Moon Anchor Mine, Hummingbird Springs, Osborn Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USAi
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Moon Anchor Mine | Mine |
Hummingbird Springs | Wilderness Area |
Osborn Mining District | Mining District |
Maricopa County | County |
Arizona | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 38' 32'' North , 113° 0' 48'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Wintersburg | 136 (2011) | 27.7km |
Aguila | 798 (2011) | 36.6km |
Arlington | 194 (2011) | 42.1km |
Morristown | 227 (2017) | 43.2km |
Wickenburg | 6,806 (2017) | 44.8km |
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Wickenburg Gem and Mineral Society | Wickenburg, Arizona | 45km |
West Valley Rock & Mineral Club | Buckeye, Arizona | 50km |
Mindat Locality ID:
6082
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:6082:3
GUID (UUID V4):
e7ef9cc4-d7fa-46fd-9250-d1b5d8ef7713
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Aggravation Mine; East Vulture Mining Co. Mine
A former surface and underground Au-Pb-Ag mine located near Tonopah.
Mineralization is a vein deposit with pod-like orebodies. Host rock is unnamed gneiss & schist.
Field observations: there are two areas of workings. The lower workings are comprised of a shallow vertical shaft (estimated 30 feet (ca. 9 m)) with several adits and holes hollowed out of the banks of the wash. The second area is on a nearby hill and has a deep vertical shaft, substantial shaft-sinking waste rock dumps and an outcrop of a mineralized vein. Near this latter area, until recently, were a complex of apparent water tanks, now demolished. Apparently the entire complex is considered the "Moon Anchor Mine."
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31 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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β Ajoite Formula: (K,Na)Cu7AlSi9O24(OH)6 · 3H2O |
β Anglesite Formula: PbSO4 References: |
β Beudantite Formula: PbFe3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 References: |
β Cerussite Formula: PbCO3 |
β Chrysocolla Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 References: |
β Crocoite Formula: PbCr6+O4 Description: A minor mineral inm oxidized zone derived from lead-zinc ores. References: |
β Descloizite Formula: PbZn(VO4)(OH) |
β Duftite Formula: PbCu(AsO4)(OH) Description: Occurs in the oxidized portion of galena-sphalerite veins. |
β 'Feldspar Group' References: |
β Fluorite Formula: CaF2 References: |
β Fornacite Formula: Pb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH) References: |
β Forsterite Formula: Mg2SiO4 References: |
β Galena Formula: PbS |
β Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 References: |
β Hemihedrite Formula: Pb10Zn(CrO4)6(SiO4)2(OH)2 |
β 'Heulandite Subgroup' Formula: (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O References: |
β Kaolinite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 References: |
β Laumontite Formula: CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O |
β Macphersonite Formula: Pb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2 Habit: Tabular to 5 mm on edge Description: One specimen only; occupying voids in a gray cerussite matrix. |
β Maricopaite (TL) Formula: Pb7Ca2(Si,Al)48O100 · 32H2O Type Locality: Habit: Acicular crystals in sprays Colour: White Description: Translucent. |
β Massicot Formula: PbO |
β Mimetite Formula: Pb5(AsO4)3Cl Habit: Acicular Colour: Yellow Description: Occurs as sprays of crystals & as pseudomorphs of galena cubes. |
β Minium Formula: Pb3O4 |
β Molybdofornacite Formula: Pb2Cu(MoO4,CrO4)(AsO4,PO4)(OH) References: |
β Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O References: |
β Opal var. Opal-AN Formula: SiO2 · nH2O References: |
β Phlogopite Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 References: |
β Phoenicochroite Formula: Pb2(CrO4)O |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
β Quartz var. Chalcedony Formula: SiO2 References: |
β Shattuckite Formula: Cu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2 |
β Vauquelinite Formula: Pb2Cu(CrO4)(PO4)(OH) |
β Wickenburgite Formula: CaPb3Al2Si10O24(OH)6 Colour: Colorless, rare salmon-pink, dull-white Description: Crystals; also as granular to fine-grained masses in the oxidized portion of galena-sphalerite veins. |
β Willemite Formula: Zn2SiO4 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
Group 3 - Halides | |||
β | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Massicot | 4.AC.25 | PbO |
β | Minium | 4.BD.05 | Pb3O4 |
β | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
β | var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
β | Opal var. Opal-AN | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 Β· nH2O |
β | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 Β· nH2O | |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
β | Cerussite | 5.AB.15 | PbCO3 |
β | Macphersonite | 5.BF.40 | Pb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
β | Anglesite | 7.AD.35 | PbSO4 |
β | Crocoite | 7.FA.20 | PbCr6+O4 |
β | Phoenicochroite | 7.FB.05 | Pb2(CrO4)O |
β | Vauquelinite | 7.FC.05 | Pb2Cu(CrO4)(PO4)(OH) |
β | Molybdofornacite | 7.FC.10 | Pb2Cu(MoO4,CrO4)(AsO4,PO4)(OH) |
β | Fornacite | 7.FC.10 | Pb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH) |
β | Hemihedrite | 7.FC.15 | Pb10Zn(CrO4)6(SiO4)2(OH)2 |
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
β | Duftite | 8.BH.35 | PbCu(AsO4)(OH) |
β | Descloizite | 8.BH.40 | PbZn(VO4)(OH) |
β | Beudantite | 8.BL.05 | PbFe3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
β | Mimetite | 8.BN.05 | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Willemite | 9.AA.05 | Zn2SiO4 |
β | Forsterite | 9.AC.05 | Mg2SiO4 |
β | Shattuckite | 9.DB.40 | Cu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2 |
β | Ajoite | 9.EA.70 | (K,Na)Cu7AlSi9O24(OH)6 Β· 3H2O |
β | Phlogopite | 9.EC.20 | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
β | Kaolinite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
β | Chrysocolla | 9.ED.20 | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 Β· nH2O, x < 1 |
β | Wickenburgite | 9.EG.55 | CaPb3Al2Si10O24(OH)6 |
β | Laumontite | 9.GB.10 | CaAl2Si4O12 Β· 4H2O |
β | Maricopaite (TL) | 9.GD.35 | Pb7Ca2(Si,Al)48O100 Β· 32H2O |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Feldspar Group' | - | |
β | 'Heulandite Subgroup' | - | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] Β· nH2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Ajoite | (K,Na)Cu7AlSi9O24(OH)6 · 3H2O |
H | β Beudantite | PbFe3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
H | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
H | β Descloizite | PbZn(VO4)(OH) |
H | β Duftite | PbCu(AsO4)(OH) |
H | β Fornacite | Pb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH) |
H | β Hemihedrite | Pb10Zn(CrO4)6(SiO4)2(OH)2 |
H | β Heulandite Subgroup | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
H | β Opal var. Opal-AN | SiO2 · nH2O |
H | β Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
H | β Laumontite | CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O |
H | β Macphersonite | Pb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2 |
H | β Maricopaite | Pb7Ca2(Si,Al)48O100 · 32H2O |
H | β Molybdofornacite | Pb2Cu(MoO4,CrO4)(AsO4,PO4)(OH) |
H | β Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
H | β Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
H | β Shattuckite | Cu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2 |
H | β Vauquelinite | Pb2Cu(CrO4)(PO4)(OH) |
H | β Wickenburgite | CaPb3Al2Si10O24(OH)6 |
C | Carbon | |
C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
C | β Cerussite | PbCO3 |
C | β Macphersonite | Pb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Ajoite | (K,Na)Cu7AlSi9O24(OH)6 · 3H2O |
O | β Anglesite | PbSO4 |
O | β Beudantite | PbFe3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | β Cerussite | PbCO3 |
O | β Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
O | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
O | β Crocoite | PbCr6+O4 |
O | β Descloizite | PbZn(VO4)(OH) |
O | β Duftite | PbCu(AsO4)(OH) |
O | β Fornacite | Pb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH) |
O | β Forsterite | Mg2SiO4 |
O | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
O | β Hemihedrite | Pb10Zn(CrO4)6(SiO4)2(OH)2 |
O | β Heulandite Subgroup | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
O | β Opal var. Opal-AN | SiO2 · nH2O |
O | β Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
O | β Laumontite | CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O |
O | β Macphersonite | Pb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2 |
O | β Maricopaite | Pb7Ca2(Si,Al)48O100 · 32H2O |
O | β Massicot | PbO |
O | β Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
O | β Minium | Pb3O4 |
O | β Molybdofornacite | Pb2Cu(MoO4,CrO4)(AsO4,PO4)(OH) |
O | β Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
O | β Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | β Phoenicochroite | Pb2(CrO4)O |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
O | β Shattuckite | Cu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2 |
O | β Vauquelinite | Pb2Cu(CrO4)(PO4)(OH) |
O | β Wickenburgite | CaPb3Al2Si10O24(OH)6 |
O | β Willemite | Zn2SiO4 |
F | Fluorine | |
F | β Fluorite | CaF2 |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | β Ajoite | (K,Na)Cu7AlSi9O24(OH)6 · 3H2O |
Na | β Heulandite Subgroup | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | β Forsterite | Mg2SiO4 |
