Madera Canyon, Old Baldy Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Madera Canyon | Canyon |
Old Baldy Mining District | Mining District |
Pima County | County |
Arizona | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude:
32° North , 111° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~153km
Type:
Mindat Locality ID:
51573
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:51573:6
GUID (UUID V4):
40ee51a5-4a81-496e-92be-754036d0ac8a
‡Ref.: Guild, F.N. (1907), The composition of molybdite from Arizona, American Journal of Science: 23: 455-456.
Schrader, F.C. & J.M. Hill (1909), Some occurrences of molybdenite in the Santa Rita and Patagonia Mountains, Arizona, USGS Bull. 430: 154-163.
Schrader, F.C. & J.M. Hill (1915), Mineral deposits of the Santa Rita and Patagonia Mountains, Arizona, USGS Bull. 582: 173.
University of Arizona Bull. 41 (1916-17), Mineralogy of useful Minerals in Arizona: 46.
Galbraith, F.W. (1947), Minerals of Arizona, Arizona Bureau of Mines Bull. 153: 24.
Creasey, S.C. & G.L. Quick (1955), Copper deposits of part of Helvetia mining district, Pima County, Arizona, USGS Bull. 1027-F: 301-323.
Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd. ed.: 302.
Madera Canyon is the principal drainage way in the western part of the Old Baldy District, flowing northward. Mineral deposits extend interruptedly from White House, about 1½ miles north of the Pima-Santa Cruz county line, at an elevation of 4,500 feet, southward for 3 miles to the head of the canyon above Littleshot Camp in Santa Cruz County, at an elevation of 7,000 feet.
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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 | |||
ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
ⓘ | Molybdenite | 2.EA.30 | MoS2 |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | var. Smoky Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | ⓘ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Mo | Molybdenum | |
Mo | ⓘ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
Au | Gold | |
Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Localities in this Region
- Arizona
- Pima County
- Old Baldy Mining District
- Pima County
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- ⭔Tohono O'odham ReservationReservation
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