Kit Carson Mine (Kit Carson vein; Kit Carson and Walter prospect), Agua Fria Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 29' 39'' North , 112° 16' 27'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Dewey-Humboldt | 3,894 (2011) | 5.0km |
| Mayer | 1,497 (2011) | 11.3km |
| Prescott Valley | 42,197 (2017) | 13.4km |
| Prescott | 41,899 (2017) | 18.5km |
| Spring Valley | 1,148 (2011) | 19.7km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Prescott Gem & Mineral Club | Prescott Valley, Arizona | 13km |
| Mingus Gem & Mineral Club | Cottonwood, Arizona | 36km |
| Verde River Rockhounds | Cottonwood, Arizona | 36km |
| Black Canyon City Rock Club | Black Canyon City, Arizona | 48km |
Mindat Locality ID:
50981
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:50981:4
GUID (UUID V4):
d6228524-f481-4bf6-8388-65999fea1e18
A former Ag-Au-Cu-Pb mine on the Kit Carson vein, which is located about 1,500 feet west of the Silver Belt-McCabe vein. Discovered in 1897. Produced 1907-1926.
The Kit Carson vein strikes parallel to the Silver Belt-McCabe vein, but has an opposite dip to the east and is hosted in the Lower Unit of the Spud Mountain Volcanics. The Kit Carson vein was traced on the surface for about 4,000 feet, but is somewhat longer, for its northern extent is overlain by the gravel of the Hickey formation in Lonesome Valley. Little is known about this vein. It appears to resemble the Silver Belt-McCabe vein in structure, alteration, and character of the mineralized zone.
The vein consists of a sheared zone as much as 5 feet wide, characterized by fissile, sericitic rock in which local stringers of comb quartz and boxwork, possibly after ankerite, were observed. Mineralization is a 2 to 4 foot wide vein with well-defined wall rock. Ore control was faulting and shearing. Ore concentration was oxidation at near surface. Alteration was minor silicification. The Kit Carson vein is West of the Silver Belt-McCabe vein and dips N.30ΒΊE. and dips steeply SE.
Area structures include veins that parallel regional foliation, which trends N30E.
Workings include 8 shafts and prospect pits.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| β Ankerite Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 Description: Comb and boxwork structures. |
| β Silver Formula: Ag |
| β 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
| β Vanadinite Formula: Pb5(VO4)3Cl |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| β | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Ankerite | 5.AB.10 | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| β | Vanadinite | 8.BN.05 | Pb5(VO4)3Cl |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | β Vanadinite | Pb5(VO4)3Cl |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | β Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | β Vanadinite | Pb5(VO4)3Cl |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| V | Vanadium | |
| V | β Vanadinite | Pb5(VO4)3Cl |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | β Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | β Silver | Ag |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | β Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | β Vanadinite | Pb5(VO4)3Cl |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10048073 |
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