Packover claim, Sunflower Mine (Sunflower group of claims; Arizona Sunflower group; National group), Maricopa County belt, Sunflower Mining District (Mazatzal Mountains Mining District; Quicksilver Mining District), Maricopa County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 57' 20'' North , 111° 29' 39'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Tonto Basin | 1,424 (2011) | 23.0km |
| Gisela | 570 (2011) | 25.6km |
| Oxbow Estates | 217 (2011) | 29.0km |
| Rio Verde | 1,811 (2011) | 30.8km |
| Payson | 15,345 (2017) | 34.3km |
Mindat Locality ID:
56991
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:56991:3
GUID (UUID V4):
2ca2403f-bdd0-4aa0-8bf6-523f5e0b2ec4
‡Ref.: Ransome, F.L. (1916), Quicksilver Deposits of the Mazatzal Range, Arizona, in Contributions to Economic Geology by F.L. Ransome & H.S. Gale, USGS Bull. 620: 119; AZ Bur. Mines Bull. 122 (1927); MRDS file #10040374.
A former surface and underground Hg mine.
Mineralization includes a bright gray metallic mineral that remained unidentified by print time of Ransome (1916) and cinnabar in veinlets. Some ore is localized in fault gouge. Alteration includes jasperization.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Cinnabar Formula: HgS References: |
| ⓘ 'Jasper' References: |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 References: |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
| ⓘ 'Tourmaline' Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Cinnabar | 2.CD.15a | HgS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Jasper' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Tourmaline' | - | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| B | Boron | |
|---|---|---|
| B | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Hg | Mercury | |
| Hg | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
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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