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Purple Passion Mine, Morgan Butte, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USAi
Regional Level Types
Purple Passion MineMine
Morgan ButteTable/Butte
Big Bug Mining DistrictMining District
Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range)Mountain Range
Yavapai CountyCounty
ArizonaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 3' 5'' North , 112° 33' 35'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
34.05162,-112.55985
GeoHash:
G#: 9qpcwwumj
GRN:
N23W67
Type:
Mine
KΓΆppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Wickenburg6,806 (2017)18.2km
Morristown227 (2017)22.4km
Yarnell649 (2011)25.6km
Peeples Valley428 (2011)28.6km
Congress1,975 (2014)29.5km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Wickenburg Gem and Mineral SocietyWickenburg, Arizona18km
Black Canyon City Rock ClubBlack Canyon City, Arizona38km
Daisy Mountain Rock & Mineral ClubAnthem, Arizona43km
Mindat Locality ID:
6031
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:6031:1
GUID (UUID V4):
f70ec272-e50f-4e8c-842d-9da20283642d
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Diamond Joe Mine; Cuprite Mine


A former underground Ag-Pb-Au-Cu-Mo mine located in the SEΒΌ sec. 30, T8N, R3W, at about 3,300 feet of altitude. Formerly the Diamond Joe mine. Discovered around 1890 by Mr. A.B. Lovell. Produced intermittently from 1901 to 1926. Operated by the Diamond Joe Mining Co., Inc. about 1926. This firm was owned exclusively by Mr. George R. Kyok of Wickenburg. It closed in 1928 allegedly due to a lack of sufficient water. It was again opened briefly in 1945, shipped a small amount of ore and closed again. In recent years this mine is under claim for the recovery of mineral specimens. Trespassing without the permission of the claim holder is prohibited.

Mineralization is a vein deposit with a tabular ore body hosted in granodiorite, that is extensively intruded by dikes of various kinds, ranging from basic andesites to very acid rocks. There is considerable faulting and the vein or orebody is in the main fault, a N-S fissure dipping about 50 degrees west. None of the intrusive dikes cut across the ore vein. At least two known faults cross the vein but hardly dislocate it. All of this disturbance is in the hanging wall. The footwall area is relatively undisturbed diorite, solid and little altered. The highly intruded condition of the hanging wall has resulted in extensive kaolinization, with schistosity, and the general result is a badly broken, distorted, kaolinized area over the ore.

The vein can be traced on surface for about 1,200 feet, and, from sporadic indications of the same fissure, for a probable total length up to 3,000 feet. The mineralization is principally a calcite gangue carrying lead and silver minerals, with considerable iron stain in places, and evidence of an intrusion of porphyry along the fissure.

Workings include an inclined shaft of 325 feet along the dip (225 feet vertical). Vertical shaft No. 1 intersected the inclined shaft at the 83 foot level and continued down to 180 feet. A lack of sufficient operating water resulted in the sinking of vertical shaft No. 2 to the 500 foot level. The first 225 feet of this shaft were utilized as the main entrance to the lowest working level of the mine. The bottom 275 feet were used as a reservoir to supply water for the milling operations. A total of 2,250 feet of tunnels, shafts, and stopes were driven, with levels at 45, 83, 180 and 225 feet.

Production was some 135,000 tons of ore.

This mine has been located or misfiled in several districts, but at this time the AZGS and USGS place it in the Black Rock district. (WW Besse, 2018)

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


19 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Anglesite
Formula: PbSO4
β“˜ Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
β“˜ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
β“˜ Chlorargyrite
Formula: AgCl
β“˜ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
β“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
β“˜ Gold
Formula: Au
β“˜ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
β“˜ Hydrozincite
Formula: Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
β“˜ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Description: Alteration product in hanging wall of vein.
β“˜ Mimetite
Formula: Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Silver
Formula: Ag
β“˜ Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3
β“˜ Sulphur
Formula: S8
β“˜ Willemite
Formula: Zn2SiO4
β“˜ Wulfenite
Formula: Pb(MoO4)

