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Locality Name:
Copper Queen Mine (Grey Eagle Copper Co. Property; Patented Claims MS 1854; 2959 & 3430), Mayer, Agua Fria District, Bradshaw Mts (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA


mindat Locality ID: 46971
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-46971.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Copper Queen Mine (Grey Eagle Copper Co. Property; Patented Claims MS 1854; 2959 & 3430), Mayer, Agua Fria District, Bradshaw Mts (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 34°27'20"N
Longitude: 112°11'34"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 34.455555555556,-112.19277777778

AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Al As Au C Ca Cl Cu Fe H K Mg Mn O Pb S Sb Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Au C Ca Cl Cu Fe H K Mg Mn O Pb S Sb Si Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AdeliteAluniteAmorphousAmphiboleAndalusiteArsenopyriteAtacamiteBaryteCalciteChalcanthite
ChalcopyriteClayCopperCorundumGypsumMalachiteMelanteriteMicaNatrochalciteNone
Not in a structural groupPyriteRocksaltRutileSphaleriteSpinelTalcTetrahedrite

37 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Adamite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Atacamite  (*)
Azurite  (*)Bonattite  (*)Boothite  (*)Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Clinoclase  (*)Conichalcite  (*)
Cornwallite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Dolerophanite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Galena  (*)
Gold  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Olivenite  (*)Opal  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrolusite  (*)Siderite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Talc  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)
Tenorite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)203419
Adamite  (*)AndalusiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)0254
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)02734
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS09052
Atacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu2Cl(OH)30544
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)205509
Bonattite  (*)NoneCu(SO4)·3H2O021
Boothite  (*)MelanteriteCu(SO4)·7H2O018
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS405516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O0925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S05707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2027198
Clinoclase  (*)NoneCu3(AsO4)(OH)30127
Conichalcite  (*)AdeliteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)0363
Cornwallite  (*)NoneCu5(AsO4)2(OH)40175
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O02970
Dolerophanite  (*)NatrochalciteCu2O(SO4)09
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)209895
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS024243
Gold  (*)CopperAu030554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O06890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3014640
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)602228
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2012537
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2017380
Olivenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(AsO4)(OH)0492
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O02994
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO203106
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)06417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS021482
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)203337
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S1301803
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO01101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1305317



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