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Santa Rita Mts, Santa Cruz Co., Arizona, USA

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‡Ref.: Schrader, F.C. & J.M. Hill (1915), Mineral deposits of the Santa Rita and Patagonia Mountains, Arizona, USGS Bull. 582.

Schrader, F.C. (1917), The geologic distribution and genesis of the metals in the Santa Rita-Patagonia Mountains, Arizona, Economic Geology: 12: 237-269.

Stauffer, C.B. (1928) Devonian of the Santa Rita Mountains, Arizona: Geological Society of America Bulletin: 39: 429-433.

Galbraith, F.W. & D.J. Brennan (1959), Minerals of Arizona: 60, 97.

Drewes, H.D. (1966) Road log for southern Santa Rita Mountains, Santa Cruz and Pima Counties, Arizona: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report [unnumbered], 6 p.

Heatwole, D.A. (1966) Geology of the Box Canyon area, Santa Rita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona: Tucson, University of Arizona, M.S. thesis, 70 p.

Drewes, H.D. (1967) A geochemical anomaly of base metals and silver in the southern Santa Rita Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, in Geological Survey research 1967: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 575-D, p. D176-D182.

Drewes, H.D., and Finnell, T.L. (1968) Mesozoic stratigraphy and Laramide tectonics of part of the Santa Rita and Empire Mountains, southeast of Tucson, Arizona, Field Trip II, in Titley, S.R., ed., Southern Arizona Guidebook III: Arizona Geological Society, p. 315-324.

Drewes, H.D. (1968) New and revised stratigraphic names in the Santa Rita Mountains of southeastern Arizona: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1274-C, 15 p.

Drewes, H.D. (1969) The Laramide orogeny of Arizona southeast of Tucson [abs.], in Abstracts for 1968: Geological Society of America Special Paper 121, p. 501-502.

Drewes, H.D. (1971) Mesozoic stratigraphy of the Santa Rita Mountains, southeast of Tucson, Arizona: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 658-C, 81 p.

Drewes, H.D. (1971) Geologic map of the Mount Wrightson quadrangle, southeast of Tucson, Santa Cruz and Pima Counties, Arizona: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Geologic Investigations Map I-614, 1 sheet, scale 1:48,000.

Drewes, H.D. (1972) Cenozoic rocks of the Santa Rita Mountains, southeast of Tucson, Arizona: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 746, 66 p.

Drewes, H.D. (1972) Structural geology of the Santa Rita Mountains, southeast of Tucson, Arizona: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 748, 35 p., scale 1:12,000, 4 sheets.

Drewes, H.D. (1973) Geochemical reconnaissance of the Santa Rita Mountains, southeast of Tucson, Arizona: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1365, 67 p., 2 sheets, scale 1:24,000.

Van Fleet, J.M. (1973) Geomorphology of the Box Canyon drainage basin, Santa Rita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona: Tucson, University of Arizona, M.S. thesis, 47 p.

Drewes, H.D. (1976) Plutonic rocks of the Santa Rita Mountains, southeast of Tucson, Arizona: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 915, 75 p.

Hennessy, J.A. (1976) A reinterpretation of the nature of the Precambrian-Paleozoic contact in the northern Santa Rita Mountains [abs.], in Geoscience Daze Colloquium, Fourth annual, Tucson, Ariz., March 24-25-26, 1976 [Abstracts and Program]: Tucson, University of Arizona, Department of Geosciences, p. 14.

Drewes, Harald (1979) Preliminary tectonic map of southeast Arizona: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 79-0775, 2 sheets, scale 1:125,000.

Inman, K.F. (1982) Depositional environments and sandstone petrography of Upper Cretaceous sedimentary rocks, Adobe Canyon, Santa Rita Mountains, southeast Arizona: Tucson, University of Arizona, M.S. thesis, 41 p.

Mertz, August, III (1985) Mountain-front recharge to the Tucson Basin from the Santa Rita Mountains, Arizona: Tucson, University of Arizona, M.S. thesis, 122 p., 2 sheets.

Beatty, B. (1987) Correlation of some mid-Mesozoic redbeds and quartz sandstones in the Santa Rita Mountains, Mustang Mountains, and Canelo Hills, southeastern Arizona: Tucson, University of Arizona, M.S. prepublication manuscript, 30 p. [available for inspection at Arizona Geological Survey, 416 W. Congress, Suite 100, Tucson, Ariz.].

Inman, K.F. (1987) Depositional environments and sandstone petrography of Cretaceous sedimentary rocks, Adobe Canyon, Santa Rita Mountains, southeastern Arizona, in Dickinson, W.R., and Klute, M.A., eds., Mesozoic rocks of southern Arizona and adjacent areas: Arizona Geological Society Digest: 18: 301-314.

Pearthree, P.A., and Calvo, S.S. (1987) The Santa Rita fault zone: Evidence for large magnitude earthquakes with very long recurrence intervals in the Basin and Range province of southeastern Arizona: Seismological Society of America, Bulletin: 77(1): 97-116.

