Hillside Mine, Bozarth Mesa, Bagdad, Eureka Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA

Zinczippeite, Johannite, Andersonite

Hillside Mine, Bozarth Mesa, Bagdad, Eureka Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA

Zinc-Zippeite on Johannite with greenish Andersonite from the Hillside mine near Bagdad, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA. Specimen and photo: Knut Eldjarn.

© Knut Eldjarn

Swartzite, Gypsum

Hillside Mine, Bozarth Mesa, Bagdad, Eureka Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA

Friable, yellow colored, swartzite, intermixed with gypsum, on schist matrix. S222-30 3.5 cm field of view. Excalibur Mineral Company specimen.

© 2008, JGW

Andersonite

Hillside Mine, Bozarth Mesa, Bagdad, Eureka Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA

Matrix with one face showing a rich coverage of light green andersonite. The SW UV photo shows the typical bright fluorescence. Specimen is 14mm x 7mm. Photo TB/CM

© Trevor Boyd/ Causeway Minerals

Andersonite

Hillside Mine, Bozarth Mesa, Bagdad, Eureka Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA

Matrix with one face showing a rich coverage of light green andersonite. The LW UV photo shows the typical bright fluorescence. Specimen is 14mm x 7mm. Photo TB/CM

© Trevor Boyd/ Causeway Minerals

Swartzite, Gypsum

Hillside Mine, Bozarth Mesa, Bagdad, Eureka Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA

Yellow microcrystalline swartzite - very rare (4-locality) magnesium calcium uranyl carbonate hydrate) - intermixed with gypsum.

© Łukasz Kruszewski 2019

Andersonite

Hillside Mine, Bozarth Mesa, Bagdad, Eureka Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA

Matrix with one face showing a rich coverage of light green andersonite. The SW UV photo shows the typical bright fluorescence. Specimen is 14mm x 7mm. Close-up FOV 4mm Photo TB/CM

© Trevor Boyd/ Causeway Minerals

Natrolite

Hillside Mine area, Bozarth Mesa, Bagdad, Eureka Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA

Two crystals of natrolite in a vug on material from the giveaway tables at the 2015 CMMA Symposium. Image was processed with Zerene Stacker pyramid algorithm (seventeen slices) and Picasa 3.9 software for color balance, etc. Photo and specimen: Steve Stuart.

© SMS 2015

Analcime

Hillside Mine area, Bozarth Mesa, Bagdad, Eureka Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA

Two analcime crystals in a vug, on material from the giveaway tables at the 2015 CMMA Symposium. Identified visually. Mindat does not list analcime as found here. But, natrolite is listed, so it's possible for other zeolites to be found. Zerene Stacker pyramid algorithm (19 slices); Picasa software for color balance, etc. Photo and specimen: ...

© SMS 2015

Andersonite

Hillside Mine, Bozarth Mesa, Bagdad, Eureka Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA

Glassy pale yellow microcrystallised andersonite on sandstone matrix. Purchased in 2019.

© Andrew Hodgson

Chabazite

Hillside Mine area, Bozarth Mesa, Bagdad, Eureka Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA

Rhombohedrons of chabazite, visually identified. Image was processed with Zerene Stacker depth map algorithm (23 slices) and Picasa 3.9 for color balance and contrast enhancement. Photo and specimen: Steve Stuart.

© SMS 2015

Natrolite

Unnamed Natrolite occurrence [1], Hillside Mine area, Bozarth Mesa, Bagdad, Eureka Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA

Colourless, prismatic natrolite crystals in a vug in basalt matrix. Purchased from Sauktown Sales in 2007. Stack of 50 images.

© Andrew Hodgson

Andersonite, Bayleyite, Schröckingerite

Hillside Mine, Bozarth Mesa, Bagdad, Eureka Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA

Thick, yellow-green crust of andersonite (with bright blue-green fluorescence) on sandstone matrix. The label also states that there is minor bayleyite and interstitial schroeckingerite in the sandstone but they are not obvious in this view. Eric Quinter specimen U/Th 0653.

© 2025 Harold Moritz

Natrolite

Hillside Mine area, Bozarth Mesa, Bagdad, Eureka Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA

This is a micromount specimen of natrolite from the Hillside Mine area, Bozarth Mesa, Bagdad, Eureka Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona. I acquired the specimen from Janet Clifford at the 2023 Cleveland micromineral symposium. Jamison K. Brizendine specimen and photo.

© Jamison K. Brizendine

Bayleyite

Hillside Mine, Bozarth Mesa, Bagdad, Eureka Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA

Grains/crystals of bayleyite according to Eric Quinter's label, which has swartzite crossed out because this piece does not fluoresce much. Eric Quinter specimen U/Th 673.

© 2025 Harold Moritz

View of Old Head Frame and Dumps

Hillside Mine, Bozarth Mesa, Bagdad, Eureka Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA

Photo of the old collapsed head frame and mine dumps which are located southwest and down the canyon from the old stamping mill site. Photo taken October 18, 2012. Jerry A. Baird photo.

Old Stamping Mill Site

Hillside Mine, Bozarth Mesa, Bagdad, Eureka Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA

Photo taken from the road leading down to the old abandoned stamping mill site. Photo taken October 18, 2012. Jerry A. Baird photo.

