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Astonished Fairview group (American group), Kings Crown Peak area, Pinal County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 20' 36'' North , 111° 4' 23'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
33.34333,-111.07306
GeoHash:
G#: 9tcj8mznf
GRN:
N23W66
Köppen climate type:
BSh : Hot semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Superior2,943 (2017)5.9km
Top-of-the-World231 (2011)7.5km
Miami1,783 (2017)20.0km
Queen Valley788 (2011)20.7km
Gold Camp10,159 (2011)22.2km
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ClubLocationDistance
Gila County Gem & Mineral SocietyMiami, Arizona20km
Apache Junction Rock and Gem ClubApache Junction, Arizona45km
Mindat Locality ID:
67451
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:67451:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A former underground Cu-Ag-Au mine located in the center sec. 18, T1S, R13E (Superior 7.5 minute topo map), about ½ mile NW of Kings Crown Peak and about 3¼ miles NNE of Superior, on National Forest land. Owned and operated by Haddy Russel and Edward L. Welso of Arizona (1944).

Mineralization includes oxidized copper minerals.

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Link to USGS MRDS:10113419

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References

Arizona Department of Mineral Resources Astonished-Fairview group file.
MRDS database Dep. ID #10113419, MAS ID #0040210141.
Niemuth, Nyal J., Phillips, Ken A. (1992, July) Copper Oxide Resources. Open-file Report 92-10. Arizona Department of Mines and Mineral Resourcesp.13 - Table 1
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