Maricopa Quicksilver Mines Company claims (Maricopa group; IRL group [?]), Maricopa County belt, Sunflower Mining District (Mazatzal Mountains Mining District; Quicksilver Mining District), Maricopa County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 58' 4'' North , 111° 28' 51'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Claims
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Tonto Basin | 1,424 (2011) | 22.9km |
| Gisela | 570 (2011) | 23.8km |
| Oxbow Estates | 217 (2011) | 27.2km |
| Payson | 15,345 (2017) | 32.6km |
| Rio Verde | 1,811 (2011) | 32.7km |
Mindat Locality ID:
56986
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:56986:1
GUID (UUID V4):
766a3a7a-daac-4d60-b3c7-97d171c82f09
‡Ref.: Ransome, F.L. (1916), Quicksilver Deposits of the Mazatzal Range, Arizona, in Contributions to Economic Geology by F.L. Ransome & H.S. Gale, USGS Bull. 620: 121, 123; AZ Br. Mines Bull. 12 (1927); US Bur. Mines data; MRDS file #10092576.
A group of 14 Hg claims owned by the Maricopa Quicksilver Mines Co.
Workings include a crosscut tunnel at an elevation of about 4,900 feet has been run northwestward to cut a lode that outcrops about 2,000 feet higher up the hill. This tunnel was probably between 200 and 300 feet long.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Cinnabar | 2.CD.15a | HgS |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Sonoran DesertDesert
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Great Plains DomainDomain
USA
- Arizona
- Tonto National ForestForest
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