Molybdenite from Santa Rita Mountains, Arizona, USA


USA
Arizona Pima County Greaterville Mining District Greaterville Greaterville placer deposits Hughes Gulch St. Louis Gulch ⓘ St. Louis Mine (Morning Star Mine; Isabel)	Stewart, J.C. (1971) Geology of the Morningstar Mine area, Greaterville Mining district, Pima County, Arizona: Tucson, University of Arizona, M.S. thesis, 79 p. MRDS database Dep. ID file #10039494, MRDS ID #M050166.
ⓘ Helvetia-Rosemont Mining District	Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 302 Frondel, Judith W., Wickman, Frans E. (1970) Molybdenite polytypes in theory and occurrence: II. Some naturally-occurring polytypes of molybdenite. American Mineralogist, 55 (11-12) 1857-1875
ⓘ Broad Top Mine	(n.d.) ADMMR Mines Database, Arizona Geological Survey. Keith, Stanton B. (1974), AZ Bur. of Geol. & Min. Technology, Geol. Survey Br. Bull. 189, Index of Mining Properties in Pima County, AZ: 124 (Table 4)
Helvetia ⓘ Copper World Mine	(n.d.) ADMMR Mines Database, Arizona Geological Survey. Keith, Stanton B. (1974), AZ Bur. of Geol. & Min. Technology, Geol. Survey Br. Bull. 189, Index of Mining Properties in Pima County, AZ: 124 (Table 4)
ⓘ Eclipse Mine group	MRDS database Dep. ID file #10039407, MRDS ID #M050040.
ⓘ Exile King Mine	(n.d.) ADMMR Mines Database, Arizona Geological Survey. Keith, Stanton B. (1974), AZ Bur. of Geol. & Min. Technology, Geol. Survey Br. Bull. 189, Index of Mining Properties in Pima County, AZ: 126 (Table 4) Schrader (1915): 119
Isle Royal Mine group ⓘ Isle Royal Mine	MRDS database Dep. ID file #10039411, MRDS ID #M050044.
Leader Hill ⓘ Leader Mine	(n.d.) ADMMR Mines Database, Arizona Geological Survey. Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 302 Keith, Stanton B. (1974), AZ Bur. of Geol. & Min. Technology, Geol. Survey Br. Bull. 189, Index of Mining Properties in Pima County, AZ: 126 (Table 4) Kirkemo, H., et al (1965), Investigations of Molybdenum Deposits in the Conterminous United States 1942-60, Contributions to Economic Geology, USGS Bull. 1182-E: E11 Creasey, S.C. & G.L. Quick (1955), Copper deposits of part of Helvetia mining district, Pima Co., AZ: 312, 315-318 Galbraith, F.W. (1947), Minerals of AZ, AZ Bur. Mines Bull. 153: 24 Wilson, E.D. (1941), AZ Bur. Mines Bull. 148: 35-36 Univ. AZ Bull. 41 (1916-17), Mineralogy of Useful Minerals in Arizona: 46 Schrader, F.C. and J.M. Hill (1915), Mineral deposits of the Santa Rita and Patagonia Mountains, AZ, USGS Bull. 582: 107 Schrader & Hill (1910): 156-157
ⓘ Ridley Mine	(n.d.) ADMMR Mines Database, Arizona Geological Survey. Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 302 Keith, Stanton B. (1974), AZ Bur. of Geol. & Min. Technology, Geol. Survey Br. Bull. 189, Index of Mining Properties in Pima County, AZ: 128 (Table 4) Galbraith, F.W. (1947), AZ Bur. Mines Bull. 153: 24 Univ. AZ Bull. 41 (1916-17), Mineralogy of Useful Minerals in AZ: 46. Schrader (1915): 126-127 Schrader, F.C. & J.M. Hill (1915), Mineral deposits of the Santa Rita and Patagonia Mountains, Arizona, USGS Bull. 582: 127 Schrader & Hill (1909) Guild (1907)
Tiptop Mountain Tiptop Mine group (Tiptop Camp prospects/mines) ⓘ Tiptop Mine	MRDS database Dep. ID file #10039490, MRDS ID #M050159.
Mount Fagan Beuhman Hill Cuprite Mine group ⓘ Cuprite Mine	Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 302 Galbraith, F.W. (1947), Minerals of AZ, AZ Bur. of Mines Bull. 153: 24. Schrader, F.C. & J.M. Hill (1915), Mineral deposits of the Santa Rita and Patagonia Mountains, Arizona, USGS Bull. 582: 135, 136
ⓘ Pauline Mine	Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 302 Creasey, S.C. & G.L. Quick (1955), Copper deposits of part of Helvetia mining district, Pima Co., AZ, USGS Bull. 1027-F: 301-323. Galbraith, F.W. (1947), Minerals of AZ, AZ Bur. Mines Bull. 153: 24 Schrader, F.C. & J.M. Hill (1909), Some occurrences of molybdenite in the Santa Rita and Patagonia Mountains, AZ, USGS Bull. 430 Guild, F.N. (1907), The composition of molybdite from AZ, Amer. Jour. Sci.: 23: 455-456
Peach-Elgin copper deposit Elgin Mine group ⓘ Elgin Mine	MRDS database Dep. ID file #10103733, MRDS ID #M050039.