Trapp, R.A. (1987) Geochemistry of the Laramide igneous suite of the Santa Rita and Empire Mountains, southeastern Arizona: Tucson, University of Arizona, M.S. thesis, 95 p.

Asmerom, Yemane, Zartman, R.E., Damon, P.E., and Shafiqullah, M. (1988) U-Th-Pb zircon ages from Santa Rita Mtns., SE Arizona: Implications for timing of early Mesozoic magmatism [abs.]: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs: 20(3): 140.

Asmerom, Yemane, Zartman, R.E., Damon, P.E., and Shafiqullah, M. (1990) Zircon U-Th-Pb and whole-rock Rb-Sr age patterns of lower Mesozoic igneous rocks in the Santa Rita Mountains, southeast Arizona: Implications for Mesozoic magmatism and tectonics in the southern Cordillera: Geological Society of America Bulletin: 102(7): 961-968.

Hagstrum, J.T. (1994) Remagnetization of Jurassic volcanic rocks in the Santa Rita and Patagonia Mountains, Arizona: Implications for North American polar wander: Journal of Geophysical Research: 99(B8): 15,103-15,113.

Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd. ed.: 215, 235, 242, 341, 378, 431.

Hagmann, Mary (2001) Gravity and magnetic surveys over the Santa Rita fault system, southeastern Arizona: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 01-0503 [available only online: http://geopubs.wr.usgs.gov/open-file/of01-503].

Gettings, M.E. (2002) An interpretation of the 1996 aeromagnetic data for the Santa Cruz basin, Tumacacori Mountains, Santa Rita Mountains, and Patagonia Mountains, south-central Arizona: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 02-0099 [available only online: http://geopubs.wr.usgs.gov/open-file/of02-99/].




Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities


Mineral List:
  		•  Acanthite
    Ag
     
    2
    		S
    Reference: [Keith, Stanton B. (1975), Arizona Bureau of Mines Bull. 191, Index of Mining Properties in Santa Cruz County Arizona: 83 (Table 4); Anthony, J.W., et al (1995),Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 101; Galbraith, F.W. 1947), Minerals of AZ, AZ Bur. of Mines Bull. 153: 15; Schrader (1915): 197-203; Arizona Bureau of Mines file data.]
  		•  Albite
    var: Oligoclase
    (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    8
    		]
    Reference: [Schrader, F.C. & J.M. Hill (1915), Mineral deposits of the Santa Rita and Patagonia Mountains, Arizona, USGS Bull. 582: 222-226.]
  		•  'Alum Group'
    XAl(SO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		·12H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Schrader, F.C. & J.M. Hill (1915), Mineral deposits of the Santa Rita and Patagonia Mountains, Arizona, USGS Bull. 582: 237.]
  		•  Alunite
    KAl
     
    3
    		[(OH)
     
    3
    		|SO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
    Reference: [MRDS database Dep. ID file #10039602, MRDS ID #M050441.]
  		•  Anglesite
    PbSO
     
    4
    Description: Occurs in oxidized lead ore.
    Reference: [Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 112; Olson, H.J. (1966), Oxidation of a sulfide body, Glove mine, Santa Cruz Co., AZ, Econ.Geol.: 61: 731-743; Bideaux, R.A., et al (1960), Some new occurrences of minerals of Arizona, AZ Geol. Soc. Digest: 3: 53-56; Rocks & Min.:65:17,25; Min.Rec.:20(5):391 & 21:98.]
  		•  Aragonite
    var: Flos Ferri
    Reference: [Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 118; Galbraith, F.W. & D.J. Brennan (1959), Minerals of AZ: 49.]
  		•  Arsenopyrite
    FeAsS - (Fe
     
    0.90
    		Co
     
    0.10
    		)AsS
    Reference: [Schrader, F.C. & J.M. Hill (1915), Mineral deposits of the Santa Rita and Patagonia Mountains, Arizona, USGS Bull. 582: 177.]
  		•  Augite
    (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    		,Al,Fe
    3+
     
    		,Ti)[(Si,Al)
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    		]
    Reference: [Schrader, F.C. & J.M. Hill (1915), Mineral deposits of the Santa Rita and Patagonia Mountains, Arizona, USGS Bull. 582: 222-226.]
  		•  Autunite
    Ca(UO
     
    2
    		)
     
    2
    		(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		·11H
     
    2
    		O
    Description: Occurs in arkosic sandstone with kasolite.
    Reference: [Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 124, 408; Robinson, R.L. (1954), Duranium claims Santa Cruz Co., AZ, US Atomic Energy Comm. Preliminary Recon. Rept. A-P-285.]
  		•  Azurite
    Cu
     
    3
    		[OH|CO
     
    3
    		]
     
