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Moon Anchor Mine, Hummingbird Springs, Osborn Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USAi
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Moon Anchor MineMine
Hummingbird SpringsWilderness Area
Osborn Mining DistrictMining District
Maricopa CountyCounty
ArizonaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 38' 32'' North , 113° 0' 48'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Wintersburg136 (2011)27.7km
Aguila798 (2011)36.6km
Arlington194 (2011)42.1km
Morristown227 (2017)43.2km
Wickenburg6,806 (2017)44.8km
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ClubLocationDistance
Wickenburg Gem and Mineral SocietyWickenburg, Arizona45km
West Valley Rock & Mineral ClubBuckeye, Arizona50km
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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Mineral List


31 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Ajoite
Formula: (K,Na)Cu7AlSi9O24(OH)6 · 3H2O
β“˜ Anglesite
Formula: PbSO4
β“˜ Beudantite
Formula: PbFe3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
β“˜ Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
β“˜ Crocoite
Formula: PbCr6+O4
Description: A minor mineral inm oxidized zone derived from lead-zinc ores.
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'
β“˜ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
β“˜ Fornacite
Formula: Pb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH)
β“˜ Forsterite
Formula: Mg2SiO4
β“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
β“˜ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
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
β“˜ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
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
β“˜ Opal var. Opal-AN
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
β“˜ Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Phoenicochroite
Formula: Pb2(CrO4)O
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
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:

PbCu(AsO4)(OH)β“˜ Duftite
Pb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH)β“˜ Fornacite
Pb10Zn(CrO4)6(SiO4)2(OH)2β“˜ Hemihedrite
Pb7Ca2(Si,Al)48O100 · 32H2Oβ“˜ Maricopaite (TL)
Pb5(AsO4)3Clβ“˜ Mimetite
Pb2Cu(CrO4)(PO4)(OH)β“˜ Vauquelinite
CaPb3Al2Si10O24(OH)6β“˜ Wickenburgite

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
Group 3 - Halides
β“˜Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Massicot4.AC.25PbO
β“˜Minium4.BD.05Pb3O4
β“˜Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜var. Chalcedony4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜Opal
var. Opal-AN
4.DA.10SiO2 Β· nH2O
β“˜4.DA.10SiO2 Β· nH2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
β“˜Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
β“˜Macphersonite5.BF.40Pb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Anglesite7.AD.35PbSO4
β“˜Crocoite7.FA.20PbCr6+O4
β“˜Phoenicochroite7.FB.05Pb2(CrO4)O
β“˜Vauquelinite7.FC.05Pb2Cu(CrO4)(PO4)(OH)
β“˜Molybdofornacite7.FC.10Pb2Cu(MoO4,CrO4)(AsO4,PO4)(OH)
β“˜Fornacite7.FC.10Pb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH)
β“˜Hemihedrite7.FC.15Pb10Zn(CrO4)6(SiO4)2(OH)2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
β“˜Duftite8.BH.35PbCu(AsO4)(OH)
β“˜Descloizite8.BH.40PbZn(VO4)(OH)
β“˜Beudantite8.BL.05PbFe3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
β“˜Mimetite8.BN.05Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Willemite9.AA.05Zn2SiO4
β“˜Forsterite9.AC.05Mg2SiO4
β“˜Shattuckite9.DB.40Cu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2
β“˜Ajoite9.EA.70(K,Na)Cu7AlSi9O24(OH)6 Β· 3H2O
β“˜Phlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
β“˜Chrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 Β· nH2O, x < 1
β“˜Wickenburgite9.EG.55CaPb3Al2Si10O24(OH)6
β“˜Laumontite9.GB.10CaAl2Si4O12 Β· 4H2O
β“˜Maricopaite (TL)9.GD.35Pb7Ca2(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

