Gold Reef property, Cave Creek, Cave Creek Mining District, Palo Verde Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Gold Reef property | Property |
| Cave Creek | Creek |
| Cave Creek Mining District | Mining District |
| Palo Verde Mountains | Mountain Range |
| Maricopa County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 52' 45'' North , 111° 50' 49'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Carefree | 3,610 (2017) | 9.1km |
| Cave Creek | 5,341 (2017) | 10.9km |
| Rio Verde | 1,811 (2011) | 23.5km |
| New River | 14,952 (2011) | 27.0km |
| Anthem | 21,700 (2011) | 27.7km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Daisy Mountain Rock & Mineral Club | Anthem, Arizona | 28km |
| Black Canyon City Rock Club | Black Canyon City, Arizona | 35km |
| Mineralogical Society of Arizona | Paradise Valley, Arizona | 39km |
Mindat Locality ID:
48555
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:48555:0
GUID (UUID V4):
b5c07726-0057-4ab2-b6d8-4f2bb8cf6f2f
‡Ref.: Wilson, E.D., et al (1934), AZ Bur. Mines Bull. 137: 165; MRDS file #10104149.
A former surface gold mine located a few miles NE of Cave Creek. Owned by Dan Steele; and, the Stuart Gold Reef Mines, Inc., operator (1934).
Mineralization is a gently dipping vein in schist, East of a large stock of reddish granite. Ore is cellular, milky-white quartz with some black hematite.
Workings are open cuts.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Gold Formula: Au Description: Lode gold. Fine-grained material that occurs mainly in the cavities in the quartz. |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Milky Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Milky Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Milky Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Milky Quartz | SiO2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- Sonoran DesertDesert
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- Great Plains DomainDomain
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