Black Rock group (Vickers group; Black Rock Vickers), Fisher Hills Mining District, Fisher Hills, Graham County, Arizona, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Black Rock group (Vickers group; Black Rock Vickers) | - not defined - |
Fisher Hills Mining District | Mining District |
Fisher Hills | Group of Hills |
Graham County | County |
Arizona | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 26' 8'' North , 109° 37' 59'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Bowie | 449 (2011) | 18.3km |
Willcox | 3,552 (2017) | 27.6km |
Swift Trail Junction | 2,935 (2011) | 33.5km |
Cactus Flat | 1,518 (2011) | 36.7km |
Solomon | 426 (2011) | 41.9km |
Mindat Locality ID:
131564
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:131564:9
GUID (UUID V4):
65955a28-c393-43c4-abf4-aa49e3e6a486
A former surface and underground Mn mine located on 2 unpatented claims in the N½NW¼ sec. 31, T11S, R27E, within 1 mile of the Graham-Cochise County line, on private land. Discovered in 1952. Text says that the Black Rock group is located in sec. 30 but the description locates it in sec. 31. Located first in WWI and re-located in 1938 by E.F. Vickers. Relocated again in 1952 by E. Sanchez and associates and renamed the Black Rock group.
Mineralization is ore in lenticular stringers.
Workings include a shallow pit and 3 shafts. A small amount of sorted ore was shipped during WWI. Results of sample analysis: 15.4% Mn.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
ⓘ 'Psilomelane' |
ⓘ Pyrolusite Formula: Mn4+O2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Pyrolusite | 4.DB.05 | Mn4+O2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Psilomelane' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
C | Carbon | |
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C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Mn | Manganese | |
Mn | ⓘ Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10026962 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Mexico
- Sierra Madre OccidentalMountain Range
North America
- Sonoran DesertDesert
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mazatzal DomainDomain
- Pedregosa BasinBasin
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