L and N group of claims (Oneida group; Ward group), Gila 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' 0'' North , 111° 27' 29'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Claims
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Tonto Basin | 1,424 (2011) | 21.3km |
| Gisela | 570 (2011) | 22.2km |
| Oxbow Estates | 217 (2011) | 26.4km |
| Payson | 15,345 (2017) | 31.8km |
| Rio Verde | 1,811 (2011) | 33.8km |
Mindat Locality ID:
56988
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:56988:9
GUID (UUID V4):
df530128-8aa4-4cbf-a767-2eb211fdb03c
‡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, 125; AZ Bur. Mines Bull. 122 (1927); Bailey, E.H., USGS, personal files; DeWitt, Ed (1981), unpublished reconnaissance mapping; USGS 7.5 minute Reno Pass topo. map; AZ Dept. Min. Resources (ADMR) Oneida Mine file; Bur. Land Mgmt. AZ mineral claim file #15945; Beckman, R.T. & W.H. Kerns (1965), Mercury in Arizona, US Bur. Mines Info. Circ. 8252: 66; MRDS files #10040378 & 10283511.
A group of 6 or 7 mercury claims discovered and owned by Christopher Martin and others. This group of claims is located on the SW end of the Gila belt, overlapping the Maricopa belt; however, these claims are in Maricopa County since the designation of the belts is a convenience based on relationship to local rock strata.
Mineralization is some rich stringers of quartz and cinnabar up to an inch (2.5 cm) in width. Associated rock units are the Stanley shale, Penn shale & sandstone. Related structure: NE-trending rhyolite porphyry, probably Precambrian, and Precambrian purple phyllites and shales; NE-trending Precambrian sedimentary and volcanic sequence.
Workings are shallow prospecting pits.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Calomel Formula: [Hg2]2+Cl2 References: |
| ⓘ Cinnabar Formula: HgS References: |
| ⓘ Mercury Formula: Hg References: |
| ⓘ Metacinnabar Formula: HgS References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Mercury | 1.AD.05 | Hg |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Metacinnabar | 2.CB.05a | HgS |
| ⓘ | Cinnabar | 2.CD.15a | HgS |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Calomel | 3.AA.30 | [Hg2]2+Cl2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| S | Sulfur | |
|---|---|---|
| S | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
| S | ⓘ Metacinnabar | HgS |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Calomel | [Hg2]2+Cl2 |
| Hg | Mercury | |
| Hg | ⓘ Calomel | [Hg2]2+Cl2 |
| Hg | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
| Hg | ⓘ Mercury | Hg |
| Hg | ⓘ Metacinnabar | 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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