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Rattlesnake District, Galiuro Mts, Graham Co., Arizona, USA

A Au-Ag mining district located in T7-11S, R19-20E, in the SE portion of the Galiuro Mountains, in the vicinity of upper Rattlesnake and Kilberg Creeks.

This portion of the Galiuro Mountains consists of a thick series of volcanic flows and tuffs, invaded by dikes and minor intrusive masses and rather complexly faulted.

References

Blake, W.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.

Wilson, E.D., Cunningham, J.B., and Butler, G.M. (1934), Arizona Lode Gold Mines and Gold Mining (revised 1967), Arizona Bureau of Mines Bull. 137: 193.

Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd. ed.: 234.

Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities
Chrysocolla
Dioptase
Gold
Hematite
Hematite
var: Specularite

Limonite
Malachite
Muscovite
var: Sericite

Pyrite
var: Auriferous Pyrite
Quartz
var: Chalcedony

var: Milky Quartz
Tenorite


14 entries listed. 7 valid minerals.

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