    2
    Reference: [Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 126; Schrader, F.C. (1917), The geologic distribution and genesis of the metals in the Santa Rita-Patagonia Mountains, Arizona, Econ.Geol.: 12: 237-269.]
  		•  Baryte
    BaSO
     
    4
    Description: One of the principal gangue minerals.
    Reference: [Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 129; Schrader, F.C. (1917), The geologic distribution and genesis of the metals in the Santa Rita-Patagonia Mountains, Arizona, Econ.Geol.: 12: 237-269.]
  		•  Biotite
    Reference: [Schrader, F.C. & J.M. Hill (1915), Mineral deposits of the Santa Rita and Patagonia Mountains, Arizona, USGS Bull. 582: 222-226.]
  		•  Bornite
    Cu
     
    5
    		FeS
     
    4
    Reference: [Keith, Stanton B. (1975), Arizona Bureau of Mines Bull. 191, Index of Mining Properties in Santa Cruz County Arizona: 84 (Table 4); Schrader, F.C. & J.M. Hill (1915), Mineral deposits of the Santa Rita and Patagonia Mountains, Arizona, USGS Bull. 582: 210; Arizona Bureau of Mines file data.]
  		•  Bournonite
    PbCuSbS
     
    3
    Reference: [Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 144; Galbraith, F.W. (1947), Minerals of AZ, AZ Bur. Mines Bull. 153: 28.]
  		•  Bromargyrite
    AgBr
    Reference: [Schrader, F.C. & J.M. Hill (1915), Mineral deposits of the Santa Rita and Patagonia Mountains, Arizona, USGS Bull. 582: 207.]
  		•  Calcite
    CaCO
     
    3
    Habit: Scalenohedral
    Colour: Yellowish
    Description: Occurs as yellow-stained clusters of crystals; coralloidal material in naturally cavernous areas.
    Reference: [Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 152.]
  		•  Calcite
    var: Limestone Onyx
    Reference: [Keith, Stanton B. (1975), Arizona Bureau of mines Bull. 191, Index of Mining Properties in Santa Cruz County Arizona: 55; USGS Mineral Resources (1913), Pt. 2: 1344.]
  		•  Cerussite
    PbCO
     
    3
    Reference: [Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 426.]
  		•  Cerussite
    var: Argentiferous Cerussite
    Description: A product of near-surface, supergene enrichment.
    Reference: [Keith, Stanton B. (1975), Arizona Bureau of Mines Bull. 191, Index of Mining Properties in Santa Cruz County Arizona: 88 (Table 4); Schrader (1915): 229-230; Galbraith, F.W. & Brennan (1959), Minerals of AZ: 50; Schrader, F.C. & J.M. Hill (1915), Mineral deposits of the Santa Rita and Patagonia Mountains, Arizona, USGS Bull. 582: 229; Arizona Bureau of Mines file data.]
  		•  'Chalcedony'
    Reference: [Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 349; Olson, H.J. (1966), Oxidation of a sulfide body, Glove mine, Santa Cruz Co., AZ, Econ.Geol.: 61: 731-743.]
  		•  'Chalcedony
    var: Petrified Wood'
    Reference: [Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 350.]
  		•  Chalcocite
    Cu
     
    2
    		S
    Reference: [Keith, Stanton B. (1975), Arizona Bureau of Mines Bull. 191, Index of Mining Properties in Santa Cruz County Arizona: 83 (Table 4); Schrader (1915): 197-203; Arizona Bureau of Mines file data.]
  		•  Chalcopyrite
    CuFeS
     
    2
    Reference: [Keith, Stanton B. (1975), Arizona Bureau of Mines Bull. 191, Index of Mining Properties in Santa Cruz County Arizona: 83 (Table 4); Schrader (1915): 197-203; Arizona Bureau of Mines file data.]
  		•  Chenevixite
    Cu
     
    2
    		Fe
    3+
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|AsO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
    Reference: [Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 168.]
  		•  Chlorargyrite
    AgCl
    Reference: [Keith, Stanton B. (1975), Arizona Bureau of Mines Bull. 191, Index of Mining Properties in Santa Cruz County Arizona: 85 (Table 4); Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 170; Schrader (1915): 216-218; Guild, F.N. (1910), The mineralogy of Arizona, The Chemical Publishing Co., Easton, PA; Arizona Bureau of Mines file data; Schrader, F.C. & J.M. Hill (1915), Mineral deposits of the Santa Rita and Patagonia Mountains, AZ, USGS Bull. 582: 218; Galbraith, F.W. & D.J,. Brennan (1959), Minerals of AZ: 42.]
  		•  Chlorargyrite
    var: Bromian Chlorargyrite
    Ag(Cl,Br)
    Reference: [Schrader, F.C. & J.M. Hill (1915), Mineral deposits of the Santa Rita and Patagonia Mountains, AZ, USGS Bull. 582: 218.]
  		•  'Chlorite Group'
    Reference: [MRDS database Dep. ID file #10101377, MRDS ID #D000342.]
  		•  Chrysocolla
    (Cu,Al)
     
