Baker and Carr Mountain prospects, Aztec Lodge area, Workman Creek Valley, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 50' 17'' North , 110° 56' 44'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Prospects
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Young | 666 (2011) | 29.3km |
| Tonto Basin | 1,424 (2011) | 32.2km |
| Gisela | 570 (2011) | 42.5km |
| Cibecue | 1,713 (2011) | 48.2km |
| Copper Hill | 108 (2011) | 48.3km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Gila County Gem & Mineral Society | Miami, Arizona | 49km |
Mindat Locality ID:
132412
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:132412:2
GUID (UUID V4):
40dd4f25-6118-464a-aa97-82878f605663
An iron occurrence/prospects located in sec. 24, T6N, R13E, and in secs. 29, 30 & 32, T6N, R14E, between the Aztec Lodge and Workman Creek, on National Forest land. The deposit extends along Workman's Creek in secs. 29 & 32.
Mineralization is a replacement deposit with an irregular ore body hosted in Mescal Limestone and dolomite. Alteration includes magnetite and some hematite locally replacing certain calcareous and dolomite beds of 250-foot thick Precambrian Mescal Limestone, as a result of contact metamorphic processes. An associated rock unit is diabase.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10027083 |
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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
- Tonto National ForestForest
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