Gap and Catclaw Flat area, Globe Placers, Globe, Globe Hills Mining District, Globe-Miami Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Gap and Catclaw Flat area | Area |
| Globe Placers | Group of Placers |
| Globe | - not defined - |
| Globe Hills Mining District | Mining Sub-district |
| Globe-Miami Mining District | Mining District |
| Gila County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° North , 110° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~7km
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
48150
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:48150:9
GUID (UUID V4):
3e56b9c4-6730-48b5-a9d1-d66cef4ee7ae
A placer gold deposit area located 6 miles SE of Globe. It is an area about 4,000 feet long by 1,500 feet wide, East of Sixshooter Creek.
Mineralization is a pediment, carved mainly upon diorite & partly mantles with gravels and gives way NE-ward to Gila Conglomerate. Placer gravels occur mainly upon the diorite & to a minor extent upon the Gila Conglomerate. They are generally fine to sandy with minor clay & a few large boulders.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Gold Formula: Au Description: Placer gold irregularly distributed; medium to fine, angular grains assocuated with abundant black sand. |
Gallery:
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Sonoran DesertDesert
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mazatzal DomainDomain
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