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Adams Mine group (Adams claims), Castle Dome Mining District, Castle Dome Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 1' 50'' North , 114° 9' 23'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
33.03056,-114.15639
GeoHash:
G#: 9mygfm1bg
GRN:
N23W68
KΓΆppen climate type:
BWh : Hot deserts climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Wellton2,936 (2017)39.8km
Tacna602 (2011)41.6km
Buckshot153 (2017)44.4km
Fortuna Foothills26,265 (2011)47.8km
El Prado Estates504 (2017)49.6km
Mindat Locality ID:
33287
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:33287:8
GUID (UUID V4):
6305625a-ed91-4086-ab01-cf070bf53db2


A former underground Pb-Ag-F-V-Mo-Cu mine group comprised of 20 claims and located in the SWΒΌ sec. 31, T.4S., R.18W. (protracted), south of the Cleveland-Chicago vein, about 25 miles NE of Dome, 1.5 miles SE of the Castle Dome Mine, on federal land. Owned by G.B. Adams, Stephans, Hudson (1933). 20 claims were held by G.B. Adams in 1933.

Mineralization is irregular and spotty masses of coarsely crystalline galena, usually coated with anglesite, cerussite and lead oxides, in a gangue of crystalline fluorite and brown to black calcite with iron-stained gouge and brecciated wall rock, in lensing fault zones up to 8 feet wide, cutting Mesozoic shale, metamorphosed to slate. Intrusions of diorite-porphyry dikes and a few small irregular masses of quartz porphyry. Vanadinite and wulfenite are found locally in vugs in the mineralized zones and some minor oxidized copper minerals. The best ore occurs where the fault zone contains the reddish gouge. Fluorite occurs in greenish crystals to 1 inch in diameter.

Much of the area is covered by surficial gravels. The ore zone is 2.44 meters wide and 60.96 meters depth to bottom, strikes S23E, and dips 70NE.

Workings include several (4) relatively shallow shafts with minor level workings. The workings total 152.4 meters in length and 60.96 meters in depth. Operated sporadically from the early 1900's through about 1952, producing some 240 tons or ore averaging about 49% lead, 18 oz. Ag/T, and a very little Au and Cu.

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14 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Anglesite
Formula: PbSO4
Description: Commonly coating galena.
β“˜ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
β“˜ Brochantite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Colour: Brown to black.
β“˜ Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Description: Commonly coating galena.
β“˜ Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
β“˜ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Description: As a crystalline gangue mineral.
β“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
Description: As irregular & spotty masses of coarsely crystalline material.
β“˜ Goethite
Formula: Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH)
β“˜ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
β“˜ Jarosite
Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
β“˜ 'Limonite'
β“˜ Massicot
Formula: PbO
Description: A little coating galena.
β“˜ Vanadinite
Formula: Pb5(VO4)3Cl
Habit: Large crystals to 3 cm long; some barrel-shaped
Colour: Green to brown
β“˜ Vanadinite var. Arsenic-bearing Vanadinite
Formula: Pb5[(V,As)O4]3Cl
Description: 1800' Level
β“˜ Wulfenite
Formula: Pb(MoO4)
Description: Occurs locally in vugs in mineralized areas.

Gallery:

Cu4(SO4)(OH)6β“˜ Brochantite
Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH)β“˜ Goethite
KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6β“˜ Jarosite
Pb5(VO4)3Clβ“˜ Vanadinite
Pb(MoO4)β“˜ Wulfenite

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
Group 3 - Halides
β“˜Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Goethite4.00.Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH)
β“˜Massicot4.AC.25PbO
β“˜Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
β“˜Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Anglesite7.AD.35PbSO4
β“˜Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
β“˜Brochantite7.BB.25Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
β“˜Jarosite7.BC.10KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
β“˜Wulfenite7.GA.05Pb(MoO4)
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
β“˜Vanadinite
var. Arsenic-bearing Vanadinite		8.BN.05Pb5[(V,As)O4]3Cl
β“˜8.BN.05Pb5(VO4)3Cl
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Chrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 Β· nH2O, x < 1
Unclassified
β“˜'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Hβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Hβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Hβ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ CerussitePbCO3
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ AnglesitePbSO4
Oβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Oβ“˜ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ CerussitePbCO3
Oβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Oβ“˜ Vanadinite var. Arsenic-bearing VanadinitePb5[(V,As)O4]3Cl
Oβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Oβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Oβ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Oβ“˜ MassicotPbO
Oβ“˜ VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
Oβ“˜ WulfenitePb(MoO4)
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ AnglesitePbSO4
Sβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Sβ“˜ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Sβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sβ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
ClChlorine
Clβ“˜ Vanadinite var. Arsenic-bearing VanadinitePb5[(V,As)O4]3Cl
Clβ“˜ VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
VVanadium
Vβ“˜ Vanadinite var. Arsenic-bearing VanadinitePb5[(V,As)O4]3Cl
Vβ“˜ VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
FeIron
Feβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Feβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Feβ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Cuβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
AsArsenic
Asβ“˜ Vanadinite var. Arsenic-bearing VanadinitePb5[(V,As)O4]3Cl
MoMolybdenum
Moβ“˜ WulfenitePb(MoO4)
BaBarium
Baβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ AnglesitePbSO4
Pbβ“˜ CerussitePbCO3
Pbβ“˜ Vanadinite var. Arsenic-bearing VanadinitePb5[(V,As)O4]3Cl
Pbβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Pbβ“˜ MassicotPbO
Pbβ“˜ VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
Pbβ“˜ WulfenitePb(MoO4)

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References

MRDS database Dep. ID file #10102458, MRDS ID #M002517; and, Dep. ID #10113257, MAS ID #0040270064.
(1933) Geology and Mineral Deposits of Southern Yuma County, Arizona. University of Arizona Bulletin 134. Arizona Bureau of Minespp.101-110
Galbraith, F. W. (1947) Minerals of Arizona (Second Edition, Revised) University of Arizona Bulletin 153. Arizona Bureau of Mines
(1951, July) Arizona Zinc and Lead Deposits - Part II. University of Arizona Bulletin 158. Arizona Bureau of Mines
Keith, Stanton B. (1978), State of Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology, Geol. Sur. Br. Bull. 192, Index of Mining Properties in Yuma County, Arizona: 117 (Table 4).
Phillips, K.A. (1987), Arizona Industrial Minerals, 2nd. Edition, Arizona Department of Mines & Minerals Mineral Report 4, 185 pp.
(n.d.) ADMMR Mines Database, Arizona Geological Survey.
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