Ethiopia Mine, Yavapai County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Ethiopia Mine | Mine |
| Yavapai County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 37' 21'' North , 113° 11' 34'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Locality type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Bagdad | 1,876 (2016) | 4.7km |
| Wikieup | 133 (2011) | 39.3km |
| Peeples Valley | 428 (2011) | 58.1km |
| Congress | 1,975 (2014) | 60.0km |
| Yarnell | 649 (2011) | 60.5km |
A former underground Zn-Pb-Ag-Au-Cu-U-Th mine. Produced 1941-1947.
Mineralization is a vein deposit with a tabular ore body. Ore control was faulting and shearing. Ore concentration was oxidation at near surface. No alteration was noted. An associated rock unit is the Lawler Peak Granite and quartz monzonite porphyry dikes.
Area structures include veins parallel to quartz monzonite porphyry dikes or faults. Foliation in schist trends N-S to N20W. Major N-S trending faults.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS Reference: MRDS database Dep. ID #10048141, MRDS ID #M800183. |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Reference: MRDS database Dep. ID #10048141, MRDS ID #M800183. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| S | Sulfur | |
|---|---|---|
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
External Links
US Atomic Energy Commission Preliminary Reconnaissance Report PRR-AP-99 (1953).
US Atomic Energy Commission Preliminary Reconnaissance Report PRR-AP-172-490 (1954): 48.
Anderson, C.A. (1955) Geology and Ore Deposits of the Bagdad Area, Yavapai County, Arizona. USGS PP 278: Geologic map.
MRDS database Dep. ID #10048141, MRDS ID #M800183; and, Dep. ID #10161731, MAS ID #0040250707.
U.S. Bureau of Mines - Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mining Technology file data.
Yavapai County Recorder's Records.
US Atomic Energy Commission Preliminary Reconnaissance Report PRR-AP-172-490 (1954): 48.
Anderson, C.A. (1955) Geology and Ore Deposits of the Bagdad Area, Yavapai County, Arizona. USGS PP 278: Geologic map.
MRDS database Dep. ID #10048141, MRDS ID #M800183; and, Dep. ID #10161731, MAS ID #0040250707.
U.S. Bureau of Mines - Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mining Technology file data.
Yavapai County Recorder's Records.
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mojave DomainDomain
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