Waterman Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Waterman Mining District | Mining District |
| Pima County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude:
32° North , 111° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~153km
Locality type:
Ref.: McClymonds, N.E. (1959), Paleozoic stratigraphy of the Waterman Mountains, Pima County, Arizona: Arizona Geological Society, Southern Arizona Guidebook II: 67-76.
Keith, Stanton B. (1974), Arizona Bureau of Geology & Mineral Technology, Geological Survey Branch Bull. 189, Index of Mining Properties in Pima County, Arizona: 144 (Table 4).
Arizona Bureau of Mines file data.
A Cu-Pb-Zn-Ag-Au mining area located in T.12S., R.8-9E., in the Waterman Mountains, and including Silver Hill, partially on the Tohono O'odom (Papago) Indian Reservation.
Mineralization is vein-like deposits of base metal carbonates and sulfides along fault and fracture zones in steeply folded Paleozoic formations. Some oxidized copper is found in the Cretaceous sediments and isolated Paleozoic outcrops.
Workings include shaft and adit operations. Worked intermittently since the late 1880's with a total production through 1972 of some 25,000 tons of ore containing about 750 tons of Cu, 780 tons of Pb, 490 tons of Zn, 110 oz. of Au and 130,000 oz. of Ag.
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Detailed Mineral List:
| β Anglesite Formula: PbSO4 Locality: Indiana-Arizona Mine group (Carbonate group), Waterman Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA Reference: MRDS database Dep. ID file #10103757, MRDS ID #M050601. |
β Aurichalcite Formula: (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 Reference: Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 123, 308, 331; Bideaux, R.A., et al (1960), Some new occurrences of minerals of Arizona, AZ Geol. Soc. Digest: 3: 53-56; Galbraith, F.W. & D.J. Brennan (1959), Minerals of AZ: 53. |
β Azurite Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 Localities: Reference: Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 126. |
| β Baryte Formula: BaSO4 Locality: Indiana-Arizona Mine group (Carbonate group), Waterman Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA Reference: MRDS database Dep. ID file #10103757, MRDS ID #M050601. |
| β Beudantite Formula: PbFe3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 Reference: Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 135. |
| β 'Bindheimite' Formula: Pb2Sb2O6O Reference: Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 136. |
| β Braunite Formula: Mn2+Mn3+6(SiO4)O8 Habit: Micro-crystals Reference: Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 145. |
β Brochantite Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 Reference: Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 146. |
β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Localities: Reference: No reference listed |
| β Cerussite Formula: PbCO3 Localities: Reference: No reference listed |
| β Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S Locality: Indiana-Arizona Mine group (Carbonate group), Waterman Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA Reference: MRDS database Dep. ID file #10103757, MRDS ID #M050601. |
| β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 Localities: Reference: MRDS database Dep. ID file #10102393, MRDS ID #M000143. |
| β Cuprite Formula: Cu2O Reference: Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 196. |
| β Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 Reference: Richard Dale collection |
| β Fluorite Formula: CaF2 Locality: Indiana-Arizona Mine group (Carbonate group), Waterman Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA Reference: MRDS database Dep. ID file #10103757, MRDS ID #M050601. |
| β Galena Formula: PbS Localities: Reference: No reference listed |
| β Goethite Formula: Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) Reference: Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 126. |
| β Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 Locality: Indiana-Arizona Mine group (Carbonate group), Waterman Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA Reference: MRDS database Dep. ID file #10103757, MRDS ID #M050601. |
β Hemimorphite Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O Reference: Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 248. |
β Jarosite Formula: KFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6 Reference: No reference listed |
| β Libethenite Formula: Cu2(PO4)(OH) Habit: Micro-crystals Reference: Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 277. |
β 'Limonite' Locality: Indiana-Arizona Mine group (Carbonate group), Waterman Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA Reference: MRDS database Dep. ID file #10103757, MRDS ID #M050601. |
β Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 Localities: Reference: Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 196, 286, 331. |
β Mimetite Formula: Pb5(AsO4)3Cl Habit: Micro-crystals Reference: Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 299. |
| β Murdochite Formula: PbCu6O8-x(Cl,Br)2x Reference: Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 123, 308, 331; Bideaux, R.A., et al (1960), Some new occurrences of minerals of Arizona, AZ Geol. Soc. Digest: 3: 53-56. |
β Osarizawaite Formula: Pb(Al2Cu2+)(SO4)2(OH)6 Colour: Blue Description: Attractive massive to micro-crystalline material. Reference: Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 319; Stolberg, C.S. (1988), Osarizawaite from the Silver Hill mine, AZ, Min.Rec.: 19: 311-313. |
| β Plattnerite Formula: PbO2 Reference: Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 123, 308, 331; Bideaux, R.A., et al (1960), Some new occurrences of minerals of Arizona, AZ Geol. Soc. Digest: 3: 53-56. |
| β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Locality: Indiana-Arizona Mine group (Carbonate group), Waterman Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA Reference: MRDS database Dep. ID file #10103757, MRDS ID #M050601. |
| β Pyromorphite Formula: Pb5(PO4)3Cl Habit: Small crystals Colour: Green to brown Reference: Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 344. |
β Rosasite Formula: (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 Reference: Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 286, 357, 374; Galbraith, F.W. & D.J. Brennan (1959), Minerals of AZ: 53. |
β Smithsonite Formula: ZnCO3 Habit: Small rhombohedra Colour: Pale blue Description: Small crystals & pale blue botryoidal masses. Dry Bone ore. Reference: Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 374; Galbraith, F.W. & D.J. Brennan (1959), Minerals of AZ: 49. |
| β Sphalerite Formula: ZnS Locality: Indiana-Arizona Mine group (Carbonate group), Waterman Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA Reference: MRDS database Dep. ID file #10103757, MRDS ID #M050601. |
| β Willemite Formula: Zn2SiO4 Habit: Small, barrel-shaped Description: Occurs near head of the inclined surface tram. Reference: Galbraith, F.W. & D.J. Brennan (1959), Minerals of AZ: 96; Min.Rec.: 19: 312. |
β Wulfenite Formula: Pb(MoO4) Reference: Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 299. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
| β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| β | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| β | Murdochite | 3.DB.45 | PbCu6O8-x(Cl,Br)2x |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | 'Bindheimite' | 4.DH.20 | Pb2Sb2O6O |
| β | Cuprite | 4.AA.10 | Cu2O |
| β | Goethite | 4.00. | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| β | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| β | Plattnerite | 4.DB.05 | PbO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Aurichalcite | 5.BA.15 | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| β | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| β | Cerussite | 5.AB.15 | PbCO3 |
