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Ventura Mine group (Morris group; George Morris Mine; George Morris Gold claim; Old Timer Mine; Homestake Mine; Georgia Mines), Ventura Canyon, Cox Gulch, Palmetto Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USAi
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Ventura CanyonCanyon
Cox GulchGulch
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 27' 27'' North , 110° 45' 52'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Patagonia890 (2017)9.2km
Kino Springs136 (2011)11.3km
Beyerville177 (2011)13.1km
Rio Rico18,962 (2011)20.2km
Francisco Miguel CΓ‘rdenas Valdez (MascareΓ±as)541 (2014)20.5km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Huachuca Mineral and Gem ClubSierra Vista, Arizona45km
Mindat Locality ID:
34160
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:34160:9
GUID (UUID V4):
600af740-c720-409e-90f2-34212eb2f4b7


‑Ref.: Schrader, F.C. (1915) Mineral deposits of the Santa Rita and Patagonia Mountains, Arizona, with contributions by J.M. Hill: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 582, 373 p., 3 sheets, scale 1:125,000: 291-292.

Moger, S.R. (1970) Geology of the west central portion of the Patagonia
Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona: Davis, University of California, M.S. thesis, 60 p.

Keith, Stanton B. (1975), Arizona Bureau of Mines Bull. 191, Index of Mining Properties in Santa Cruz County Arizona: 74 (Table 4).

Arizona Department of Mineral Resources Homestake Mine file & Old Timer Mine file.

Arizona Bureau of Mines card file Santa Cruz County.

U.S. Bureau of Mines - Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology file data.

U.S. Bureau of Mines Coronado National Forest Study.

MRDS database Dep. ID file #10037098, MRDS ID #M030395; and, Dep. ID #10137351, MAS ID #0040230308; and, Dep. ID #10210665, MAS ID #0040230394.

A former small underground Cu-Ag-Au-Pb-Zn-Mn-Mo mine located in the center (NEΒΌSWΒΌ) of sec. 1, T.23S., R.15E, 1 mile SSW of the European Mine, 13 miles NE of Nogales in Cox Gulch, on National Forest land. The property consists of 130 claims, presumed to be unpatented, in 1965. Produced 1913-1950. Owned at times, or in part, by Mr. A.S. Henderson; Ventura Mines,Inc.; Mr. G.W. Morris; and, Mr. Rupert Beyerle (Byerle ?). Operated by the Arizona Smelting and Refining Co.(1979). Owned by Noranda Mines, Ltd. (1979).

Mineralization is quartz-gouge veins with spotty pyrite, chalcopyrite, chalcocite and minor galena and sphalerite, roughly banded, along fissures and joints in strongly silicified and weakly mineralized Precambrian metamorphosed volcanics and sediments intruded by Jurassic granite, which is found 0.25 mile from the deposit. The quartz-gouge veins have unknown dimensions. The large ore lens associated with the shear zone is 500 feet long, 30-200 feet wide, and dips 70 degrees and plunges NE. Oxidation produced abundant iron oxide and psilomelane. Alteration includes silicification, oxidation (Sericite-Quartz-Tourmaline). The host rock unit is the Mt. Wrightson formation.

Workings include tunnel operations and total 1524 meters in length. The series of tunnels are on the E side of the mountain, one above the other. Extensive diamond drilling was conducted on the property. Sporadic production occurred in 1913 and from 1933 through 1950. Some 440 tons of ore were produced, averaging about 6% Cu, 16 oz. Ag/T, 1% Pb, and 0.2 oz. Au/T.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


7 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
β“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
β“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
β“˜ Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
β“˜ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ 'Psilomelane'
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
β“˜ 'Tennantite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
β“˜ 'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
β“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
β“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
β“˜Molybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
β“˜'Tennantite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜var. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified
β“˜'Psilomelane'-
β“˜'Tourmaline'-AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
BBoron
Bβ“˜ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Oβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sβ“˜ ChalcociteCu2S
Sβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sβ“˜ MolybdeniteMoS2
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
Sβ“˜ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
FeIron
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuβ“˜ ChalcociteCu2S
Cuβ“˜ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asβ“˜ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
MoMolybdenum
Moβ“˜ MolybdeniteMoS2
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ GalenaPbS

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