Galiuro Mts, Graham Co., Arizona, USA

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The Galiuro Range runs in a SE-NW trend. The principal portion of the range lies in southwestern Graham County, with the very southeastern end in northern Pima County, and the northwestern end in Pinal County. The range separates the San Pedro River Valley on the west from the Aravaipa Valley on the east.

References

Blake, William P. (1902), The geology of the Galiuro Mountains, Arizona, and of the gold-bearing ledge known as Gold Mountain, Engineering and Mining Journal: 73: 546.

Webber, B.N. (1925) Upper Carboniferous stratigraphy of the Galiuro Mountains: Tucson, University of Arizona, M.S. thesis, 29 p.

Davis, W.M., and Brooks, Baylor (1930) The Galiuro Mountains, Arizona: American Journal of Science, 5th series: 19(No. 110): 89-115.

Krieger, M.H. (1961) Troy quartzite (Younger Precambrian) and Bolsa and Abrigo Formations (Cambrian), northern Galiuro Mountains, southeastern Arizona, in Geological Survey research 1961 - Short papers in the geologic and hydrologic sciences, Articles 147-292: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 424-C: C160-C164.

Krieger, M.H. (1969) Ash-flow tuffs in the northern Galiuro Mountains, Pinal County, Arizona [abs.], in Abstracts for 1968: Geological Society of America Special Paper 121: 523.

Witter, D.P., Jr. (1976) Ordovician conodonts from Holy Joe Peak, northern Galiuro Mountains, Pinal County, Arizona [abs.]: Arizona Academy of Science, Journal: vol. 11, 1976 Proceedings Supplement, p. 88.

Creasey, S.C., and Krieger, M.H. (1978) Galiuro volcanics, Pinal, Graham, and Cochise Counties, Arizona: U.S. Geological Survey Journal of Research: 6(1): 115-131.

Guthrie, J.O., and Moore, D.G. (1978) The geology of the Copper Creek area, Bunker Hill mining district, Galiuro Mountains, Arizona, in Jenney, J.P., and Hauck, H.R., eds., Proceedings of the Porphyry Copper Symposium, Tucson, Ariz., March 18-20, 1976: Arizona Geological Society Digest: 11: 25-31.

Krieger, M.H. (1979) Ash-flow tuffs of the Galiuro Volcanics in the northern Galiuro Mountains, Pinal County, Arizona: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1104, 32 p.

Creasey, S.C., Jinks, J.E., Williams, F.E., and Meeves, H.C. (1981) Mineral resources of the Galiuro Wilderness and contiguous Further Planning Areas, Arizona: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1490, 94 p., 2 sheets, scale

Creasey, S.C., and Jinks, J.E. (1984) Galiuro Wilderness and contiguous Roadless areas, Arizona, in Marsh, S.P., and others, eds., Wilderness mineral potential - Assessment of mineral resource potential in U.S. Forest Service lands studied 1964-84, v. 1: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1300: 65-68.

Keith, Stanley B. (1984) Laramide, Galiuro, and San Andreas orogenies, Ray-Superior area, Pinal County, Arizona - Arizona Geological Society 1985 Fall Field Trip: Arizona Geological Society Field Trip Guidebook, 167 p.

Goodlin, T.C. (1985) Stratigraphic and structural relations of the area south of Hot Springs Canyon, Galiuro Mountains, Arizona: Tucson, University of Arizona, M.S. thesis, 101 p.

Hauck, W.R. (1985) Correlation and geochemical zonation of the mid-Tertiary volcanic and intrusive rocks in the Santa Teresa and northern Galiuro Mountains, Arizona: Tucson, University of Arizona, M.S. Thesis, 140 p.

Mark, R.A. (1985) Structural and sedimentary geology of the area north of Hot Springs Canyon, southern Galiuro Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona: Tucson, University of Arizona, M.S. thesis, 96 p.

Dickinson, W.R., Goodlin, T.C., Mark, R.A., and Grover, J.A. (1986) Low-angle normal fault system along southwest flank of Galiuro Mountains in southeast Arizona [abs.]: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs: 18(2): 101.

