Cadillac group, Cimarron Mining District (Salt Well Mining District), Cimarron & Sheridan Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 17' 52'' North , 112° 42' 42'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Why | 167 (2017) | 4.1km |
| Ajo | 3,304 (2011) | 16.2km |
| Wahak Hotrontk | 114 (2011) | 34.9km |
| Kaka | 141 (2011) | 43.9km |
| Pisinemo | 321 (2011) | 46.8km |
Mindat Locality ID:
188620
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:188620:0
GUID (UUID V4):
d13346a3-7e06-42e0-93d3-eb0775da45d6
Ref.: Farnham, L.L., Stewart, L.A., and Delong, C.W. (1961), Manganese Deposits of Eastern Arizona, US Bureau of Mines Information Circular 7990: 118.
Arizona Bureau of Mines file data.
MRDS database Dep. ID file #10027148, MRDS ID #M002278; and, Dep. ID #10162013, MAS ID #0040190146.
A former small surface Mn mine located in sec. 18, T13S, R4W, 11 miles SE of Ajo on private land (Papago Reservation).
Mineralization is ore in thin bands and disseminations in a breccia zone and along fracture planes. The ore strikes N15W and dips 60 degrees.
Local structures include a fault zone between fine-grained basalt and vesicular basalt.
Workings are surface and are 70.1 meters long overall and 38.1 meters wide overall.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ 'Psilomelane' |
| ⓘ Pyrolusite Formula: Mn4+O2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Pyrolusite | 4.DB.05 | Mn4+O2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Psilomelane' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10027148 |
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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
- Mojave DomainDomain
USA
- Arizona
- ⭔Tohono O'odham ReservationReservation
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