Tortilla Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA

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References

Schwartz, Roland J. (1954) General Reconnaissance of the Central Tortilla Mountains, Pinal County, Arizona. MS thesis, University of Arizona, 82pp.

White, J.F. (1955) Geology of a portion of the Tortilla Mountains, Pinal County, Arizona, emphasizing granitic xenoliths in diabase and associated high- and low-temperature feldspars: Berkeley, University of California, Ph.D. dissertation, 187 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:3,500.

Schmidt, E.A. (1971) A structural investigation of the northern Tortilla Mountains, Pinal County, Arizona: Tucson, University of Arizona, Ph.D. dissertation, 248 p., 5 sheets, scales 1:12,000, 1:2,400, and 1:24,000.

Naruk, S.J., Bykerk-Kauffman, Ann, Currier-Lewis, Debra, Davis, G.H., Faulds, J.E., and Lewis, S.W. (1986) Kink folding in an extended terrane: Tortilla Mountains, southeastern Arizona: Geology: 14(12): 1012-1015.

Verbeek, E.R. (1987) Comment on 'Kink folding in an extended terrane: Tortilla Mountains, southeastern Arizona' by S.J. Naruk, Ann Bykerk-Kauffman, G.H. Davis, Debra Currier-Lewis, S.W. Lewis, and J.E. Faulds: Geology: 15(9): 870-871.

Wust, S.L. (1987) Comment on 'Kink folding in an extended terrane: Tortilla Mountains, southeastern Arizona' by S.J. Naruk, Ann Bykerk-Kauffman, G.H. Davis, Debra Currier-Lewis, S.W. Lewis, and J.E. Faulds: Geology: 15(9): 872.

Naruk, S.J., Bykerk-Kauffman, Ann, Davis, G.H., Currier-Lewis, Debra, Lewis, S.W., and Faulds, J.E. (1987) Reply to comment (by E.R. Verbeek) on 'Kink folding in an extended terrane: Tortilla Mountains, southeastern Arizona' by S.J. Naruk, Ann Bykerk-Kauffman, G.H. Davis, Debra Currier-Lewis, S.W. Lewis, and J.E. Faulds: Geology: 15(9): 871-872.

Naruk, S.J., Bykerk-Kauffman, Ann, Davis, G.H., Currier-Lewis, Debra, Lewis, S.W., and Faulds, J.E. (1987) Reply to comment (by S.L. Wust) on 'Kink folding in an extended terrane: Tortilla Mountains, southeastern Arizona' by S.J. Naruk, Ann Bykerk-Kauffman, G.H. Davis, Debra Currier-Lewis, S.W. Lewis, and J.E. Faulds: Geology: 15(9): 872-873.

Schmidt, E.A. (1989) Geologic map and cross sections of the northern Tortilla Mountains, Pinal County, Arizona: Arizona Geological Survey Contributed Map CM-89-A, 6 sheets, scale 1:12,000.

Mineral List

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

Bornite Calcite Cerussite Chalcocite Chalcopyrite 'Chlorite Group' Chrysocolla 'Clinoptilolite' Epidote

Fluorite Galena Gold Hematite Hemihedrite (TL) Kaolinite Limonite Malachite Mimetite

Minium Molybdenite Montmorillonite Mottramite Muscovite var: Sericite Phoenicochroite Pyrite Quartz Siderite

Sphalerite Tennantite Tenorite Vauquelinite Willemite Wulfenite

34 entries listed. 29 valid minerals. 1 type locality (valid mineral).

Localities in this Region

USA Arizona Pinal Co. Tortilla Mts Antelope District Cedar Mountain area Meyer Wash Antelope Mine (Antelope Peak Mine; Meyer Mine; Soldier Boy Mine; Unpatented claims MS 3589) Swingle Wash Unnamed Cu-Zn-Pb-V prospect Horse Hills Cedar Mountain area Sample Mine (Old Sample Mine) Cottonwood District Cottonwood Wash area Silver Queen Mine Crozier Peak area Copper Hill prospect Silver King Mine Waterfall claims White Beauty claims Winkelman Silica Mine (Copper Basin group; Silver King; Babbit claims; Winkelman Silica property) John Glenn Mining claims (Pfester claims; Scorpion group) Watters placer claim Kelvin area Honey Bee claims (ABC group; Wooley group; Lower Wooley group; Watts 1-3 claims; Justem 1-8 claims; Hobby 1-12 claims) Honey Bee No. 4 claim

USA Arizona Pinal Co. Tortilla Mts Northern Tortilla Mountains Ripsey District Ripsey Hill area Alma group (Copper King MS 2881 patented claim; Alma MS 2881 patented claim) Copper Hill group (Wood-Owensby claims; Arizona Pacific Copper Co. claims; Barbarossa claims; Scorpion claims; Javelina claims; Powder Pot; Crosier Peak property; Copper Basin group Crow claims Deen Mine (Pay Day Mine; Junction Mine) Florence Mine (Florence Lead Silver Mine) Hackberry Mine New Dawn claims Ripsey Wash Old Ripsey Mine (Ripsey Mine; Ripsey Canyon Mine; MS 1261a claim) Roaring Gulch property (Ray Verde property; claim MS 4219; Kullman-McCool lessee property) Silver Queen Mine Unnamed copper prospect (54) Wooley Mine (Wooley property)