Growler Mining District, Growler Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Growler Mining District | Mining District |
| Growler Mountains | Mountain Range |
| Pima County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° North , 113° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~1km
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
35961
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:35961:7
GUID (UUID V4):
46589ce4-1cf8-465c-9e01-88d458c694c9
Ref.: Bryan, K. (1925), The Papago country, Arizona, USGS Water-Supply Paper 499: 195-196.
Darton, N.H. (1925), A resumé of Arizona Geology, Arizona Bureau of Mines Bull. 119: 288.
Keith, Stanton B. (1974), Arizona Bureau of Geology & Mineral Technology, Geological Survey Branch Bull. 189, Index of Mining Properties in Pima County, Arizona: 121 (Table 4).
A Cu-Pb-Ag-Au mining area located in T.14S., R.7W., in the Growler Mountains and Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument. Adjoined on the Northeast by the Ajo District.
Mineralization is: (1) Oxidized copper and lead minerals with minor sulfides in small outcrops of fractured and metamorphosed Paleozoic sedimentary formations on or near contacts with Mesozoic intrusive granitic rocks; and (2) Small, spotty, superficial gold occurrences in fracture and fault zones in volcanics.
Workings include one moderate sized mine and several prospects with tunnels, shafts and pits. Some 50 tons of ore containing about 6 tons of copper, 200 oz. of silver and a few oz. of gold were produced sporadically from prior to 1900 to 1949.
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Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S |
| ⓘ 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ Wollastonite Formula: Ca3(Si3O9) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Wollastonite | 9.DG.05 | Ca3(Si3O9) |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Wollastonite | Ca3(Si3O9) |
| O | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Wollastonite | Ca3(Si3O9) |
| Si | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Wollastonite | Ca3(Si3O9) |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
Localities in this Region
- Arizona
- Pima County
- Growler Mountains
- Growler Mining District
- Growler Mountains
- Pima County
- Arizona
- Pima County
- Growler Mountains
- Growler Mining District
- Growler Mountains
- Pima County
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Mexico
- Sierra Madre OccidentalMountain Range
North America
- Sonoran DesertDesert
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- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mojave DomainDomain
USA
- Arizona
- Pima County
- Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife RefugeWildlife Refuge
- Pima County
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