Andersonite

Hillside Mine, Bozarth Mesa, Bagdad, Eureka Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA

Matrix with one face showing a rich coverage of light green andersonite. The SW UV photo shows the typical bright fluorescence. Specimen is 14mm x 7mm. Photo TB/CM

© Trevor Boyd/ Causeway Minerals

Zinczippeite, Johannite, Andersonite

Hillside Mine, Bozarth Mesa, Bagdad, Eureka Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA

Zinc-Zippeite on Johannite with greenish Andersonite from the Hillside mine near Bagdad, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA. Specimen and photo: Knut Eldjarn.

© Knut Eldjarn

Swartzite, Gypsum

Hillside Mine, Bozarth Mesa, Bagdad, Eureka Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA

Friable, yellow colored, swartzite, intermixed with gypsum, on schist matrix. S222-30 3.5 cm field of view. Excalibur Mineral Company specimen.

© 2008, JGW

Andersonite

Hillside Mine, Bozarth Mesa, Bagdad, Eureka Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA

Matrix with one face showing a rich coverage of light green andersonite. The SW UV photo shows the typical bright fluorescence. Specimen is 14mm x 7mm. Close-up FOV 4mm Photo TB/CM

© Trevor Boyd/ Causeway Minerals

Andersonite

Hillside Mine, Bozarth Mesa, Bagdad, Eureka Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA

Matrix with one face showing a rich coverage of light green andersonite. The LW UV photo shows the typical bright fluorescence. Specimen is 14mm x 7mm. Photo TB/CM

© Trevor Boyd/ Causeway Minerals

Swartzite, Gypsum

Hillside Mine, Bozarth Mesa, Bagdad, Eureka Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA

Yellow microcrystalline swartzite - very rare (4-locality) magnesium calcium uranyl carbonate hydrate) - intermixed with gypsum.

© Łukasz Kruszewski 2019

Andersonite

Hillside Mine, Bozarth Mesa, Bagdad, Eureka Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA

Glassy pale yellow microcrystallised andersonite on sandstone matrix. Purchased in 2019.

© Andrew Hodgson

Natrolite

Hillside Mine area, Bozarth Mesa, Bagdad, Eureka Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA

Two crystals of natrolite in a vug on material from the giveaway tables at the 2015 CMMA Symposium. Image was processed with Zerene Stacker pyramid algorithm (seventeen slices) and Picasa 3.9 software for color balance, etc. Photo and specimen: Steve Stuart.

© SMS 2015

Analcime

Hillside Mine area, Bozarth Mesa, Bagdad, Eureka Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA

Two analcime crystals in a vug, on material from the giveaway tables at the 2015 CMMA Symposium. Identified visually. Mindat does not list analcime as found here. But, natrolite is listed, so it's possible for other zeolites to be found. Zerene Stacker pyramid algorithm (19 slices); Picasa software for color balance, etc. Photo and specimen: ...

© SMS 2015

Natrolite

Unnamed Natrolite occurrence [1], Hillside Mine area, Bozarth Mesa, Bagdad, Eureka Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA

Colourless, prismatic natrolite crystals in a vug in basalt matrix. Purchased from Sauktown Sales in 2007. Stack of 50 images.

© Andrew Hodgson

Chabazite

Hillside Mine area, Bozarth Mesa, Bagdad, Eureka Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA

Rhombohedrons of chabazite, visually identified. Image was processed with Zerene Stacker depth map algorithm (23 slices) and Picasa 3.9 for color balance and contrast enhancement. Photo and specimen: Steve Stuart.

© SMS 2015

Andersonite, Bayleyite, Schröckingerite

Hillside Mine, Bozarth Mesa, Bagdad, Eureka Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA

Thick, yellow-green crust of andersonite (with bright blue-green fluorescence) on sandstone matrix. The label also states that there is minor bayleyite and interstitial schroeckingerite in the sandstone but they are not obvious in this view. Eric Quinter specimen U/Th 0653.

© 2025 Harold Moritz

Natrolite

Hillside Mine area, Bozarth Mesa, Bagdad, Eureka Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA

This is a micromount specimen of natrolite from the Hillside Mine area, Bozarth Mesa, Bagdad, Eureka Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona. I acquired the specimen from Janet Clifford at the 2023 Cleveland micromineral symposium. Jamison K. Brizendine specimen and photo.

© Jamison K. Brizendine

Bayleyite

Hillside Mine, Bozarth Mesa, Bagdad, Eureka Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA

Grains/crystals of bayleyite according to Eric Quinter's label, which has swartzite crossed out because this piece does not fluoresce much. Eric Quinter specimen U/Th 673.

© 2025 Harold Moritz

View of Old Head Frame and Dumps

Hillside Mine, Bozarth Mesa, Bagdad, Eureka Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA

Photo of the old collapsed head frame and mine dumps which are located southwest and down the canyon from the old stamping mill site. Photo taken October 18, 2012. Jerry A. Baird photo.

Old Stamping Mill Site

Hillside Mine, Bozarth Mesa, Bagdad, Eureka Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA

Photo taken from the road leading down to the old abandoned stamping mill site. Photo taken October 18, 2012. Jerry A. Baird photo.