Chicago pit (Great Lakes Carbon Co. Mine; Filter International Chicago pit; Nord Sil-Flo pit; Old Ciff pit), Picketpost Mountain area, Superior, Pinal County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 15' 47'' North , 111° 7' 27'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Superior | 2,943 (2017) | 4.3km |
Top-of-the-World | 231 (2011) | 15.5km |
Queen Valley | 788 (2011) | 15.9km |
Gold Camp | 10,159 (2011) | 17.1km |
Miami | 1,783 (2017) | 28.1km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Gila County Gem & Mineral Society | Miami, Arizona | 28km |
Apache Junction Rock and Gem Club | Apache Junction, Arizona | 43km |
Pinal Gem and Mineral Society | Coolidge, Arizona | 48km |
Mindat Locality ID:
130671
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:130671:5
GUID (UUID V4):
9f2b9f65-95dc-4a32-959e-8391e1c304f8
A former surface perlite mine located in the N½ sec. 16, T2S, R12E, about 1¾ miles E of Picketpost Mounain and about 3 miles SSW of Superior, on National Forest land. Owned by the Great Lakes Carbon Co. of California (1957). Operated by Nord Perlite Co.
NOTE: Perlite deposits in the vicinity of Picketpost Mountain may contain Apache tears.
NOTE: Alternate coordinates provided: 33°15'37"N, 111°7'14".
Mineralization is a perlite deposit hosted in Arnett Rhyolite and obsidian. The ore zone is 13.72 meters thick.
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Link to USGS MRDS: | 10060368 |
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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
- Pinal County
- Pioneer Mining District (Superior Mining District)Mining District
- Pinal County
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