Union Mine, Oro Blanco Mining District (Ruby Mining District), Oro Blanco Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Union Mine | Mine |
| Oro Blanco Mining District (Ruby Mining District) | Mining District |
| Oro Blanco Mountains | Mountain Range |
| Santa Cruz County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 23' 43'' North , 111° 16' 6'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Arivaca | 695 (2011) | 20.9km |
| Aduana del Sásabe | 1,295 (2018) | 27.6km |
| Rio Rico | 18,962 (2011) | 28.9km |
| Tumacacori-Carmen | 393 (2015) | 29.3km |
| Tubac | 1,191 (2011) | 32.1km |
Mindat Locality ID:
187171
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:187171:8
GUID (UUID V4):
f681b42d-0d23-42cb-a4fd-7561c8452a54
Ref.: Knight, L.H., Jr. (1970) Structure and mineralization of the Oro Blanco mining district, Santa Cruz County, Arizona: Tucson, University of Arizona, Ph.D. dissertation, 172 p., 7 sheets, scales 1:1,200, 1:6,000, 1:16,000, 1:24,000, 1:60,000, 1:62,500, and 1:358,000.
U.S. Bureau of Mines file data - cluster #34 - Union Mine.
Arizona Department of Mineral Resources Union Mine file.
MRDS database Dep. ID file #10039624, MRDS ID #M050518; and, Dep. ID #10113800, MAS ID #0040230393.
A Ag-Pb occurrence/mine located in sec. 25, T23S, R10E, on National Forest land. NOTE: Alternate coordinates provided: 31.395N, 111.1756W.
Mineralization is hosted in the Warsaw Quartz Monzonite and the Sidewinder Quartz Monzonite (equigranular leuso-quartz monzonite and mafic-rich quartz monzonite). Ore concentration was supergene enrichment. Alteration is minor. Gangue is quartz.
Local structures include Cretaceous, NW- and NE-trending fault zones; block faulting.
List of minerals for each chemical element
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10039624 |
|---|
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Mexico
- Sierra Madre OccidentalMountain Range
North America
- Sonoran DesertDesert
North America PlateTectonic Plate
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