Dickinson, W.R. (1987) General geologic map of Catalina Core Complex and San Pedro Trough, Arizona [Ray, Christmas, Ninetysix Hills, Winkelman, Holy Joe Peak, Klondyke, Tortolita Mts., Oracle, Mammoth, Galiuro Mts., Cortaro, Mount Lemmon, Bellota Ranch, Redington, Winchester Mts., San Xavier, Tucson, Empire Mountains, Rincon Valley, Benson, Dragoon, and Happy Valley 15 min]: Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology Miscellaneous Map MM-87-A, 18 p., 15 sheets, scale 1:62,500 [superseded by Dickinson, W.R. (1992), Arizona Geological Survey Contributed Map CM-92-C].

Dickinson, W.R., Goodlin, T.C., Grover, I.A., Mark, R.A., and Shafiqullah, M. (1987) Low-angle normal-fault system along the range front of the southwestern Galiuro Mountains in southwestern Arizona: Geology: 15(8): 727-730.

Goodlin, T.C., and Mark, R.A. (1987) Tectonic implications of stratigraphy and structure of Cretaceous rocks and overlying Mid-Tertiary cover in Hot Springs Canyon, Galiuro Mountains, southeastern Arizona, in Dickinson, W.R., and Klute, M.A., eds., Mesozoic rocks of southern Arizona and adjacent areas: Arizona Geological Society Digest: 18: 177-188.

Schwartz, K.L. (1990) A geohydrologic investigation of volcanic rocks using the gravity method - Galiuro Mountains, Graham, Pinal and Cochise Counties, Arizona: Tucson, University of Arizona, M.S. thesis, 138 p., 7 sheets, scale 1:100,000.

Wilson, J.P. (1995) The Galiuro Wilderness: A brief history, in Farrell, M.M., and others, Tearing up the ground with splendid results: Historic mining on the Coronado National Forest: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southwestern Region, Heritage Resources Management Report No. 15: 31-36.

Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

Chrysocolla Dioptase Gold Hematite

Hematite var: Specularite Ilmenite Limonite Malachite

Muscovite var: Sericite Pyrite var: Auriferous Pyrite Quartz

Quartz var: Chalcedony var: Fire Agate var: Milky Quartz Tenorite

16 entries listed. 9 valid minerals.

Localities in this Region

USA Arizona Graham Co. Galiuro Mts Bunker Hill District (Copper Creek District) Sara claims Deer Creek Fire Agate Mine Mission No. 1 claim Mission No. 4 prospect Northern Galiuro Mts Oak Grove Canyon No. 1 prospect Oak Grove Canyon No. 2 prospect Oak Grove Canyon No. 3 prospect Rattlesnake District Copper Creek area Buena Suerte claims Unnamed copper prospect (11) Unnamed copper prospect (19) Unnamed copper prospect (2) Unnamed copper prospect (20) Unnamed copper prospect (21) Unnamed copper prospect (5) Unnamed copper prospect (6)

USA Arizona Graham Co. Galiuro Mts Rattlesnake District Copper Creek area Unnamed copper prospect (7) Unnamed copper prospect (8) Unnamed copper prospect (9) Wheelbarrow No. 5 claim (Mule group 1-10; Copper Hill prospect; Mule group 1-10 claims; Tapia property; Unpatented claims - Mono) Kielberg Canyon Sixteen to One Mine Kielberg Peak area Long Tom Mine (Knothe Mine; Roberts Gold Mine; Roberts Silver Mine) Kilberg Canyon Powers Mine (Burro Unpatented claims) Rattlesnake Canyon Gold Mountain Mine (Gold Mountain property; Galiuro Wilderness and Contiguous further planning areas) Redfield Canyon Jackson Mine Redfield Canyon area Asbestos prospect 20 Table Mountain Table Mountain Mine Sixtysix Peak area Four Mile Canyon Unnamed copper prospect (3) Unnamed copper prospect (1) Unnamed copper prospect (26) Unnamed copper prospect (29) Unnamed copper prospect (4) Table Mountain Unnamed copper prospect (10)