Silver Belt Mine (Richmond Patent MS 803 claim; Cabinet Silver Patent MS 1293 claim), Silver Belt-McCabe vein, Galena Gulch area, McCabe, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 29' 13'' North , 112° 16' 32'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Dewey-Humboldt | 3,894 (2011) | 5.7km |
| Mayer | 1,497 (2011) | 10.6km |
| Prescott Valley | 42,197 (2017) | 14.1km |
| Prescott | 41,899 (2017) | 18.6km |
| Spring Valley | 1,148 (2011) | 19.1km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Prescott Gem & Mineral Club | Prescott Valley, Arizona | 14km |
| Mingus Gem & Mineral Club | Cottonwood, Arizona | 37km |
| Verde River Rockhounds | Cottonwood, Arizona | 37km |
| Black Canyon City Rock Club | Black Canyon City, Arizona | 48km |
Mindat Locality ID:
54324
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:54324:3
GUID (UUID V4):
84a1feb1-f818-46b4-b79a-26d8130a651d
A former underground Ag-Pb-Au-Cu-Mn-Zn-Baryte mine located about 5,500 feet SW of the Iron King Mine, NE slopes of the Bradshaw Mountains. Started about 1870 and closed 1880. Reopened 1966. Owned by Thorne & Simms (1878- ); H.B. Clifford (1906- ); and, R.H. Burmeister (1926).
Mineralization is a vein 15 to 20 feet wide with a tabular oreshoot 3 inches (7.5 cm) to 3 feet (0.9 meters) wide, hosted in the Lower Unit, Spud Mountain Volcanics. The ore is carbonate with chlorides, horn silver (chlorargyrite) & native silver. Ore control was faulting and shearing. Ore concentration was oxidation and enrichment at near surface. No alteration was noted. Amphibolite schist is the country rock, the strike of which is followed by the main vein (N.30ºE.).
Area structures include foliation in Precambrian rocks that trends N25E. Veins parallel the foliation for the most part.
Workings include 3 shafts at 65, 110 & 165 feet deep (1881), later one of which went to 252 feet deep in ore; later 400 or 480 feet (1906). Produced 300,000 oz. Ag plus lead. The presence of stone hammers & grads in old workings indicates mining activity in ancient times.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Ankerite Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ Ankerite var. Manganese-bearing Ankerite Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mn,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 Description: Abundant. References: |
| ⓘ Cerussite Formula: PbCO3 |
| ⓘ Chlorargyrite Formula: AgCl References: |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Galena var. Silver-bearing Galena Formula: PbS with Ag |
| ⓘ Silver Formula: Ag |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | var. Silver-bearing Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS with Ag |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Chlorargyrite | 3.AA.15 | AgCl |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Ankerite | 5.AB.10 | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ | var. Manganese-bearing Ankerite | 5.AB.10 | Ca(Fe2+,Mn,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ | Cerussite | 5.AB.15 | PbCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| C | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Ankerite var. Manganese-bearing Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mn,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Ankerite var. Manganese-bearing Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mn,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Ankerite var. Manganese-bearing Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mn,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | ⓘ Galena var. Silver-bearing Galena | PbS with Ag |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Chlorargyrite | AgCl |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Ankerite var. Manganese-bearing Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mn,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Ankerite var. Manganese-bearing Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mn,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Ankerite var. Manganese-bearing Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mn,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Chlorargyrite | AgCl |
| Ag | ⓘ Silver | Ag |
| Ag | ⓘ Galena var. Silver-bearing Galena | PbS with Ag |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena var. Silver-bearing Galena | PbS with Ag |
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