    2
    		H
     
    2
    		Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    5
    		(OH)
     
    4
    		·nH
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Michael Hopkins Collection]
    Site Photo
    J.C.Holmes Mine (J.C. Holmes claims), Temporal Gulch area, Patagonia, Wrightson District, Santa Rita Mts, Santa Cruz Co., Arizona, USA
    © mike hopkins
  		•  Clinochlore
    var: Delessite
    (Mg,Fe,Fe,Al)(Si,Al)
     
    4
    		O
     
    10
    		(O,OH)
     
    8
    Reference: [Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 339-340.]
  		•  Clinochlore
    var: Pennine
    Reference: [Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 339-340, 395; Bideaux, R.A., et al (1960), Some new occurrences of minerals of Arizona, AZ Geol. Soc. Digest: 3: 53-56.]
  		•  Clinoclase
    Cu
     
    3
    		[(OH)
     
    3
    		|AsO
     
    4
    		]
    Description: Druses on barite.
    Reference: [Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 177, 292, 325; Bideaux, R.A., et al (1960), Some new occurrences of minerals of Arizona, AZ Geol. Soc. Digest: 3: 53-56.]
  		•  Copper
    Cu
    Reference: [Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 335, 395; Tschernich, 1992. Zeolites of the World, p.502.]
  		•  Coronadite
    Pb(Mn
    4+
     
    		,Mn
    3+
     
    		)
     
    8
    		O
     
    16
    Description: As botryoidal crusts and pseudomorphs after wulfenite.
    Reference: [Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 189; Min.Rec.: 14: 299-306.]
    Site Photo
    Glove Mine (Sunrise Mine), Glove Mine group (Zombie & Zeco claims; Festiago-Franklin; Blacksmith adit), Devil's Cash Box ridge, Amado, Cottonwood Canyon, Tyndall District, Santa Rita Mts, Santa Cruz Co., Arizona, USA
    © T. Kennedy 2002
  		•  Covellite
    CuS
    Reference: [MRDS database Dep. ID file #10101377, MRDS ID #D000342.]
  		•  Cryptomelane
    K(Mn
    4+
     
    		,Mn
    2+
     
    		)
     
    8
    		O
     
    16
    Description: Occurs pseudomorphous after wulfenite with calcite.
    Reference: [Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 195.]
  		•  Cuprite
    Cu
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Schrader, F.C. & J.M. Hill (1915), Mineral deposits of the Santa Rita and Patagonia Mountains, Arizona, USGS Bull. 582: 210.]
  		•  Descloizite
    Pb(Zn,Cu)[OH|VO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 426.]
  		•  Diaboleite
    Pb
     
    2
    		CuCl
     
    2
    		(OH)
     
    4
    Description: Occurs as fist-sized masses of fine-grained, crystalline material.
    Reference: [Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 202.]
  		•  Dyscrasite
    Ag
     
    3
    		Sb
    Description: Secondary mineral in quartz diorite.
    Reference: [Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 210; Schrader, F.C. (1917), The geologic distribution and genesis of the metals in the Santa Rita-Patagonia Mountains, Arizona, Econ.Geol.: 12: 237-269.]
  		•  Epidote
    {Ca
     
    2
    		}{Al
     
    2
    		Fe
    3+
     
    		}[O|OH|SiO
     
    4
    		|Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    7
    		]
    Description: Abundant in metamorphosed limestones.
    Reference: [Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 215; Schrader, F.C. & J.M. Hill (1915), Mineral deposits of the Santa Rita and Patagonia Mountains, AZ, USGS Bull. 582.]
  		•  Ferrohornblende
    ☐[Ca
     
    2
    		][Fe
    2+
    4
    		Al][(OH)
     
    2
    		|AlSi
     
    7
    		O
     
    22
    		]
    Reference: [MRDS database Dep. ID file #10037110, MRDS ID #M030418.]
  		•  Fluorite
    CaF
     
    2
    Colour: Purple
    Description: Banded with quartz.
    Reference: [Schrader, F.C. & J.M. Hill (1915), Mineral deposits of the Santa Rita and Patagonia Mountains, Arizona, USGS Bull. 582: 224.]
  		•  Galena
    PbS
    Reference: [Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 229; Olson, H.J. (1966), Oxidation of a sulfide body, Glove mine, Santa Cruz Co., AZ, Econ.Geol.: 61: 731-743; Rocks & Min.: 65: 17,25; Min.Rec.: 20(5): 391; Min.Rec.: 21:98.]
  		•  Galena
    var: Argentiferous Galena
    Reference: [Keith, Stanton B. (1975), Arizona Bureau of Mines Bull. 191, Index of Mining Properties in Santa Cruz County Arizona: 83 (Table 4); Schrader (1915): 205-206; Arizona Bureau of Mines file data.]
  		•  'Garnet Group'
    X
     
    3
    		Z
     
    2
    		(TO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		 (X = Ca, Fe, etc·, Z = Al, Cr, etc·, T = Si, As, V)
    Description: Occurs near a contact.
    Reference: [Schrader, F.C. & J.M. Hill (1915), Mineral deposits of the Santa Rita and Patagonia Mountains, Arizona, USGS Bull. 582: 175-176.]
  		•  Goethite ?
    α-Fe
    3+
     
    		O(OH)
    Reference: []
  		•  Gold
    Au
    Reference: [Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 235; Schrader, F.C. (1917), The geologic distribution and genesis of the metals in the Santa Rita-Patagonia Mountains, AZ, Econ.Geol.: 12: 237-269.]
  		•  Graphite
    C
    Description: In metamorphosed limestone.
    Reference: [Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 403.]
  		•  Gypsum
    Ca[SO
     
    4
    		] · 2H
     
    2
    		O
    Description: As Permian beds up to 50 feet thick below the Snyder Hill Limestone.
    Reference: [Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 242; Schrader, F.C. & J.M. Hill (1915), Mineral deposits of the Santa Rita and Patagonia Mountains, AZ, USGS Bull. 582; Galbraith, F.W. & D.J. Brennan (1959), Minerals of AZ: 60.]
  		•  Hausmannite
    MnMn
     
    2
    		O
     
    4
    Description: Occurs as a constituent of fine-grained, brownish manganese oxides.
    Reference: [Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 244; Olson, H.J. (1966), Oxidation of a sulfide body, Glove mine, Santa Cruz Co., AZ, Econ.Geol.: 61: 731-743; Bideaux, R.A., et al (1960), Some new occurrences of minerals of Arizona, AZ Geol. Soc. Digest: 3: 53-56.]
  		•  Hematite
    Fe
     
    2
    		O
     
    3
    Reference: [MRDS database Dep. ID file #10046333, MRDS ID #M241270.]
  		•  Hematite
    var: Specularite
    Reference: [Schrader, F.C. & J.M. Hill (1915), Mineral deposits of the Santa Rita and Patagonia Mountains, Arizona, USGS Bull. 582: 190.]
  		•  'Hornblende'
    Reference: [MRDS database Dep. ID file #10046337, MRDS ID #M241330.]
  		•  Jarosite
    KFe
    3+
     
     
    3
    		[(OH)
     
    3
    		|SO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
    Reference: [Mark Ascher Collection Verified by Raman Spectrometer at the University of Arizona]
  		•  Kaolinite
    Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    5
    		(OH)
     
    4
    Reference: [Schrader, F.C. & J.M. Hill (1915), Mineral deposits of the Santa Rita and Patagonia Mountains, AZ, USGS Bull. 582: 217.]
  		•  Kasolite
    Pb(UO
     
    2
    		)[SiO
     
    4
    		] · H
     
    2
    		O
    Description: Occurs disseminated in arkosic sandstone.
    Reference: [Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 124, 266, 408; Robinson, R.L. (1954), Duranium claims Santa Cruz Co., AZ, US Atomic Energy Comm. Preliminary Recon. Rept. A-P-285; Shawe, D.R. (1966), AZ-NM and NV-UT beryllium belts, USGS PP 550-C: 206-213.]
  		•  Limonite
    FeO(OH)·nH
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Keith, Stanton B. (1975), Arizona Bureau of Mines Bull. 191, Index of Mining Properties in Santa Cruz County Arizona: 85 (Table 4); Schrader (1915): 211-212; Arizona Bureau of Mines file data.]
  		•  Magnetite
    Fe
    2+
     
    		Fe
    3+
    2
    		O
     
    4
    Reference: [Schrader, F.C. & J.M. Hill (1915), Mineral deposits of the Santa Rita and Patagonia Mountains, Arizona, USGS Bull. 582: 186-187.]
  		•  Malachite
    Cu
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|CO
     
    3
    		]
    Reference: [Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 287; Schrader, F.C. (1917), The geologic distribution and genesis of the metals in the Santa Rita-Patagonia Mountains, Arizona, Econ.Geol.: 12: 237-269; Schrader & Hill (1915), Mineral deposits of the Santa Rita and Patagonia Mountains, AZ, USGS Bull. 582.]
  		•  Manganite
    Mn
    3+
     
    		O(OH)
    Reference: [Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 289; Olson, H.J. (1966), Oxidation of a sulfide body, Glove mine, Santa Cruz Co., AZ, Econ.Geol.: 61: 731-743.]
  		•  'Marble'
    Reference: [MRDS database Dep. ID file #10099413, MRDS ID #TC35470.]
  		•  Marcasite
    FeS
     
    2
    Reference: [Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 290; Schrader, F.C. (1917), The geologic distribution and genesis of the metals in the Santa Rita-Patagonia Mountains, Arizona, Econ.Geol.: 12: 237-269.]
  		•  Melanterite
    var: Cuprian Melanterite
    (Fe,Cu)SO
     
