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Patagonia Mts, Santa Cruz Co., Arizona, USA

Latitude: 31°24'56"N
Longitude: 110°43'47"W
The dominant structural features in the Patagonia Mountains are major NW-trending, high-angle faults. This includes the Harshaw Creek Fault. The Patagonia Fault is a major NE-trending fault. E-W and N-S-trending faults are found in Tertiary volcanics.

Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities
Acanthite
Actinolite
Akaganeite
Alabandite
'Alum Group'
Alum-(Na)
Alunite
Anatase
Andalusite
Andradite
Anglesite
var: Argentiferous Anglesite
Anhydrite
Anorthite
var: Labradorite

'Apatite'
Arsenic
Arsenopyrite
Augite
Aurichalcite
Azurite
Baryte
'Biotite'
Bornite
Brackebuschite
Braunite
Brookite
Calcite
Cerussite
var: Argentiferous Cerussite
Chalcanthite
Chalcocite
Chalcopyrite
Chalcosiderite
Chamosite
Chenevixite
'Chert'
Chlorargyrite
var: Bromian Chlorargyrite
'Chlorite Group'
Chrysocolla
Copper
Cornubite
Covellite
Cryptomelane
Cuprite
Descloizite
Diaspore
Digenite
Diopside
Dolomite
Dumortierite
Enargite
Enstatite
Epidote
Epsomite
'Erionite'
Erionite-K
'Feldspar Group'
Ferberite
Ferrimolybdite
Fluorite
Freibergite
Galena
var: Argentiferous Galena
'Garnet'
Gedrite
Goethite
Gold
Grossular
Gypsum
var: Selenite
Halite
Halotrichite
Hausmannite
Hedenbergite
Hematite
var: Specularite
Hemimorphite
'Hornblende'
Hydrozincite
Illite
Ilmenite
Iodargyrite
Jarosite
Johannsenite
Kaolinite
'K Feldspar'
'var: Adularia'
Lead
'Limonite'
Linarite
Luetheite (TL)
Magnesiocopiapite
Magnetite
var: Lodestone
Malachite
Manganite
Marcasite
Massicot
Melanterite
Mesolite
Microcline
Mimetite
Minium
Molybdenite
'Molybdenite-2H'
Muscovite
var: Sericite
Nsutite
'Olivine'
Orthoclase
Oxyplumboroméite
Palygorskite
Pearceite
Phlogopite
Phosphohedyphane
Powellite
'Psilomelane'
Pyrargyrite
Pyrite
var: Cupriferous Pyrite
Pyrolusite
Pyromorphite
Pyrophyllite
'Pyroxene Group'
Pyrrhotite
Quartz
var: Amethyst
var: Rock Crystal
Rhodochrosite
Rhodonite
Rosasite
Rutile
Saponite
Scheelite
Schorl
Siderite
Silver
'Smectite Group'
Smithsonite
Sphalerite
Stephanite
'Stilbite'
Sulphur
Talc
Tennantite
Tenorite
Tetrahedrite
var: Argentian Tetrahedrite
'Tourmaline'
Tremolite
Tridymite
Vanadinite
Vesuvianite
'Wad'
'Wolframite'
Wollastonite
Wulfenite
'Zinnwaldite'
Zircon
Zunyite


171 entries listed. 126 valid minerals. 1 type locality (valid mineral).

Localities in this Region

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References

Schrader, F.C., and Hill, J.M. (1910) Some occurrences of molybdenite in the Santa Rita and Patagonia Mountains, Arizona, in Contributions to economic geology (short papers and preliminary reports) 1909 - Part I--Metals and nonmetals except fuels: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 430, p. 154-163.

Schrader, F.C. (1913), Alunite in Patagonia, Arizona, and Bovard, Nevada, Economic Geology: 8: 752-767.

Schrader, F.C. (1915) Mineral deposits of the Santa Rita and Patagonia Mountains, Arizona, with contributions by J.M. Hill: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 582, 373 p., 3 sheets, scale 1:125,000.

Schrader, F.C. (1915) Some features of the ore deposits in the Santa Rita and Patagonia Mountains, Arizona [abs.]: Washington Academy of Sciences, Journal: 5: 252-253.

