Specimen Number5-3-017Alternate NumberE-6Commentsporphyritic texture and propylitic alterationIn Teaching CollectionNoMineral(s)biotitefeldsparlimonitequartzRock Namequartz monzoniteDistrictPimaMineEsperanza, ArizonaExternal LinkMindatGeo-Location50ft north of E-5Sub-LocationundefinedDeposit TypePorphyry CopperGeo-Coords[1] Reference MaterialACL-121: Aiken, D.M., and West, R.J., 1976, Some Geologic Aspects of the Sierrita-Esperanza copper-molybdenum deposit, Pima County, Arizona, in Jenney, J.P., and Hauck, H.R., eds., AZ Geol. Soc. Digest Volume XI, Proceedings of the Porphyry Copper Symposium, Tucson, AZ, March 18-20, p. 117-128.
ACL-153: Cooper, J.R., 1960, Some Geologic Features of the Pima Mining District, Pima County, Arizona; U.S. Geol. Surv. Bull. 1112-C, Washington, D.C., 40 p.
5-3-017: quartz monzonite - Pima District - Esperanza Mine. Franklin College Collections, accessed 10/11/2025, https://digitalcollections.franklin.uga.edu/nodes/view/31527