ⓘ Peach Mine	MRDS database Dep. ID file #10088601, MRDS ID #M050164.
Rosemont (Rosemont Camp) ⓘ East Helvetia deposit (Helvetia East Mine; Helvetia Mine; Rosemont deposit)	MRDS database Dep. ID file #10026900, MRDS ID #M000917.
ⓘ Rosemont lease	Creasey, S.C. & G.L. Quick (1955), Copper deposits of part of Helvetia Mining district, Pima Co., AZ, USGS Bull. 1027-F: 312-314.
Old Baldy Mining District Jackson Canyon Jackson Mine group (McCleary group; Old Baldy Copper Mine; Rosa Mine; Hickory; Decatur) ⓘ Jackson Mine	MRDS database Dep. ID file #10039499, MRDS ID #M050172.
ⓘ Madera Canyon	Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 302 Creasey, S.C. & G.L. Quick (1955), Copper deposits of part of Helvetia mining district, Pima Co., AZ, USGS Bull. 1027-F: 301-323. Galbraith, F.W. (1947), Minerals of AZ, AZ Bur. Mines Bull. 153: 24 Univ. AZ Bull. 41 (1916-17), Mineralogy of Useful Minerals in AZ: 46. Schrader, F.C. & J.M. Hill (1909), Some occurrences of molybdenite in the Santa Rita and Patagonia Mountains, AZ, USGS Bull. 430: 154-163 Guild, F.N. (1907), The composition of molybdite from AZ, Amer. Jour. Sci.: 23: 455-456
ⓘ McCleary prospects (McCleary Molybdenum; Molybdenite Mine; Sun Lode Molybdenum Mine; Morales Mine; Molybdenum prospects)	Schrader, F.C. & J.M. Hill (1915), Mineral deposits of the Santa Rita and Patagonia Mountains, Arizona, USGS Bull. 582: 175.
Sun Lode claims ⓘ Sun No. 1 claim	Kirkemo, H., et al (1965), Investigations of Molybdenum Deposits in the Conterminous United States 1942-60, Contributions to Economic Geology, USGS Bull. 1182-E: E13.
ⓘ Sun No. 25 claim	Kirkemo, H., et al (1965), Investigations of Molybdenum Deposits in the Conterminous United States 1942-60, Contributions to Economic Geology, USGS Bull. 1182-E: E13.
Stone Cabin Canyon ⓘ McLeary prospects	MRDS database Dep. ID file #10037130, MRDS ID #M030552.
Santa Cruz County Old Baldy Mining District Madera Canyon ⓘ Carrie Nation Mine (Square Deal prospect)	Schrader, F.C. & J.M. Hill (1915), Mineral deposits of the Santa Rita and Patagonia Mountains, Arizona, USGS Bull. 582: 179.
White House ⓘ Molybdenite prospects (McCleary prospects)	Schrader, F.C. & J.M. Hill (1915), Mineral deposits of the Santa Rita and Patagonia Mountains, Arizona, USGS Bull. 582: 174.
Patagonia Mountains Patagonia Mining District ⓘ Providencia Canyon	Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 302 Galbraith, F.W. & D.J. Brennan (1959), Minerals of AZ: 24. Creasey, S.C. & G.L. Quick (1955), Copper deposits of part of Helvetia mining district, Pima Co., AZ, USGS Bull. 1027-F: 301-323. Univ. AZ Bull. 41 (1916-17), Mineralogy of Useful Minerals in AZ: 46. Schrader, F.C. & J.M. Hill (1909), Some occurrences of molybdenite in the Santa Rita and Patagonia Mountains, AZ, USGS Bull. 430: 154-163 Guild, F.N. (1907), The composition of molybdite from AZ, Amer. Jour. Sci.: 23: 455-456
Tyndall Mining District ⓘ Elephant Head group of claims (Tremaine-Daniels group)	MRDS database Dep. ID file #10037107, MRDS ID #M030413.
Josephine Canyon ⓘ Tiajuana Mine (Tiajuana prospect; Tia Juana Mine; Santa Cruz claim; Santa Maria claim)	Schrader, F.C. & J.M. Hill (1915), Mineral deposits of the Santa Rita and Patagonia Mountains, Arizona, USGS Bull. 582: 193
Salero area Alto Hill Alto Mine group (Alto vein swarm) ⓘ Alto Mine (Alto vein; Gold Tree Mine; El Plomo Mine)	MRDS database Dep. ID file #10037106, MRDS ID #M030411.

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