Black Diamond Mine, Yellow Jacket Wash, Kings Crown Peak area, Superior, Pinal County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Black Diamond Mine | Mine |
| Yellow Jacket Wash | Wash |
| Kings Crown Peak area | Area |
| Superior | Town |
| Pinal County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 20' 15'' North , 111° 5' 21'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Superior | 2,943 (2017) | 4.9km |
| Top-of-the-World | 231 (2011) | 9.1km |
| Queen Valley | 788 (2011) | 19.1km |
| Gold Camp | 10,159 (2011) | 20.6km |
| Miami | 1,783 (2017) | 21.6km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Gila County Gem & Mineral Society | Miami, Arizona | 22km |
| Apache Junction Rock and Gem Club | Apache Junction, Arizona | 44km |
Mindat Locality ID:
130638
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:130638:8
GUID (UUID V4):
3a414572-1c1c-4332-a7ad-e2feb0c7b2c1
A former underground Cu-Ag-Au mine located in the center E½ sec. 24, T1S, R12E, about ½ mile SW of Kings Crown Peak, N of Superior, on private land. The location was measured to the adit on the Black Diamond claim in Yellow Jacket Wash. Production occurred during the period 1927-1940. Operated by R. Yslas and J.S. Abril (1940). Prior owner/operators: Black Diamond Mining Co. (1927). NOTE: The physical description of the deposit's location do not match the MRDS-provided value for the latitude. The value of 33°15'20" places this deposit about 3½ miles S of Superior, nowhere near Kings Crown Peak. The value is most probably 33°20'15".
Mineralization is hosted in Martin Limestone and diorite. Probably diseminated veinlets like the Silver King Mine deposit. The deposit is in a quartz diorite body S of the Silver King Quartz Diorite Porphyry. Devonian Martin Limestone and Precambrian diabase occur directly S of the mine.
Area structures include Devonian Martin Limestone and Precambrian diabase directly south of the mine.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| S | Sulfur | |
|---|---|---|
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10048318 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Sonoran DesertDesert
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mazatzal DomainDomain
USA
- Arizona
- Pinal County
- Pioneer Mining District (Superior Mining District)Mining District
- Tonto National ForestForest
- Pinal County
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