Regional Report: Artillery Mts, Mohave Co., Arizona, USA

‡Ref.: Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of AZ, 3rd. ed.; Jones, E.L., Jr. & Ramsome, F.L. (1920), USGS Bull. 710-D, Deps. of Mn Ore in AZ: 146-147; Wilson, E.D. & Graham, G.M. (1930), Arizona Bureau of Mines Bull. 127, Mn Ore Deps. in AZ: 71-74; Lasky and Webber (1949); Farnham & Stewart (1958); Galbraith, F.W. & Brennan (1959), Mins. of AZ; Mouat, M.M. (1962), Mn Oxides from the Artillery Mts area, AZ, Am.Min.: 47: 744-757. The Artillery Mountains lie West of the Big Sandy River, North of the Bill Williams River directly North of the Alamo dam and lake on that river, and NE of Chapin Wash. These mountains are on the NE of the Rawhide Range. Essentially a manganese mining area with some pegmatites. Manganese deposits with 58 total claims. Located in secs. 3,4 & 5, T.11N., R.13W. & sec. 33, T.12N., R.13W. + the entirety of sec. 32, T.12N., R.13W. Owners include the Chapin Exploration Co. (from 1929 forward). Geology: The Artillery Mts rise from dissected bajada and lava-capped slopes North of the Bill Williams River & culminate in Artillery Peak, a volcanic plug. Coarse-grained granitic rocks of probable Precambrian age extend from the Hualapai & Aquarius Ranges into the Artillery Mts. Most of the Mn in this area occurs in bedded deposits. Approximately 4 carloads of Mn ore at 41-45% Mn were shipped from the area (1928).

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Alamosite - 49, 50, 51

Analcime - 28

Anglesite - 40

Baryte - 6, 3, 12, 42, 47, 36

Braunite - 6

Calcite - 3, 30, 43, 10, 47, 34, 26, 25, 11

Celestine - 21

Cerussite - 50, 51

'Chalcedony' - 3

Chalcocite - 18, 51

Chalcopyrite - 51

Chrysocolla - 40, 18, 51

Coronadite - 3, 12, 38

Cryptomelane - 3, 12, 30, 35, 37, 38

Dioptase - 40

Fluorite - 6, 3, 42, 50, 51

Galena - 51

Gold - 5, 10, 18

Gypsum - 3

Hollandite - 3, 12, 30, 37, 38

Hyalotekite - 51

Leucoxene - 49, 51

Limonite - 23

Lithiophorite - 3, 12, 35, 38

Luddenite - 49, 50, 51

Malachite - 42, 18, 51

Manganite - 6, 3, 16, 30, 44, 43, 10, 27, 47, 9, 22, 13, 14, 36, 32, 1, 26, 25, 11

Melanotekite - 51

Mimetite - 50, 51

Nitratine - 4

'Psilomelane' - 3, 12, 16, 20, 30, 31, 37, 38, 23, 43, 10, 24, 27, 47, 9, 22, 2, 14, 36, 34, 32, 1, 25, 11

Pyrolusite - 6, 3, 12, 16, 35, 37, 38, 44, 43, 10, 24, 47, 22, 13, 14, 36, 34, 26

Quartz - 49, 47, 51

Ramsdellite - 3, 12, 35, 37, 38

Shattuckite - 40, 49, 51

Silver - 18

'Wad' - 6, 3, 30, 24, 27, 14, 34

Wherryite - 48

Wickenburgite - 49, 50, 51

Wulfenite - 40, 5, 42, 50, 51

40 minerals listed.

