Gila Hot Springs Mining District, Greenlee County, Arizona, USAi
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Gila Hot Springs Mining District | Mining District |
Greenlee County | County |
Arizona | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° North , 109° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~90km
Locality type:
Köppen climate type:
A small mining district located in T5S, R29E.
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Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities8 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Azurite Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 Reference: Dana 6:1094. |
ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 Reference: MRDS database Dep. ID #10026874, MRDS ID #M000693. |
ⓘ Gerhardtite Formula: Cu2(NO3)(OH)3 Colour: Bright green Description: Occurs as coatings of small, rough, mammillary forms in granite porphyry. Reference: Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 309; Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 230; Lindgren, W. & W.F. Hillebrand (1904), Minerals from the Clifton-Morenci district, AZ, Amer.Jour.Sci.: 18: 448-460; Lindgren, W. (1905), The copper deposits of the Clifton-Morenci district, AZ, USGS PP 43; Guild, F.N. (1905), The petrography of the Tucson Mountains, Amer.Jour.Sci.: 20: 313; Galbraith, F.W. & D.J. Brennan (1959), Minerals of AZ: 56. |
ⓘ Gold Formula: Au Localities: Lower San Francisco River, San Francisco River, Clifton-Morenci placers (Smuggler placers), Gila Hot Springs Mining District, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA San Francisco Creek, San Francisco Creek, Clifton-Morenci placers (Smuggler placers), Gila Hot Springs Mining District, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA Chase Creek placers, Chase Creek, Clifton-Morenci placers (Smuggler placers), Gila Hot Springs Mining District, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA Clifton-Morenci placers (Smuggler placers), Gila Hot Springs Mining District, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA Description: Placer gold. Reference: AZ Bur. Mines Bull. 135 (1933), AZ gold placers & placering: 74. |
ⓘ Goslarite Formula: ZnSO4 · 7H2O Description: Occurs as efflorescences. Reference: Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 238. |
ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 Description: Occurs as pebbles and a component in black sands. Reference: AZ Bur. Mines Bull. 135 (1933), AZ gold placers & placering: 74. |
ⓘ 'Limonite' Description: Occurs as pebbles and a component in black sands. Reference: AZ Bur. Mines Bull. 135 (1933), AZ gold placers & placering: 74. |
ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 Description: Occurs as pebbles and a component in black sands. Reference: AZ Bur. Mines Bull. 135 (1933), AZ gold placers & placering: 74. |
ⓘ Pyrolusite Formula: Mn4+O2 Reference: MRDS database Dep. ID #10026874, MRDS ID #M000693. |
ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S Reference: Dana 6:1094. |
ⓘ 'Wad' Reference: MRDS database Dep. ID #10026874, MRDS ID #M000693. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
ⓘ | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
ⓘ | Pyrolusite | 4.DB.05 | Mn4+O2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Gerhardtite | 5.NB.05 | Cu2(NO3)(OH)3 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
ⓘ | Goslarite | 7.CB.40 | ZnSO4 · 7H2O |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Wad' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Gerhardtite | Cu2(NO3)(OH)3 |
H | ⓘ Goslarite | ZnSO4 · 7H2O |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
N | Nitrogen | |
N | ⓘ Gerhardtite | Cu2(NO3)(OH)3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Gerhardtite | Cu2(NO3)(OH)3 |
O | ⓘ Goslarite | ZnSO4 · 7H2O |
O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
O | ⓘ Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
S | ⓘ Goslarite | ZnSO4 · 7H2O |
S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
Mn | Manganese | |
Mn | ⓘ Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
Cu | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
Cu | ⓘ Gerhardtite | Cu2(NO3)(OH)3 |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | ⓘ Goslarite | ZnSO4 · 7H2O |
Sb | Antimony | |
Sb | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
Ba | Barium | |
Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
Au | Gold | |
Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)MRDS database Dep. ID #10026874, MRDS ID #M000693.
Localities in this Region
- Arizona
- Greenlee County
- Gila Hot Springs Mining District
- Greenlee County
- Arizona
- Greenlee County
- Gila Hot Springs Mining District
- Clifton-Morenci placers (Smuggler placers)
- Gila Hot Springs group (Gila Hot Springs claims; Pyrolusite No. 1 Lode Mining claim; Hult Pyrolusite property)
- Gila Hot Springs Mining District
- Greenlee County
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mazatzal DomainDomain
USA
- Gila MountainsMountain Range
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Garfield Mine, Chase Creek, Chase Creek Canyon, Gila Hot Springs Mining District, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA