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Gold (commodity) from
Red Cloud Mine, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Commodity:Gold (commodity)
Data
Commodity Data:Click here to view Gold (commodity) data
Locality Data:Click here to view Red Cloud Mine, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1296064
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1296064:4
GUID (UUID V4):190f261b-14c5-4bf9-a9f5-4c6ade59c8e7
Nearest other deposits of Gold (commodity)
15.9km (9.9 miles) ⓘPicacho Mine (Picacho Gold Mine; Goshen; Helen May; Tierra Rica; Mina Rica; St. George; California Gold King; Picacho Basin; Golden Rule; Venus; Jayne; Golden Casket; Dulciana; Mars), Picacho Peak, Picacho Mining District, Chocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
20.8km (12.9 miles) ⓘMillion Dollar Gold Mine, Pebble Mountain, Picacho Mining District, Chocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
30.9km (19.2 miles) ⓘAmerican Boy Mine, Obregon, Cargo Muchacho Mining District (Hedges Mining District; Ogilby Mining District), Cargo Muchacho Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
32.4km (20.1 miles) ⓘAmerican Girl Mine (Cargo Mine; Cargo Muchacho Mine), American Girl project, Obregon, Cargo Muchacho Mining District (Hedges Mining District; Ogilby Mining District), Cargo Muchacho Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
33.8km (21.0 miles) ⓘMadre No. 2 shaft (Madre No. 2 Mine), Padre Y Madre Mine (Padre Mine; Madre Mine; Madre No. 1 Mine), American Girl project, Obregon, Cargo Muchacho Mining District (Hedges Mining District; Ogilby Mining District), Cargo Muchacho Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
49.6km (30.8 miles) ