Wildcat Mine (Wild Cat group of claims), Temporal Gulch, Wrightson Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USAi
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Wildcat Mine (Wild Cat group of claims) | Mine |
Temporal Gulch | Gulch |
Wrightson Mining District | Mining District |
Santa Cruz County | County |
Arizona | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 39' 54'' North , 110° 50' 36'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Patagonia | 890 (2017) | 16.2km |
Sonoita | 818 (2015) | 17.7km |
Tubac | 1,191 (2011) | 20.0km |
Amado | 295 (2011) | 21.5km |
Tumacacori-Carmen | 393 (2015) | 21.5km |
Mindat Locality ID:
59054
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:59054:2
GUID (UUID V4):
8a71271b-0fcc-426f-a91f-5048d7da7fed
‡Ref.: Schrader, F.C. & J.M. Hill (1915), Mineral deposits of the Santa Rita and Patagonia Mountains, Arizona, USGS Bull. 582: 237.
USGS Mt Wrightson 7.5 minute topo map.
U.S. Bureau of Mines field notes, AU19.
MRDS database Dep. ID file #10210534, MAS ID #0040230406.
A former underground Au-Cu-Ag mine/group of claims located in the NE¼SE¼ sec. 30, T20S, R15E, about 1 mile SSW of Josephine Peak and 1½ miles west of the Walker Mine, in the head of Temporal Gulch, at an elevation of about 6,500 feet, on National Forest land. The camp is located just east of the crest of the range. Discovered in 1880 and was relocated in 1907 by F.B. Sayer, R.T. Stump, and others, owners (circa 1907-1915).
The country rock is coarse-grained diorite, some of which is nearly black, representing a very basic segregation, and apparently stands near anorthosite.
The deposits occur principally in a rhyolite dike or ledge 200 feet wide which cuts the diorite. In the lower tunnel, where it makes the best showing, the dike contains numerous east-west seams, stringers, or parallel veins, the largest about 1 inch (2.5 cm) wide, which are composed of massive crystalline pyrite with some chalcopyrite. The ledge extends for ½ mile east of the prospect and for a considerable distance to the west across the divide into Josephine Canyon. Some sulphur and alum are leached out on its surface, and the diorite on the north contains a small deposit of specularite.
Workings include 2 tunnels, each about 200 feet long, spaced about 130 feet apart vertically and 1,000 feet horizontally.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ 'Alum Group' Formula: XAl(SO4)2 · 12H2O |
ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
ⓘ Hematite var. Specularite Formula: Fe2O3 |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
ⓘ Sulphur Formula: S8 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Sulphur | 1.CC.05 | S8 |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
ⓘ | var. Specularite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Alum Group' | - | XAl(SO4)2 · 12H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Alum Group | XAl(SO4)2 · 12H2O |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Alum Group | XAl(SO4)2 · 12H2O |
O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
O | ⓘ Hematite var. Specularite | Fe2O3 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Alum Group | XAl(SO4)2 · 12H2O |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Alum Group | XAl(SO4)2 · 12H2O |
S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | ⓘ Sulphur | S8 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Hematite var. Specularite | Fe2O3 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10210534 |
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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
- Mazatzal DomainDomain
USA
- Arizona
- Santa Rita MountainsMountain Range
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