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Banner District, Dripping Spring Mts, Gila Co., Arizona, USA

The Banner District is defined as the area occupied by the Dripping Spring Mountains within southern Gila County, and is located in T4-5S, R14-16E. Thus it is approximately 15 miles long by 3 to 7 miles wide.

Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities
Acanthite
Actinolite
Alunite
Andalusite
Andradite
Anglesite
Anhydrite
Ankerite
Antigorite
Antlerite
Apachite (TL)
'Apatite'
Apophyllite-(KF)
Apophyllite-(KOH)
Aurichalcite
Austinite
Azurite
Baryte
Beudantite
Biotite
Bornite
Brackebuschite
Brochantite
Brucite
Calcite
Celestine
Cerussite
'Chabazite'
Chalcanthite
Chalcoalumite
Chalcocite
Chalcophanite
Chalcopyrite
'Chlorite Group'
Chondrodite
Chrysocolla
Cinnabar
Clinoclase
Clinohedrite
Clintonite
Copper
'Copper Pitch Ore'
'Copper Stain'
Covellite
Cubanite
Cuprite
var: Chalcotrichite
Descloizite
Devilline ?
Diopside
Dioptase
Dolomite
Duftite
Enstatite
Epidote
'Erionite'
'Feldspar Group'
Ferro-Actinolite
Fornacite
Forsterite
Galena
'Garnet'
Gilalite (TL)
Goethite
Gold
Grossular
Gypsum
Halite
Halotrichite
Hedenbergite
Hematite
var: Specularite
Hemimorphite
Hetaerolite
Hisingerite
Hollandite
Hydrocerussite
Hydrozincite
Illite
Jarosite
Junitoite (TL)
Kaolinite
Kinoite
Ktenasite
Lanarkite
Laumontite
Lepidocrocite
Libethenite
Limonite
Linarite
Magnetite
Malachite
Manganite
Melanterite
var: Cuprian Melanterite
Mesolite
Mimetite
Mixite
Molybdenite
Montmorillonite
Mottramite
Murdochite
Muscovite
var: Sericite
Olivenite
Orthoclase
Phlogopite
Plattnerite
Plumbojarosite
Pseudomalachite
'Psilomelane'
Pyrite
Pyrolusite
Pyromorphite
Pyrrhotite
Quartz
var: Chalcedony
Quartz
var: Jasper

Ramsbeckite
Rhodochrosite
Rosasite
Ruizite (TL)
Rutile
Sauconite
Scawtite
Scorodite
Sepiolite
'Serpentine Group'
Serpierite
Siderite
Silver
'Smectite Group'
Smithsonite
var: Cuprian Smithsonite
Sphalerite
'Stilbite'
Stringhamite
Sulphur
Talc
Tenorite
Tetrahedrite
Tobermorite
Tremolite
Valleriite
Vanadinite
Vesuvianite
'Wad'
Whelanite
Willemite
Wollastonite
Wulfenite
Xonotlite
Zeolite Group
Zoisite
var: Thulite


168 entries listed. 132 valid minerals. 4 type localities (valid minerals).

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References

Ross, Clyde P. (1925a) Ore deposits of the Saddle Mountain and Banner Mining Districts, Arizona. USGS Bull. 771.

Wilson, E.D., et al (1951), Arizona zinc and lead deposits, part II, Arizona Bureau of Mines Bull. 158: 66-83.


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