Mg | β Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Ajoite | (K,Na)Cu7AlSi9O24(OH)6 · 3H2O |
Al | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
Al | β Heulandite Subgroup | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
Al | β Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Al | β Laumontite | CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O |
Al | β Maricopaite | Pb7Ca2(Si,Al)48O100 · 32H2O |
Al | β Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | β Wickenburgite | CaPb3Al2Si10O24(OH)6 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Ajoite | (K,Na)Cu7AlSi9O24(OH)6 · 3H2O |
Si | β Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
Si | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
Si | β Forsterite | Mg2SiO4 |
Si | β Hemihedrite | Pb10Zn(CrO4)6(SiO4)2(OH)2 |
Si | β Heulandite Subgroup | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
Si | β Opal var. Opal-AN | SiO2 · nH2O |
Si | β Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Si | β Laumontite | CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O |
Si | β Maricopaite | Pb7Ca2(Si,Al)48O100 · 32H2O |
Si | β Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
Si | β Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | β Shattuckite | Cu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2 |
Si | β Wickenburgite | CaPb3Al2Si10O24(OH)6 |
Si | β Willemite | Zn2SiO4 |
P | Phosphorus | |
P | β Molybdofornacite | Pb2Cu(MoO4,CrO4)(AsO4,PO4)(OH) |
P | β Vauquelinite | Pb2Cu(CrO4)(PO4)(OH) |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Anglesite | PbSO4 |
S | β Beudantite | PbFe3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
S | β Galena | PbS |
S | β Macphersonite | Pb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2 |
Cl | Chlorine | |
Cl | β Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
K | Potassium | |
K | β Ajoite | (K,Na)Cu7AlSi9O24(OH)6 · 3H2O |
K | β Heulandite Subgroup | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
K | β Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | β Fluorite | CaF2 |
Ca | β Heulandite Subgroup | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
Ca | β Laumontite | CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O |
Ca | β Maricopaite | Pb7Ca2(Si,Al)48O100 · 32H2O |
Ca | β Wickenburgite | CaPb3Al2Si10O24(OH)6 |
V | Vanadium | |
V | β Descloizite | PbZn(VO4)(OH) |
Cr | Chromium | |
Cr | β Crocoite | PbCr6+O4 |
Cr | β Fornacite | Pb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH) |
Cr | β Hemihedrite | Pb10Zn(CrO4)6(SiO4)2(OH)2 |
Cr | β Molybdofornacite | Pb2Cu(MoO4,CrO4)(AsO4,PO4)(OH) |
Cr | β Phoenicochroite | Pb2(CrO4)O |
Cr | β Vauquelinite | Pb2Cu(CrO4)(PO4)(OH) |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Beudantite | PbFe3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
Fe | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Ajoite | (K,Na)Cu7AlSi9O24(OH)6 · 3H2O |
Cu | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
Cu | β Duftite | PbCu(AsO4)(OH) |
Cu | β Fornacite | Pb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH) |
Cu | β Molybdofornacite | Pb2Cu(MoO4,CrO4)(AsO4,PO4)(OH) |
Cu | β Shattuckite | Cu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2 |
Cu | β Vauquelinite | Pb2Cu(CrO4)(PO4)(OH) |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | β Descloizite | PbZn(VO4)(OH) |
Zn | β Hemihedrite | Pb10Zn(CrO4)6(SiO4)2(OH)2 |
Zn | β Willemite | Zn2SiO4 |
As | Arsenic | |
As | β Beudantite | PbFe3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
As | β Duftite | PbCu(AsO4)(OH) |
As | β Fornacite | Pb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH) |
As | β Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
As | β Molybdofornacite | Pb2Cu(MoO4,CrO4)(AsO4,PO4)(OH) |
Mo | Molybdenum | |
Mo | β Molybdofornacite | Pb2Cu(MoO4,CrO4)(AsO4,PO4)(OH) |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | β Anglesite | PbSO4 |
Pb | β Beudantite | PbFe3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
Pb | β Cerussite | PbCO3 |
Pb | β Crocoite | PbCr6+O4 |
Pb | β Descloizite | PbZn(VO4)(OH) |
Pb | β Duftite | PbCu(AsO4)(OH) |
Pb | β Fornacite | Pb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH) |
Pb | β Galena | PbS |
Pb | β Hemihedrite | Pb10Zn(CrO4)6(SiO4)2(OH)2 |
Pb | β Macphersonite | Pb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2 |
Pb | β Maricopaite | Pb7Ca2(Si,Al)48O100 · 32H2O |
Pb | β Massicot | PbO |
Pb | β Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
Pb | β Minium | Pb3O4 |
Pb | β Molybdofornacite | Pb2Cu(MoO4,CrO4)(AsO4,PO4)(OH) |
Pb | β Phoenicochroite | Pb2(CrO4)O |
Pb | β Vauquelinite | Pb2Cu(CrO4)(PO4)(OH) |
Pb | β Wickenburgite | CaPb3Al2Si10O24(OH)6 |
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