McFadden Peak Fluorspar Mine (Western Fluorspar Mine; Western Fluorspar property; Mack group; Mack claims; Jerky group), McFadden Peak area, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 54' 10'' North , 110° 58' 15'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Young | 666 (2011) | 22.1km |
| Tonto Basin | 1,424 (2011) | 30.9km |
| Gisela | 570 (2011) | 36.0km |
| Christopher Creek | 156 (2011) | 46.0km |
| Oxbow Estates | 217 (2011) | 46.1km |
Mindat Locality ID:
132680
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:132680:5
GUID (UUID V4):
d0e32314-1f9d-427c-be12-d1cf0cabf20b
A former surface and underground Fluorspar-U mine located in the S½ sec. 36, T7N, R13E, 70 km NNW of Globe, on National Forest land. The USBM gives the location as T7N, R13E, sec. 36 and T7N, R14E, sec. 31 (33-54-10N, 110-58-15W). Phillips gives the location as sec. 35, T7N, R13E. Lat-long were taken from prospects shown in sec. 36, T7N, R13E. Discovered 1972. Produced 1975-1979. Claims extend into sec. 36. NOTE: Alternate coordinates provided: 33.90556N, 110.98889W. Owned by the Estate of Woodie Nichols (1982). Operated by Western Fluorspar, Ltd. (1982).
Mineralization is a vein deposit in a fault zone hosted in the Mescal Limestone, Troy Quartzite, and the Dripping Springs Quartzite-Upper Member (including hornfels). The ore zone is 1371.6 meters long, 4 meters wide, with a depth-to-top of 5 meters and a thickness of 45 meters, striking E-W and dipping 73S. T^he quartzite is flat-lying. Ore control was faulting. Alteration was contact metamorphism.
Area structures include thin silty lenses in the Dripping Springs Quartzite.
Explored with 37 trenches and 5 diamond drill holes prior to 1976. Peoduction was for testing only.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
3 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10056467 |
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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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