Pump Mine (Purple Pansy Mine; Pyramid group; Alice Mine; Progress Mine; Fortunate Fields Mine), Aguila Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 45' 56'' North , 113° 7' 35'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Aguila | 798 (2011) | 20.2km |
Wenden | 728 (2011) | 38.9km |
Wickenburg | 6,806 (2017) | 43.0km |
Wintersburg | 136 (2011) | 44.8km |
Salome | 1,530 (2011) | 45.1km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
---|---|---|
Wickenburg Gem and Mineral Society | Wickenburg, Arizona | 43km |
Mindat Locality ID:
107066
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:107066:1
GUID (UUID V4):
dce7cc6b-a6c8-4f03-b5e7-be6fbafb8199
Ref.: Metzger, O.H. (1938), Gold mining and milling in the Wickenburg area, Maricopa and Yavapai Counties, Arizona: US Bur. Mines Info. Circ. 6991: 60-61; Allen, G.B. (1985), Economic Geology of the Big Horn Mountains of west-central Arizona: AZ Bur. of Geol. & Min. Tech. open-file report 85-17; US Bur. Mines card file; Mining Jour., various issues, 1938-1946; USGS 15 minute Big Horn Mountains topo. map; AZ Dept. Min. Resources (ADMR) Pump Mine file; AZ Dept. Min. Resources (ADMR) Fortunate Fields Mine file; AZ Dept. Min. Resources (ADMR) U file; MRDS file #10102522, 10210842.
A former surface and underground Au-Cu-Ag-Zn-Pb mine discovered in 1865. Located in sec. 30, T5N, R8W.
Mineralization is related to a shear fault zone.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Epidote Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) References: |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 References: |
ⓘ Wulfenite Formula: Pb(MoO4) References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
---|---|---|---|
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Wulfenite | 7.GA.05 | Pb(MoO4) |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
---|---|---|
H | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
O | ⓘ Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Mo | Molybdenum | |
Mo | ⓘ Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | ⓘ Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Sonoran DesertDesert
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mojave DomainDomain
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