Gold Eagle Mine (Gold Eagle prospect), Cherry, Cherry Creek Mining District, Black Hills (Black Hill Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 36' 0'' North , 112° 1' 21'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Verde Village | 11,605 (2011) | 12.3km |
Cottonwood | 11,818 (2017) | 15.5km |
Camp Verde | 11,155 (2017) | 15.9km |
Cornville | 3,280 (2011) | 16.0km |
Jerome | 456 (2017) | 18.5km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
---|---|---|
Mingus Gem & Mineral Club | Cottonwood, Arizona | 16km |
Verde River Rockhounds | Cottonwood, Arizona | 16km |
Prescott Gem & Mineral Club | Prescott Valley, Arizona | 27km |
Sedona Gem & Mineral Club | Sedona, Arizona | 38km |
Mindat Locality ID:
62376
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:62376:1
GUID (UUID V4):
73a9bab2-0b45-4747-bf4e-59854a69726f
‡Ref.: Anderson, C.A. & S.C. Creasey (1958), Geology and ore deposits of the Jerome area, Yavapai County, Arizona, USGS PP 308: 176.
MRDS database Dep. ID #10109026, MRDS ID #M002763; and Dep. ID #10161589, MAS ID #0040250787.
A former underground gold mine located about 2 miles NE of Cherry. Claims extend into the W½NE¼NW¼ of sec. 15.
Mineralization is a vein deposit with ore in lenses and pods. The vein strikes N.35ºE. and dips 5º-35ºW. Ore control was faulting and shearing. Ore concentration was oxidation at near surface. No alteration was noted. An associated rock unit is the informally-named Cherry Creek Quartz Diorite, which is unfoliated.
Workings include an inclined shaft 100 feet deep that connects with drifts. Produced about 10 to 15 car of Au ore.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
S | Sulfur | |
---|---|---|
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Au | Gold | |
Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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