Locality Key

1	Alamo Queen Mine (Manganosite Mine), Artillery Mts, Mohave Co., Arizona, USA
2	American Mine (American prospect), Artillery Mts, Mohave Co., Arizona, USA
3	Artillery Mts, Mohave Co., Arizona, USA
4	Artillery Peak - South of, Artillery Mts, Mohave Co., Arizona, USA
5	Artillery Peak area, Artillery Mts, Mohave Co., Arizona, USA
6	Artillery Peak deposit, Artillery Peak, Artillery Mts, Mohave Co., Arizona, USA
7	Artillery Peak Mine (Artillery Mountain Mine; Hanna Mine), Artillery Peak, Artillery Mts, Mohave Co., Arizona, USA
8	Artillery Peak, Artillery Mts, Mohave Co., Arizona, USA
9	Black Crow Mine, Artillery Peak, Artillery Mts, Mohave Co., Arizona, USA
10	Black Diamond Mine, Artillery Peak, Artillery Mts, Mohave Co., Arizona, USA
11	Black Eagle Mine, Artillery Peak, Artillery Mts, Mohave Co., Arizona, USA
12	Black Jack Mine (Black Jack vein; Black Jack group; Love group), Artillery Mts, Mohave Co., Arizona, USA
13	Black Mary prospect, Artillery Mts, Mohave Co., Arizona, USA
14	Black Mollie Mine, Artillery Mts, Mohave Co., Arizona, USA
15	Black Moly Mine, Artillery Mts, Mohave Co., Arizona, USA
16	Black Warrior Mine (Neal Mine; Hurley Mine; McGregor Mine; Big Jim Mine; Graham Mine; Black Jim Mine; Shanahan claims; Black Warrior No. 11), Alamo Crossing, Artillery Mts, Mohave Co., Arizona, USA
17	Blossom Mine (Blossom group; River View Mine; Corum Mine), Artillery Mts, Mohave Co., Arizona, USA
18	Cleopatra Mine (Palo Verde group), Rawhide Wash, Kimble Sub-District, Cleopatra District, Artillery Mts, Mohave Co., Arizona, USA
19	Gold Chief Mine, Artillery Peak, Artillery Mts, Mohave Co., Arizona, USA
20	Graham claims, Artillery Mts, Mohave Co., Arizona, USA
21	Graham prospect, Artillery Mts, Mohave Co., Arizona, USA
22	Indian prospect, Artillery Peak, Artillery Mts, Mohave Co., Arizona, USA
23	John Carr claims, Artillery Mts, Mohave Co., Arizona, USA
24	Lake Mine (McGregor Mine; Graham claims; Chapin group; Chapin Claims Mine; Big Jim Mine; Sitton Mill; Black Warrior Mine), Artillery Peak, Artillery Mts, Mohave Co., Arizona, USA
25	Last Chance Mine, Artillery Peak, Artillery Mts, Mohave Co., Arizona, USA
26	Lone Star Mine, Artillery Mts, Mohave Co., Arizona, USA

27	Loves Mine (Psilomelane Group Mine; McComas claims), Artillery Peak, Artillery Mts, Mohave Co., Arizona, USA
28	Maggie Canyon zeolite deposit, Maggie Canyon, Artillery Mts, Mohave Co., Arizona, USA
29	Maggie Canyon, Artillery Mts, Mohave Co., Arizona, USA
30	Maggie Mine (Maggie Canyon deposit), Maggie Canyon, Artillery Mts, Mohave Co., Arizona, USA
31	McComas claims, Artillery Mts, Mohave Co., Arizona, USA
32	Needle Eye Mine (Leeye Mine), Artillery Mts, Mohave Co., Arizona, USA
33	Neeye Mine, Artillery Peak, Artillery Mts, Mohave Co., Arizona, USA
34	Oversight Mine, Artillery Mts, Mohave Co., Arizona, USA
35	Plancha Mountain prospect (Plancha group; Plancha deposit), Artillery Mts, Mohave Co., Arizona, USA
36	Polianite Group Mine (Tate Manganese Mine), Artillery Mts, Mohave Co., Arizona, USA
37	Price Mine (Price vein), Artillery Mts, Mohave Co., Arizona, USA
38	Priceless Mine (Priceless vein; John Carr claims; Price Mine; Price group; Mohave Mining & Milling Mine), Artillery Peak, Artillery Mts, Mohave Co., Arizona, USA
39	Rawhide mine area, Rawhide Wash, Artillery Mts, Mohave Co., Arizona, USA
40	Rawhide Mine, Rawhide Wash, Artillery Mts, Mohave Co., Arizona, USA
41	Rawhide Wash, Artillery Mts, Mohave Co., Arizona, USA
42	Red Hills prospect (Burro Wash area), Alamo area, Artillery Mts, Mohave Co., Arizona, USA
43	Rudy Mine (Rudy group; Barbee Mine; Nigger Boy Mine; Nigger Boy claims), Artillery Mts, Mohave Co., Arizona, USA
44	Sec. 12; T.11N.; R.13W., Artillery Mts, Mohave Co., Arizona, USA
45	Sec. 23; T.11N.; R.13W., Artillery Mts, Mohave Co., Arizona, USA
46	Shanahan claims, Artillery Mts, Mohave Co., Arizona, USA
47	Shannon Mine (Shannon prospect), Rawhide Wash, Artillery Mts, Mohave Co., Arizona, USA
48	Unnamed base metal prospect, Artillery Peak area, Artillery Mts, Mohave Co., Arizona, USA
49	Unnamed prospect (1), Rawhide Mine area, Rawhide Wash, Artillery Mts, Mohave Co., Arizona, USA
50	Unnamed prospect (2), Rawhide Mine area, Rawhide Wash, Artillery Mts, Mohave Co., Arizona, USA
51	Unnamed prospect, Artillery Peak, Artillery Mts, Mohave Co., Arizona, USA

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