Schrader, F.C. (1917), The geologic distribution and genesis of the metals in the Santa Rita-Patagonia Mountains, Arizona, Economic Geology: 12: 237-269.

Feth, J.H. (1954) Geologic and ground-water reconnaissance of the Patagonia area, Arizona: U.S. Geological Survey Ground-Water Branch Mimeograph Report, 12 p.

Galbraith, F.W. & D.J. Brennan (1959), Minerals of Arizona: 89, 97.

Hewett, D.F. & M. Fleischer (1960), Deposits of the manganese oxides, Economic Geology: 55: 1-55.

Baker, R.C. (1961) The geology and ore deposits of the southeast portion of the Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona: Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Ph.D. dissertation.

Marshall, R.R. & O. Joensuu (1961), Crystal habit and trace element content of some galenas, Economic Geology: 56: 758-771.

Young, P.C. (1969) Surface geology and soil geochemistry of the Buena Vista mine area, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona: Golden, Colorado School of Mines, M.S. thesis.

Moger, S.R. (1970) Geology of the west central portion of the Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona: Davis, University of California, M.S. thesis, 60 p.

Simons, F.S. (1972) Mesozoic stratigraphy of the Patagonia Mountains and adjoining areas, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, in Mesozoic stratigraphy in southeastern Arizona: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 658-E, p. E1-E23.

Graybeal, F.T. (1974) Metal zoning in the Patagonia Mountains, Arizona [abs.], in Base metal and precious metal districts of New Mexico and Arizona — A symposium, May 22-24, 1975, Silver City, New Mexico, Abstracts: New Mexico Geological Society and Arizona Geological Society, p. 14.

Graybeal, F.T. (1975) Metal zoning in the Patagonia Mountains, Arizona [abs.], in Seager, W.R., and others, eds., Guidebook of the Las Cruces County: New Mexico Geological Society 26th Field Conference Guidebook, p. 339.

Surles, T.L. (1978) Temperature variations accompanying formation of skarns near Patagonia, Arizona [abs.]: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs: 10(3): 149.

Surles, T.L. (1978) Chemical and thermal variations accompanying formation of garnet skarns near Patagonia, Arizona: Tucson, University of Arizona, M.S. thesis, 54 p.

Graybeal, F.T. (1984) Metal zoning in the Patagonia Mountains, Arizona, in Wilkins, Joe, Jr., ed., Gold and silver deposits of the Basin and Range province, western U.S.A.: Arizona Geological Society Digest: 15: 187-197.

Kilbury, R.K. (1984) Water at the atmosphere-earth interface in a fractured rock system near Patagonia, Arizona: Tucson, University of Arizona, M.S. thesis, 123 p.

May, S.R., Butler, R.F., Shafiqullah, M., and Damon, P.E. (1986) Paleomagnetism of Jurassic volcanic rocks in the Patagonia Mountains, southeastern Arizona: Implications for the North American 170 ma reference pole: Journal of Geophysical Research: 91(B11): 11,545-11,555.

Hagstrum, J.T. (1994) Remagnetization of Jurassic volcanic rocks in the Santa Rita and Patagonia Mountains, Arizona: Implications for North American polar wander: Journal of Geophysical Research: 99(B8): 15,103-15,113.

Gettings, M.E. (2002) An interpretation of the 1996 aeromagnetic data for the Santa Cruz basin, Tumacacori Mountains, Santa Rita Mountains, and Patagonia Mountains, south-central Arizona: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 02-0099 [available only online: http://geopubs.wr.usgs.gov/open-file/of02-99/].

Phillips, J.D. (2002) Processing and interpretation of aeromagnetic data for the Santa Cruz Basin-Patagonia Mountains area, south-central Arizona: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 02-0098 [available only online: http://geopubs.wr.usgs.gov/open-file/of02-98].

Rystrom, V.L., Finn, C.A., and King, T.V.V. (2002) Geologic interpretation of aeromagnetic maps in the Santa Cruz Basin-Patagonia Mountains area, south-central Arizona: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 02-0100 [available only online: http://geopubs.wr.usgs.gov/open-file/of02-100].

Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd. ed.: 143, 145, 207, 214, 215, 229, 235, 243, 317, 378, 431.

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