    4
    		·7H
     
    2
    		O
    Description: Efflorescences on tunnel walls.
    Reference: [Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 177, 292, 325; Bideaux, R.A., et al (1960), Some new occurrences of minerals of Arizona, AZ Geol. Soc. Digest: 3: 53-56.]
  		•  Metatorbernite
    Cu(UO
     
    2
    		)
     
    2
    		[PO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
    		 · 8H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Keith, Stanton B. (1975), Arizona Bureau of Mines Bull. 191, Index of Mining Properties in Santa Cruz County Arizona: 84 (Table 4); US Atomic Energy Commission Prelim. Reconnaisance Report A-P-359 (1955); Arizona Bureau of Mines file data.]
  		•  Mimetite
    Pb
     
    5
    		[Cl|(AsO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Molybdenite
    MoS
     
    2
    Reference: [MRDS database Dep. ID file #10037107, MRDS ID #M030413.]
  		•  Mottramite
    Pb(Cu,Zn)[OH|VO
     
    4
    		]
    Description: Occurs as micro-crystals with vanadinite.
    Reference: [Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 307.]
  		•  Opal
    SiO
     
    2
    		·nH
     
    2
    		O
    Colour: Amber-brown, yellowish-brown
    Description: Occurs in a 6 inch (15 cm) vein in andesite and rhyolite.
    Reference: [Schrader, F.C. & J.M. Hill (1915), Mineral deposits of the Santa Rita and Patagonia Mountains, Arizona, USGS Bull. 582: 361.]
  		•  Opal
    var: Opal-AN
    SiO
     
    2
    		·nH
     
    2
    		O
    Description: Stalactitic and stalagmitic forms on the joint and sheeting planes of the rock.
    Reference: [Schrader, F.C. & J.M. Hill (1915), Mineral deposits of the Santa Rita and Patagonia Mountains, Arizona, USGS Bull. 582: 361.]
  		•  Orthoclase
    K[AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    8
    		]
    Colour: Reddish
    Description: A prominent component of a red granitic country rock.
    Reference: [Schrader, F.C. & J.M. Hill (1915), Mineral deposits of the Santa Rita and Patagonia Mountains, AZ, USGS Bull. 582: 217.]
  		•  Pharmacosiderite
    KFe
    3+
    4
    		[(OH)
     
    4
    		|(AsO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		] · 6-7H
     
    2
    		O
    Description: Alteration product of tennantite.
    Reference: [Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 177, 292, 325; Bideaux, R.A., et al (1960), Some new occurrences of minerals of Arizona, AZ Geol. Soc. Digest: 3: 53-56.]
  		•  Plattnerite
    PbO
     
    2
    Description: Occurs as crystals on wulfenite.
    Reference: [Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 331; Galbraith, F.W. & D.J. Brennan (1959), Minerals of AZ: 32.]
  		•  Polybasite
    [(Ag,Cu)
     
    6
    		(Sb,As)
     
    2
    		S
     
    7
    		][Ag
     
    9
    		CuS
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 333, 335, 385; Engineering & Mining Jour. (1912), The mining news: 97: 395.]
  		•  Prehnite
    Ca
     
    2
    		Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    3
    		O
     
    12
    		(OH)
    Description: Occurs in andesite.
    Reference: [Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 335, 339-340, 395; Bideaux, R.A., et al (1960), Some new occurrences of minerals of Arizona, AZ Geol. Soc. Digest: 3: 53-56; Tschernich, 1992. Zeolites of the World, p.502.]
  		•  Proustite
    Ag
     
    3
    		AsS
     
    3
    Reference: [Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 333, 335, 385; Engineering & Mining Jour. (1912), The mining news: 97: 395.]
  		•  'Psilomelane'
    Reference: [Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 339; Olson, H.J. (1966), Oxidation of a sulfide body, Glove mine, Santa Cruz Co., AZ, Econ.Geol.: 61: 731-743.]
  		•  'Pumpellyite'
    Description: Occurs as amygdules in altered andesite.
    Reference: [Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 339-340, 395; Bideaux, R.A., et al (1960), Some new occurrences of minerals of Arizona, AZ Geol. Soc. Digest: 3: 53-56; Tschernich, 1992. Zeolites of the World, p.502.]
  		•  Pyrite
    FeS
     
    2
    Description: In most mines & prospects.
    Reference: [Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 341; Schrader, F.C. & J.M. Hill (1915), Mineral deposits of the Santa Rita and Patagonia Mountains, AZ, USGS Bull. 582]
  		•  Pyrolusite
    MnO
     
    2
    Reference: [Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 343; Olson, H.J. (1966), Oxidation of a sulfide body, Glove mine, Santa Cruz Co., AZ, Econ.Geol.: 61: 731-743.]
  		•  Pyromorphite
    Pb
     