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Gold1.AA.05Au
β“˜Silver1.AA.05Ag
β“˜Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
Group 3 - Halides
β“˜Chlorargyrite3.AA.15AgCl
β“˜Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜var. Smoky Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
β“˜Smithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
β“˜Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
β“˜Aragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
β“˜Hydrozincite5.BA.15Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Anglesite7.AD.35PbSO4
β“˜Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
β“˜Wulfenite7.GA.05Pb(MoO4)
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
β“˜Mimetite8.BN.05Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Willemite9.AA.05Zn2SiO4
β“˜Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Unclassified
β“˜'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Hβ“˜ HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Hβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ AragoniteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ CerussitePbCO3
Cβ“˜ HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Cβ“˜ SmithsoniteZnCO3
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ AnglesitePbSO4
Oβ“˜ AragoniteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Oβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ CerussitePbCO3
Oβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Oβ“˜ HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Oβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oβ“˜ MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ SmithsoniteZnCO3
Oβ“˜ Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ WillemiteZn2SiO4
Oβ“˜ WulfenitePb(MoO4)
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ WillemiteZn2SiO4
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ AnglesitePbSO4
Sβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Sβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sβ“˜ SulphurS8
ClChlorine
Clβ“˜ ChlorargyriteAgCl
Clβ“˜ MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ AragoniteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
FeIron
Feβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Znβ“˜ SmithsoniteZnCO3
Znβ“˜ WillemiteZn2SiO4
AsArsenic
Asβ“˜ MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
MoMolybdenum
Moβ“˜ WulfenitePb(MoO4)
AgSilver
Agβ“˜ ChlorargyriteAgCl
Agβ“˜ SilverAg
BaBarium
Baβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
AuGold
Auβ“˜ GoldAu
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ AnglesitePbSO4
Pbβ“˜ CerussitePbCO3
Pbβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Pbβ“˜ MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
Pbβ“˜ WulfenitePb(MoO4)

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References

U.S. Bureau of Mines - Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology file data.
Arizona Department of Mineral Resources Diamond Joe Mine file.
USGS Morgan Butte Quadrangle map.
MRDS database Dep. ID #10109859, MRDS ID #M800336; and, Dep. ID #10137780, MAS ID #0040250656.
www.fluorescents.com (n.d.) http://www.fluorescents.com/mr2001.htm.
Arizona Geological Survey Mining Data - Diamond Joe
janrasmussen.com (n.d.) https://janrasmussen.com/pdfs/Wulfenite%20AZ%202017_3_29%20ver2.pdf
janrasmussen.com (n.d.) https://janrasmussen.com/pdfs/Wulfenite%20AZ%202017_5_11%20ppt.pdf
Sedgwick, A.E. (1921 & 1923), Report on the Diamond Joe group of claims: Arizona Department of Mines and Mineral Resources, Primary data file - Diamond Joe 3/20/90.
Gohring, W.B. (1934), Report on the Diamond Joe Mining property: Arizona Department of Mines & Mineral Resources, Primary Data file - Diamond Joe 3/20/90.
Roe, A. (1980), Micromounting in Arizona: Mineralogical Record: 11: 264.
Stimac, James A., Joan E. Fryxell, Stephen J. Reynolds, Stephen M. Richard, Michael J. Grubensky & Elizabeth A. Scott (1987), Geologic map of the Wickenburg, southern Buckhorn, and northwestern Hieroglyphic Mountains, central Arizona: Arizona Bureau of Geology & Mineral Technology Open-File Report 87-9.
Davis, E. and Gardner, B. (2000). "The Purple Passion Mine, Yavapai County, Arizona." Mineralogical Record: 31(4): 323-331.
minedata.azgs.arizona.edu (n.d.) http://minedata.azgs.arizona.edu/report/diamond-joe-0
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