Devil's Chasm group (claims: Cherry Creek No. 4; Blue Rock No. 2; Blue Rock 1-4; Lost Pick; Long 4; Yellow Jacket 1-3; Rock Slide), Devil's Chasm, Sierra Ancha Wilderness Area, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 49' 23'' North , 110° 51' 42'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Young | 666 (2011) | 32.3km |
| Tonto Basin | 1,424 (2011) | 40.0km |
| Cibecue | 1,713 (2011) | 42.6km |
| Copper Hill | 108 (2011) | 44.6km |
| Claypool | 1,538 (2011) | 45.8km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Gila County Gem & Mineral Society | Miami, Arizona | 47km |
Mindat Locality ID:
132667
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:132667:6
GUID (UUID V4):
7d66b9ca-3ec2-4a19-aaab-83b8584fa337
An U occurrence/prospect located in sec. 36, T6N, R14E, in Devil's Chasm on the W side of Cherry Creek Canyon, about 2 miles NE of Aztec Peak. Owned by Messrs. Frank Meadows and Roy Wilson.
Mineralization is a vein deposit hosted in the Dripping Spring Quartzite-Upper Member. Structure is a limonite-filled fracture. An associated rock unit is diabase.
Radioactivity: background 0.1-0.15 mr/hr, max 4.5 mr/hr.
Workings include several benches and open cuts.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ 'Limonite' |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10048201 |
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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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