| β | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| β | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| β | Rosasite | 5.BA.10 | (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| β | Smithsonite | 5.AB.05 | ZnCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| β | Anglesite | 7.AD.35 | PbSO4 |
| β | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| β | Brochantite | 7.BB.25 | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| β | Jarosite | 7.BC.10 | KFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| β | Osarizawaite | 7.BC.10 | Pb(Al2Cu2+)(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| β | Wulfenite | 7.GA.05 | Pb(MoO4) |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| β | Beudantite | 8.BL.05 | PbFe3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| β | Libethenite | 8.BB.30 | Cu2(PO4)(OH) |
| β | Mimetite | 8.BN.05 | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| β | Pyromorphite | 8.BN.05 | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Braunite | 9.AG.05 | Mn2+Mn3+6(SiO4)O8 |
| β | Hemimorphite | 9.BD.10 | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 Β· H2O |
| β | Willemite | 9.AA.05 | Zn2SiO4 |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| β | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| H | β Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| H | β Osarizawaite | Pb(Al2Cu2+)(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| H | β Rosasite | (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| H | β Jarosite | KFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| H | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| H | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| H | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| H | β Beudantite | PbFe3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| H | β Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
| H | β Libethenite | Cu2(PO4)(OH) |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | β Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | β Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| C | β Rosasite | (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | β Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
| C | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| C | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| O | β Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | β Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| O | β Murdochite | PbCu6O8-x(Cl,Br)2x |
| O | β Osarizawaite | Pb(Al2Cu2+)(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| O | β Plattnerite | PbO2 |
| O | β Rosasite | (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | β Willemite | Zn2SiO4 |
| O | β Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
| O | β Jarosite | KFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| O | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| O | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | β Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| O | β Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
| O | β Pyromorphite | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
| O | β Beudantite | PbFe3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| O | β Cuprite | Cu2O |
| O | β Bindheimite | Pb2Sb2O6O |
| O | β Braunite | Mn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8 |
| O | β Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
| O | β Libethenite | Cu2(PO4)(OH) |
| O | β Anglesite | PbSO4 |
| O | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | β Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Osarizawaite | Pb(Al2Cu2+)(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Willemite | Zn2SiO4 |
| Si | β Braunite | Mn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8 |
| Si | β Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | β Pyromorphite | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
| P | β Libethenite | Cu2(PO4)(OH) |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| S | β Galena | PbS |
| S | β Osarizawaite | Pb(Al2Cu2+)(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| S | β Jarosite | KFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| S | β Beudantite | PbFe3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | β Anglesite | PbSO4 |
| S | β Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | β Murdochite | PbCu6O8-x(Cl,Br)2x |
| Cl | β Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| Cl | β Pyromorphite | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | β Jarosite | KFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | β Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Ca | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | β Braunite | Mn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Jarosite | KFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Fe | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | β Beudantite | PbFe3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | β Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| Cu | β Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| Cu | β Murdochite | PbCu6O8-x(Cl,Br)2x |
| Cu | β Osarizawaite | Pb(Al2Cu2+)(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Cu | β Rosasite | (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Cu | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Cu | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| Cu | β Cuprite | Cu2O |
| Cu | β Libethenite | Cu2(PO4)(OH) |
| Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | β Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | β Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| Zn | β Rosasite | (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Zn | β Willemite | Zn2SiO4 |
| Zn | β Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
| Zn | β Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
| Zn | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | β Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| As | β Beudantite | PbFe3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| Br | Bromine | |
| Br | β Murdochite | PbCu6O8-x(Cl,Br)2x |
| Mo | Molybdenum | |
| Mo | β Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | β Bindheimite | Pb2Sb2O6O |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | β Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| Pb | β Galena | PbS |
| Pb | β Murdochite | PbCu6O8-x(Cl,Br)2x |
| Pb | β Osarizawaite | Pb(Al2Cu2+)(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Pb | β Plattnerite | PbO2 |
| Pb | β Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| Pb | β Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
| Pb | β Pyromorphite | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
| Pb | β Beudantite | PbFe3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| Pb | β Bindheimite | Pb2Sb2O6O |
| Pb | β Anglesite | PbSO4 |
Localities in this Region
- Arizona
- Arizona
- Pima County
- Waterman Mining District
- Indiana-Arizona Mine group (Carbonate group)
- Penny and Penny Mine (Penny claim; Penny No. 1 claim)
- Silver Hill Mining District
- Waterman Peak
- Waterman Mining District
- Pima County
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- Sierra Madre OccidentalMountain Range
North America
- Sonoran DesertDesert
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- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mojave DomainDomain
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- Arizona
- Pima County
- Waterman MountainsMountain Range
- Pima County
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