White Oak Mine (White Oak property; White Oaks Mine; Walker Canyon; Old Clarke Mine; Old Clark Mine; Sunrise Mine; White Oak #1 adit), Walker Canyon, Big Steve - White Oak group, Pajarito Mining District, Pajarito Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 22' 23'' North , 111° 5' 0'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Nogales | 20,252 (2017) | 14.6km |
Rio Rico | 18,962 (2011) | 14.9km |
Nogales | 212,533 (2018) | 15.2km |
Beyerville | 177 (2011) | 19.6km |
Tumacacori-Carmen | 393 (2015) | 23.2km |
Mindat Locality ID:
34114
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:34114:0
GUID (UUID V4):
5ed03c01-bfa4-48bc-be23-db38f249b0bf
A Ag-Pb-Au-Cu-Zn-U mine located in North-central (SE¼NW¼NE¼) sec. 2, T24S, R12E, 15 miles NW of Nogales, at the head of Walker Canyon, on National Forest land. Owned by W.H. Clarke.
Mineralization is irregular, narrow, shear zones containing spotty argentiferous, oxidized, lead mineralization, largely cerussite, pyrite, and minor copper, zinc, and gold, cutting Cretaceous quartz latite volcanics (rhyolite). The deposit is in a mineralized shear zone from which oxidized lead ore was mined. The shear zone strikes about N55E and dips from 70SE to vertical and averages 80SE. It extends for at least 1,500 feet across the property. It contains to as much as 3 feet of breccia and gouge in a zone of intense shearing near the middle. Mineralization fills fissures and partly replaces gouge and breccia. Spotty kasolite, uranophane, autunite and uranium-bearing pyromorphite have been recognized. Pyrite gossan.
Workings include the White Oak adit, the White Oak No. 1 adit, 4 smaller adits and several surface cuts and pits. The White Oak adit was almost continually stoped; the adit is blocked 350 feet from the portal. Worked for high-grade silver values prior to 1900 and sporadically from 1925 through 1958.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Anglesite Formula: PbSO4 |
ⓘ Autunite Formula: Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O References: |
ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
ⓘ Cerussite Formula: PbCO3 Description: Fillings in fissures & partly replaces breccia & gouge. References: |
ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
ⓘ Chrysocolla Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
ⓘ Dumontite Formula: Pb2(UO2)3O2(PO4)2 · 5H2O |
ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 |
ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
ⓘ Kasolite Formula: Pb(UO2)(SiO4) · H2O Description: Crystalline mat. assoc. w. oxidized Pb ore in shear zone in rhyolite. References: |
ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
ⓘ Marcasite Formula: FeS2 |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 References: |
ⓘ Pyromorphite ? Formula: Pb5(PO4)3Cl Description: Uraniferous. References: |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst Formula: SiO2 |
ⓘ Uranophane Formula: Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
ⓘ | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
Group 3 - Halides | |||
ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | var. Amethyst | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
ⓘ | Cerussite | 5.AB.15 | PbCO3 |
ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Anglesite | 7.AD.35 | PbSO4 |
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
ⓘ | Pyromorphite ? | 8.BN.05 | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
ⓘ | Autunite | 8.EB.05 | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
ⓘ | Dumontite | 8.EC.15 | Pb2(UO2)3O2(PO4)2 · 5H2O |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Kasolite | 9.AK.15 | Pb(UO2)(SiO4) · H2O |
ⓘ | Uranophane | 9.AK.15 | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
ⓘ | Chrysocolla | 9.ED.20 | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
H | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
H | ⓘ Dumontite | Pb2(UO2)3O2(PO4)2 · 5H2O |
H | ⓘ Kasolite | Pb(UO2)(SiO4) · H2O |
H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
C | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
O | ⓘ Autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
O | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
O | ⓘ Dumontite | Pb2(UO2)3O2(PO4)2 · 5H2O |
O | ⓘ Kasolite | Pb(UO2)(SiO4) · H2O |
O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Pyromorphite | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
F | Fluorine | |
F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
Si | ⓘ Kasolite | Pb(UO2)(SiO4) · H2O |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
P | Phosphorus | |
P | ⓘ Autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
P | ⓘ Dumontite | Pb2(UO2)3O2(PO4)2 · 5H2O |
P | ⓘ Pyromorphite | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
S | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Cl | Chlorine | |
Cl | ⓘ Pyromorphite | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
Ca | ⓘ Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
Pb | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
Pb | ⓘ Dumontite | Pb2(UO2)3O2(PO4)2 · 5H2O |
Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Pb | ⓘ Kasolite | Pb(UO2)(SiO4) · H2O |
Pb | ⓘ Pyromorphite | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
U | Uranium | |
U | ⓘ Autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
U | ⓘ Dumontite | Pb2(UO2)3O2(PO4)2 · 5H2O |
U | ⓘ Kasolite | Pb(UO2)(SiO4) · H2O |
U | ⓘ Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
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Link to USGS MRDS: | 10109796 |
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