizona area, which is just a few miles north of the mountain range. The mountains are located within the Tonto National Forest, and their recreational facilities are maintained by the USDA's United States Forest Service. The San Carlos Indian Reservation is very close to the mountain range, with its boundaries being just a few miles east/northeast of the range. (Compiled from Wikipedia)

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37 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded


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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Acanthite
Formula: Ag2S
ⓘ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Anglesite
Formula: PbSO4
ⓘ Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
ⓘ Brookite
Formula: TiO2
Description: Found in concentrates.
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Localities: Reported from at least 13 localities in this region.
ⓘ Chamosite
Formula: Fe2+5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
ⓘ Chlorargyrite
Formula: AgCl
ⓘ Chlorargyrite var. Iodine and Bromine-bearing Chlorargyrite
Formula: Ag(Cl,Br,I)
ⓘ Chrysotile
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ 'Clay minerals'
ⓘ 'Copper Stain'
ⓘ Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
ⓘ Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
Description: Granular masses of roughly ellipsoidal shape ('bombs') associated with a suite of species.
ⓘ 'Feldspar Group'
ⓘ Ferrimolybdite
Formula: Fe2(MoO4)3 · nH2O
ⓘ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Colour: Purple, colorless
Description: Minute crystals and small masses disseminated in greisen associated with quartz-molybdenite veins.
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region.
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ Hematite var. Specularite
Formula: Fe2O3
Description: Occurs in a vein with chalcopyrite.
ⓘ 'Hornblende Root Name Group'
Formula: ◻Ca2(C2+4C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
ⓘ Hübnerite
Formula: MnWO4
ⓘ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
Description: Found in concentrates.
ⓘ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ 'Limonite'
Description: Stains on the outcrops.
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘ Metatorbernite
Formula: Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Description: Clusters of minute crystals attached to walls of vugs and tiny fractures throughout quartz vein filling; walls of some larger veins coated by a mat of fine crystals.
ⓘ Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
Description: As bodies of pyritic molybdenite; together with quartz as selvages in the vein.
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Description: In thin veinlets of cross-oriented muscovite in the coarse-grained greisen associated with the molybdenite-bearing areas of the Schultze granite.
ⓘ Native Copper
Formula: Cu
ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ Native Silver
Formula: Ag
ⓘ Natrojarosite
Formula: NaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6
Description: Exact locality unknown.
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Localities: Reported from at least 11 localities in this region.
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Habit: Hollow, thin-walled crystals.
Description: Hollow crystals in sandstone.
ⓘ Scheelite
Formula: Ca(WO4)
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Description: Sparse.
ⓘ Sillimanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
Description: Occurs in Pinal Schist near post-Cambrian granite contacts.
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
ⓘ Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4
Description: As crystals with olivine 'bombs.'
ⓘ 'Wolframite Group'
Localities:
West Lake Mine (West Lake group of claims; Westlake Tungsten property; Westlake prospect; Merged Mines property; Del Ray Silver Mine; Moonshine area), Mays Gap area, Pinal Mountains Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
Bobtail Mine (Virginia Mine; Missouri Mine; Mariana Missouri Mine; Twentieth Century claims; Wisner-Glassburn property; Mariana property; Bobaway property; Doak group), Pinal Peak area, Pinal Mountains Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
South of Globe, Globe-Miami Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
Samsel Mine (Samsel group of claims; Samsel deposit; Utah Copper Gold claims; Pinal Tungsten Mines claims), Mays Gap area, Pinal Mountains Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
Falcon prospect (Falcon Tungsten prospect), Pinal Mountains Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Copper1.AA.05Cu
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
ⓘNative Silver1.AA.05Ag
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
ⓘBornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
ⓘAcanthite2.BA.35Ag2S
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘMolybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘChlorargyrite3.AA.15AgCl
ⓘvar. Iodine and Bromine-bearing Chlorargyrite3.AA.15Ag(Cl,Br,I)
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘSpinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
ⓘHematite
var. Specularite		4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘHübnerite4.DB.30MnWO4
ⓘ'Wolframite Group'4.DB.30 va
ⓘBrookite4.DD.10TiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘAzurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘAnglesite7.AD.35PbSO4
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
ⓘNatrojarosite7.BC.10NaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6
ⓘScheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)
ⓘFerrimolybdite7.GB.30Fe2(MoO4)3 · nH2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘMetatorbernite8.EB.10Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘChrysotile9.00.Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘSillimanite9.AF.05Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘEpidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘDiopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘChamosite9.EC.55Fe2+5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
ⓘKaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ'Clay minerals'-
ⓘ'Feldspar Group'-
ⓘ'Limonite'-
ⓘ'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
ⓘ'Hornblende Root Name Group'-◻Ca2(C2+4C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
ⓘ'Copper Stain'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Hⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Hⓘ ChamositeFe52+Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Hⓘ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hⓘ FerrimolybditeFe2(MoO4)3 · nH2O
Hⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hⓘ MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ NatrojarositeNaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6
CCarbon
Cⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ AnglesitePbSO4
Oⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oⓘ BrookiteTiO2
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ ChamositeFe52+Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Oⓘ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oⓘ FerrimolybditeFe2(MoO4)3 · nH2O
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ HübneriteMnWO4
Oⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ NatrojarositeNaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Oⓘ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Oⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Oⓘ Hematite var. SpeculariteFe2O3
Oⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Oⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
FFluorine
Fⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
NaSodium
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naⓘ NatrojarositeNaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mgⓘ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mgⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mgⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Mgⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alⓘ ChamositeFe52+Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Alⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Alⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Alⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siⓘ ChamositeFe52+Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Siⓘ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Siⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Siⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ AcanthiteAg2S
Sⓘ AnglesitePbSO4
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ MolybdeniteMoS2
Sⓘ NatrojarositeNaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
ClChlorine
Clⓘ ChlorargyriteAgCl
Clⓘ Chlorargyrite var. Iodine and Bromine-bearing ChlorargyriteAg(Cl,Br,I)
KPotassium
Kⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Caⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Caⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Caⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Tiⓘ BrookiteTiO2
Tiⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
MnManganese
Mnⓘ HübneriteMnWO4
FeIron
Feⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ ChamositeFe52+Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Feⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Feⓘ FerrimolybditeFe2(MoO4)3 · nH2O
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ NatrojarositeNaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ Hematite var. SpeculariteFe2O3
Feⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
CuCopper
Cuⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cuⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
Cuⓘ Native CopperCu
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cuⓘ MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
BrBromine
Brⓘ Chlorargyrite var. Iodine and Bromine-bearing ChlorargyriteAg(Cl,Br,I)
MoMolybdenum
Moⓘ FerrimolybditeFe2(MoO4)3 · nH2O
Moⓘ MolybdeniteMoS2
AgSilver
Agⓘ AcanthiteAg2S
Agⓘ ChlorargyriteAgCl
Agⓘ Native SilverAg
Agⓘ Chlorargyrite var. Iodine and Bromine-bearing ChlorargyriteAg(Cl,Br,I)
IIodine
Iⓘ Chlorargyrite var. Iodine and Bromine-bearing ChlorargyriteAg(Cl,Br,I)
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
WTungsten
Wⓘ HübneriteMnWO4
Wⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu
PbLead
Pbⓘ AnglesitePbSO4
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS
UUranium
Uⓘ MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O

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