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Camelback Mountain, New Cornelia Mine area, New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USAi
Regional Level Types
Camelback MountainMountain
New Cornelia Mine areaMining Area
New Cornelia MineMine (Inactive)
AjoCensus-designated Place
Little Ajo MountainsMountain Range
Ajo Mining DistrictMining District
Pima CountyCounty
ArizonaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 21' 51'' North , 112° 52' 43'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
32.36441,-112.87877
GeoHash:
G#: 9mz8p7u0q
GRN:
N22W68
Type:
Mountain
Köppen climate type:
BWh : Hot deserts climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Ajo3,304 (2011)1.9km
Why167 (2017)16.9km
Colinas de Sonoidag289 (2014)53.5km
Adolfo López Mateos201 (2014)55.9km
Mindat Locality ID:
64136
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:64136:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Mineralization is small quartz veins containing epidote, specularite and chalcopyrite on the west slope of the mountain.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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4 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Description: Occurs in small quartz veins.
ⓘ Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Description: Occurs in small quartz veins.
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Description: Occurs in small quartz veins.
ⓘ Hematite var. Specularite
Formula: Fe2O3
Description: Occurs in small quartz veins.
ⓘ Planerite
Formula: Al6(PO4)2(PO3OH)2(OH)8 · 4H2O
Description: Doubtfully identified by Miss Glass as a weathering crust, but verified by E. Foord.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘvar. Specularite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘPlanerite8.DD.15Al6(PO4)2(PO3OH)2(OH)8 · 4H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘEpidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hⓘ PlaneriteAl6(PO4)2(PO3OH)2(OH)8 · 4H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ PlaneriteAl6(PO4)2(PO3OH)2(OH)8 · 4H2O
Oⓘ Hematite var. SpeculariteFe2O3
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alⓘ PlaneriteAl6(PO4)2(PO3OH)2(OH)8 · 4H2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ PlaneriteAl6(PO4)2(PO3OH)2(OH)8 · 4H2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ Hematite var. SpeculariteFe2O3
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2

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References

Gilluly, J. (1946) The Ajo mining district, Arizona, USGS PP 209: 94, 97.
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