    5
    		[Cl|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    Reference: [Keith, Stanton B. (1975), Arizona Bureau of Mines Bull. 191, Index of Mining Properties in Santa Cruz County Arizona: 87 (Table 4); Schrader (1915): 203; Univ. of AZ Bull. 41 (1916-17), Mineralogy of Useful Minerals in AZ: 51; Schrader, F.C. & J.M. Hill (1915), Mineral deposits of the Santa Rita and Patagonia Mountains, Arizona, USGS Bull. 582: 197; Arizona Bureau of Mines file data.]
  		•  Quartz
    SiO
     
    2
    Reference: [Keith, Stanton B. (1975), Arizona Bureau of Mines Bull. 191, Index of Mining Properties in Santa Cruz County Arizona: 83 (Table 4); Schrader (1915): 197-203; Arizona Bureau of Mines file data.]
    Site Photo
    Glove Mine (Sunrise Mine), Glove Mine group (Zombie & Zeco claims; Festiago-Franklin; Blacksmith adit), Devil's Cash Box ridge, Amado, Cottonwood Canyon, Tyndall District, Santa Rita Mts, Santa Cruz Co., Arizona, USA
    © Michael C. Roarke
  		•  Quartz
    var: Smoky Quartz
    SiO
     
    2
    Reference: [Schrader, F.C. & J.M. Hill (1915), Mineral deposits of the Santa Rita and Patagonia Mountains, Arizona, USGS Bull. 582: 174.]
  		•  Rhodochrosite
    MnCO
     
    3
    Description: Occurs with manganese oxide minerals.
    Reference: [Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 350; Olson, H.J. (1966), Oxidation of a sulfide body, Glove mine, Santa Cruz Co., AZ, Econ.Geol.: 61: 731-743.]
  		•  Rhodonite
    MnSiO
     
    3
    Reference: [Schrader, F.C. & J.M. Hill (1915), Mineral deposits of the Santa Rita and Patagonia Mountains, Arizona, USGS Bull. 582: 206.]
  		•  Rosasite
    (Cu,Zn)
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|CO
     
    3
    		]
    Reference: [Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 357; Olson, H.J. (1966), Oxidation of a sulfide body, Glove mine, Santa Cruz Co., AZ, Econ.Geol.: 61: 731-743.]
  		•  Schorl
    [Na][Fe
    2+
    3
    		][Al
     
    6
    		][(OH)
     
    3
    		|OH|(BO
     
    3
    		)
     
    3
    		|Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    18
    		]
    Reference: [Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 401.]
  		•  'Sericite'
    Reference: [MRDS database Dep. ID file #10037107, MRDS ID #M030413.]
  		•  Siderite
    FeCO
     
    3
    Reference: [Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 370-371; Olson, H.J. (1966), Oxidation of a sulfide body, Glove mine, Santa Cruz Co., AZ, Econ.Geol.: 61: 731-743.]
  		•  Silver
    Ag
    Reference: [Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 333, 335, 385; Engineering & Mining Jour. (1912), The mining news: 97: 395.]
  		•  Smithsonite
    ZnCO
     
    3
    Colour: Gray
    Description: Occurs as gray balls.
    Reference: [Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 374-375, 411; Olson, H.J. (1966), Oxidation of a sulfide body, Glove mine, Santa Cruz Co., AZ, Econ.Geol.: 61: 731-743.]
    Site Photo
    Glove Mine (Sunrise Mine), Glove Mine group (Zombie & Zeco claims; Festiago-Franklin; Blacksmith adit), Devil's Cash Box ridge, Amado, Cottonwood Canyon, Tyndall District, Santa Rita Mts, Santa Cruz Co., Arizona, USA
    © 2001 John H. Betts
  		•  Smithsonite
    var: Dry Bone Ore
    Colour: Gray
    Description: Abundant as incrustations in intermediate zone of the replacement orebodies in limestone.
    Reference: [Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 374-375, 411; Olson, H.J. (1966), Oxidation of a sulfide body, Glove mine, Santa Cruz Co., AZ, Econ.Geol.: 61: 731-743.]
  		•  Sphalerite
    (Zn,Fe
    2+
     
    		)S
    Description: Common in copper and silver ores.
    Reference: [Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 378; Schrader, F.C. & J.M. Hill (1915), Mineral deposits of the Santa Rita and Patagonia Mountains, AZ, USGS Bull. 582; Schrader, F.C. (1917), The geologic distribution and genesis of the metals in the Santa Rita-Patagonia Mountains, AZ, Econ.Geol.: 12: 237-269.]
  		•  Stromeyerite
    AgCuS
    Reference: [Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 333, 335, 385; Engineering & Mining Jour. (1912), The mining news: 97: 395.]
  		•  Sulphur
    S
     
    8
    Reference: [Schrader, F.C. & J.M. Hill (1915), Mineral deposits of the Santa Rita and Patagonia Mountains, Arizona, USGS Bull. 582: 237.]
  		•  Tennantite
    (Cu,Ag,Fe,Zn)
     
