Clark group, Papago Mining District (Sierrita Mining District), Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Clark group | - not defined - |
Papago Mining District (Sierrita Mining District) | Mining District |
Sierrita Mountains | Mountain Range |
Pima County | County |
Arizona | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 54' 20'' North , 111° 16' 41'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Three Points | 5,581 (2011) | 19.3km |
Green Valley | 21,391 (2011) | 27.4km |
Arivaca Junction | 1,090 (2011) | 28.5km |
Valencia West | 9,355 (2011) | 29.6km |
Amado | 295 (2011) | 29.8km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Old Pueblo Lapidary Club | Tucson, Arizona | 48km |
Tucson Gem and Mineral Society | Tucson, Arizona | 48km |
Mindat Locality ID:
188722
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:188722:1
GUID (UUID V4):
41d237e4-2484-465b-9778-a87ab0d5d6bd
Ref.: Ransome, F.L. (1922) Ore deposits of the Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, in Contributions to Economic Geology (Short Papers and Preliminary Reports), 1921 - Part I.--Metals and Nonmetals except Fuels: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 725, p. 407-428.
Full, Roy P. (1970) Indian Claims Commission docket 345, VIP 149.
MRDS database Dep. ID file #10039558, MRDS ID #M050279; and, Dep. ID #10137858, MAS ID #0040190469.
A former small surface Ag-Cu-Au mine/group of claims in sec. 36, T17S, R10E, about 38 miles SW of Tucson. Discovered 1920.
Mineralization is a tabular ore body in a permiable shear zone. An associated rock unit is granite.
Workings description not available. No production figures.
List of minerals for each chemical element
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10039558 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Mexico
- Sierra Madre OccidentalMountain Range
North America
- Sonoran DesertDesert
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mojave DomainDomain
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