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ Ajoite(K,Na)Cu7AlSi9O24(OH)6 · 3H2O
Hβ“˜ BeudantitePbFe3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Hβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Hβ“˜ DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
Hβ“˜ DuftitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)
Hβ“˜ FornacitePb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH)
Hβ“˜ HemihedritePb10Zn(CrO4)6(SiO4)2(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Hβ“˜ Opal var. Opal-ANSiO2 · nH2O
Hβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hβ“˜ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Hβ“˜ MacphersonitePb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ MaricopaitePb7Ca2(Si,Al)48O100 · 32H2O
Hβ“˜ MolybdofornacitePb2Cu(MoO4,CrO4)(AsO4,PO4)(OH)
Hβ“˜ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Hβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ ShattuckiteCu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2
Hβ“˜ VauquelinitePb2Cu(CrO4)(PO4)(OH)
Hβ“˜ WickenburgiteCaPb3Al2Si10O24(OH)6
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ CerussitePbCO3
Cβ“˜ MacphersonitePb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ Ajoite(K,Na)Cu7AlSi9O24(OH)6 · 3H2O
Oβ“˜ AnglesitePbSO4
Oβ“˜ BeudantitePbFe3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ CerussitePbCO3
Oβ“˜ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Oβ“˜ CrocoitePbCr6+O4
Oβ“˜ DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
Oβ“˜ DuftitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)
Oβ“˜ FornacitePb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH)
Oβ“˜ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Oβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Oβ“˜ HemihedritePb10Zn(CrO4)6(SiO4)2(OH)2
Oβ“˜ Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Oβ“˜ Opal var. Opal-ANSiO2 · nH2O
Oβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oβ“˜ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Oβ“˜ MacphersonitePb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ MaricopaitePb7Ca2(Si,Al)48O100 · 32H2O
Oβ“˜ MassicotPbO
Oβ“˜ MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
Oβ“˜ MiniumPb3O4
Oβ“˜ MolybdofornacitePb2Cu(MoO4,CrO4)(AsO4,PO4)(OH)
Oβ“˜ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Oβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ PhoenicochroitePb2(CrO4)O
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ ShattuckiteCu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2
Oβ“˜ VauquelinitePb2Cu(CrO4)(PO4)(OH)
Oβ“˜ WickenburgiteCaPb3Al2Si10O24(OH)6
Oβ“˜ WillemiteZn2SiO4
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ Ajoite(K,Na)Cu7AlSi9O24(OH)6 · 3H2O
Naβ“˜ Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Mgβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ Ajoite(K,Na)Cu7AlSi9O24(OH)6 · 3H2O
Alβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Alβ“˜ Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Alβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alβ“˜ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Alβ“˜ MaricopaitePb7Ca2(Si,Al)48O100 · 32H2O
Alβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ WickenburgiteCaPb3Al2Si10O24(OH)6
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ Ajoite(K,Na)Cu7AlSi9O24(OH)6 · 3H2O
Siβ“˜ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Siβ“˜ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Siβ“˜ HemihedritePb10Zn(CrO4)6(SiO4)2(OH)2
Siβ“˜ Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Siβ“˜ Opal var. Opal-ANSiO2 · nH2O
Siβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siβ“˜ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Siβ“˜ MaricopaitePb7Ca2(Si,Al)48O100 · 32H2O
Siβ“˜ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Siβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ ShattuckiteCu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2
Siβ“˜ WickenburgiteCaPb3Al2Si10O24(OH)6
Siβ“˜ WillemiteZn2SiO4
PPhosphorus
Pβ“˜ MolybdofornacitePb2Cu(MoO4,CrO4)(AsO4,PO4)(OH)
Pβ“˜ VauquelinitePb2Cu(CrO4)(PO4)(OH)
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ AnglesitePbSO4
Sβ“˜ BeudantitePbFe3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Sβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sβ“˜ MacphersonitePb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
ClChlorine
Clβ“˜ MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ Ajoite(K,Na)Cu7AlSi9O24(OH)6 · 3H2O
Kβ“˜ Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Kβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
Caβ“˜ Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Caβ“˜ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Caβ“˜ MaricopaitePb7Ca2(Si,Al)48O100 · 32H2O
Caβ“˜ WickenburgiteCaPb3Al2Si10O24(OH)6
VVanadium
Vβ“˜ DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
CrChromium
Crβ“˜ CrocoitePbCr6+O4
Crβ“˜ FornacitePb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH)
Crβ“˜ HemihedritePb10Zn(CrO4)6(SiO4)2(OH)2
Crβ“˜ MolybdofornacitePb2Cu(MoO4,CrO4)(AsO4,PO4)(OH)
Crβ“˜ PhoenicochroitePb2(CrO4)O
Crβ“˜ VauquelinitePb2Cu(CrO4)(PO4)(OH)
FeIron
Feβ“˜ BeudantitePbFe3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Feβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ Ajoite(K,Na)Cu7AlSi9O24(OH)6 · 3H2O
Cuβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cuβ“˜ DuftitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)
Cuβ“˜ FornacitePb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH)
Cuβ“˜ MolybdofornacitePb2Cu(MoO4,CrO4)(AsO4,PO4)(OH)
Cuβ“˜ ShattuckiteCu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2
Cuβ“˜ VauquelinitePb2Cu(CrO4)(PO4)(OH)
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
Znβ“˜ HemihedritePb10Zn(CrO4)6(SiO4)2(OH)2
Znβ“˜ WillemiteZn2SiO4
AsArsenic
Asβ“˜ BeudantitePbFe3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Asβ“˜ DuftitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)
Asβ“˜ FornacitePb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH)
Asβ“˜ MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
Asβ“˜ MolybdofornacitePb2Cu(MoO4,CrO4)(AsO4,PO4)(OH)
MoMolybdenum
Moβ“˜ MolybdofornacitePb2Cu(MoO4,CrO4)(AsO4,PO4)(OH)
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ AnglesitePbSO4
Pbβ“˜ BeudantitePbFe3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Pbβ“˜ CerussitePbCO3
Pbβ“˜ CrocoitePbCr6+O4
Pbβ“˜ DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
Pbβ“˜ DuftitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)
Pbβ“˜ FornacitePb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH)
Pbβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Pbβ“˜ HemihedritePb10Zn(CrO4)6(SiO4)2(OH)2
Pbβ“˜ MacphersonitePb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
Pbβ“˜ MaricopaitePb7Ca2(Si,Al)48O100 · 32H2O
Pbβ“˜ MassicotPbO
Pbβ“˜ MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
Pbβ“˜ MiniumPb3O4
Pbβ“˜ MolybdofornacitePb2Cu(MoO4,CrO4)(AsO4,PO4)(OH)
Pbβ“˜ PhoenicochroitePb2(CrO4)O
Pbβ“˜ VauquelinitePb2Cu(CrO4)(PO4)(OH)
Pbβ“˜ WickenburgiteCaPb3Al2Si10O24(OH)6

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