Suckerite claims (Charles Jr. No. 1 & 2; Definitely group; Tulsa Minerals Inc. property; Uranium Corp. lease), Workman Creek area, Aztec Lodge area, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 50' 44'' North , 110° 58' 24'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Claims
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Young | 666 (2011) | 28.5km |
| Tonto Basin | 1,424 (2011) | 29.7km |
| Gisela | 570 (2011) | 40.1km |
| Claypool | 1,538 (2011) | 49.8km |
| Copper Hill | 108 (2011) | 50.0km |
Mindat Locality ID:
55444
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:55444:3
GUID (UUID V4):
2ccc80d0-e0e6-4b51-9bf7-0275e8421466
A former surface and underground U-Cu-Mo-Pb mine/deposit located on 16 claims in S of center sec. 24, T6N, R13E, about 1,500 feet west of Aztec Lodge and 300 feet S of Workman Creek, on National Forest land. Owned by Standard Ores and Alloys Co. (1955). Previous owners/operators include the Sierra Ancha Uranium Corp.; Uranium Corporation of America; Standard Min. Co.; and the Tulsa Minerals Inc. Additional names which apply to this property: Standard Mining Co. lease; Sierra Ancha Uranium Corp. property.
Mineralization is a deposit on the west side of an elongate, tilted block that is evidently a xenolith consisting of parts of the upper member of the Dripping Spring Quartzite and basal Mescal Limestone. Dips in this block range from about 15º to about 55ºE. At the deposit, the dip is 45E. The ore body is irregular and is hosted in the Upper Member - Dripping Springs Quartzite. Ore control was diabase sills in the Upper member and bedding plane fractures. Radioactivity max is 3 mr/hr, average is less than 1.5 mr/hr.
The host rock is deeply weathered and broken by limonite-filled joints and fractures. The freshest rock is bleached and the most strongly weathered rock is friable and iron-stained. The diabase and syenite are cut by pegmatite and mafic dikes. The whole tilted block is a xenolith in diabases.
Area structures include vertical N70W striking fractures, a few strong NNE-trending joints and bedding plane fractures.
Workings include a bulldozed open cut about 100 feet (30.48 meters) long and several diamond drill holes, 2 levels of short drifts, 150 foot long adit, and a 100 foot inclined shaft.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' |
| ⓘ Metatorbernite Formula: Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| ⓘ Molybdenite Formula: MoS2 |
| ⓘ Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O Description: Uraniferous. |
| ⓘ Opal var. Opal-AN Formula: SiO2 · nH2O Description: Uraniferous. |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ Uraninite Formula: UO2 Description: Occurs as fissure and open space fillings or as lenses & blebs in host rock. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Molybdenite | 2.EA.30 | MoS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Opal var. Opal-AN | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O | |
| ⓘ | Uraninite | 4.DL.05 | UO2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Metatorbernite | 8.EB.10 | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Opal var. Opal-AN | SiO2 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Metatorbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| H | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Opal var. Opal-AN | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Metatorbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| O | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Opal var. Opal-AN | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Metatorbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | ⓘ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Metatorbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| Mo | Molybdenum | |
| Mo | ⓘ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| U | Uranium | |
| U | ⓘ Metatorbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| U | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10027448 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Sonoran DesertDesert
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mazatzal DomainDomain
USA
- Arizona
- Tonto National ForestForest
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