    12
    		As
     
    4
    		S
     
    13
    Reference: [Schrader, F.C. & J.M. Hill (1915), Mineral deposits of the Santa Rita and Patagonia Mountains, Arizona, USGS Bull. 582: 207.]
  		•  Tenorite
    CuO
    Reference: [Copper Handbook 1911]
  		•  Tetrahedrite
    (Cu,Fe,Ag,Zn)
     
    12
    		Sb
     
    4
    		S
     
    13
    Reference: [Keith, Stanton B. (1975), Arizona Bureau of Mines Bull. 191, Index of Mining Properties in Santa Cruz County Arizona: 83 (Table 4); Schrader (1915): 197-203; Arizona Bureau of Mines file data.]
  		•  Thomsonite-Ca
    NaCa
     
    2
    		[Al
     
    5
    		Si
     
    5
    		O
     
    20
    		] · 6H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 339-340, 395; Bideaux, R.A., et al (1960), Some new occurrences of minerals of Arizona, AZ Geol. Soc. Digest: 3: 53-56; Tschernich, 1992. Zeolites of the World, p.502.]
  		•  Tschermakite
    ☐[Ca
     
    2
    		][Mg
     
    3
    		Fe
    3+
     
    		Al][(OH)
     
    2
    		|Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    22
    		]
    Description: In metamorphosed limestone.
    Reference: [Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 403.]
  		•  Uraninite
    UO
     
    2
    Reference: [Keith, Stanton B. (1975), Arizona Bureau of Mines Bull. 191, Index of Mining Properties in Santa Cruz County Arizona: 83 (Table 4); Schrader (1915): 197-203; Copper Handbook (1903); US Atomic Energy Commission Prelim. Reconnaisance Report A-P-360 (1955); Arizona Bureau of Mines file data.]
  		•  Uranophane
    Ca(UO
     
    2
    		)
     
    2
    		[HSiO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
    		 · 5H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 124, 408; Robinson, R.L. (1954), Duranium claims Santa Cruz Co., AZ, US Atomic Energy Comm. Preliminary Recon. Rept. A-P-285.]
  		•  Vanadinite
    Pb
     
    5
    		[Cl|(VO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    Description: Occurs as splendid crystals, some of good color.
    Reference: [Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 307, 411, 426; Pellegrin, A.L. (1911), Rare minerals in southern AZ, Mining World: 34: 450; Novak, G. & W.W. Besse (1986), Vanadinite from the J.C. Holmes claim, Santa Cruz Co., AZ, Min.Rec.: 17: 111-115.]
    Site Photo
    J.C.Holmes Mine (J.C. Holmes claims), Temporal Gulch area, Patagonia, Wrightson District, Santa Rita Mts, Santa Cruz Co., Arizona, USA
     
  		•  'Wad'
    Reference: [MRDS database Dep. ID file #10101377, MRDS ID #D000342.]
  		•  Willemite
    Zn
     
    2
    		[SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Habit: hexagonal prisms and equant grains
    Colour: water clear
    Description: Excellent micro crystals with wulfenite (also micro)
    Reference: [Collection of Tom Trebisky, verified with Raman.]
  		•  Wulfenite
    Pb[MoO
     
    4
    		]
    Description: Occurs on fracture planes in quartz vein filling.
    Reference: [Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 426; Pellegrin, A.L. (1911), Rare minerals in southern AZ, Mining World: 34: 450.]
    Site Photo
    Glove Mine (Sunrise Mine), Glove Mine group (Zombie & Zeco claims; Festiago-Franklin; Blacksmith adit), Devil's Cash Box ridge, Amado, Cottonwood Canyon, Tyndall District, Santa Rita Mts, Santa Cruz Co., Arizona, USA
    © 2001 John H. Betts
  		•  Zircon
    Zr[SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Description: Occurs in granite porphyry & schists.
    Reference: [Galbraith, F.W. & D.J. Brennan (1959), Minerals of AZ: 97.]


    106 entries listed. 80 valid minerals.

    Localities in this Region:
    USA
     
    • Arizona
      • Santa Cruz Co.
        • Santa Rita Mts
            • Cave Creek Canyon
              • Sweetwater Spring
            • Jack Mountain
              • White House
          • Patagonia
          • Sonoita
              • Rattlesnake Canyon
            • Amado
              • Agua Caliente Canyon
            • Grosvenor Hills
              • Cinigita Canyon
              • Nash Mines group (Duquesne-Washington group)
                • Westinghouse Mine (Westinghouse property; Davis property)
            • Mount Hopkins
              • Elephant Head group of claims (Tremaine-Daniels group)
              • Alto Gulch
              • Bond Canyon
                • Toluachi group of claims (Toluachi group)
              • Grosvenor Hills
            • Squaw Gulch
            • Casa Blanca Canyon
            • Mount Wrightson
            • Patagonia
              • Gringo Gulch
              • Temporal Gulch area
                • Piper Gulch

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