Top Hat claim, Chalk Mountain area, Spring Creek Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Top Hat claim | Claim |
| Chalk Mountain area | Area |
| Spring Creek Mining District | Mining District |
| Gila County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 59' 26'' North , 111° 9' 38'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Gisela | 570 (2011) | 16.5km |
| Tonto Basin | 1,424 (2011) | 21.6km |
| Young | 666 (2011) | 21.9km |
| Oxbow Estates | 217 (2011) | 27.1km |
| Payson | 15,345 (2017) | 30.7km |
Mindat Locality ID:
56011
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:56011:6
GUID (UUID V4):
2e4ab156-391c-4c54-8e1e-3eeb3aeeb666
A former surface Baryte-Fluorspar mine located on 5 unpatented claims in sec. 31, T7N, R12E (USBM gives township as T8N), about 1 mile slightly N of W of Chalk Mountain. Discovered 1956. Owned by South Texas Aggregates (1981).
Mineralization is a high-grade baryte vein deposit with lenticular to irregular orebody(ies) hosted in faulted quartzitic schist (also rhyolite and limestone). The ore zone is 30.48 meters long, 1.07 meters thick, strikes N75W and dips vertically.
Workings include an open pit.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 Description: Occurs sporadically in more or less parallel fractures along an east-west zone in granite rocks. |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10060253 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Sonoran DesertDesert
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Great Plains DomainDomain
USA
- Arizona
- Tonto National ForestForest
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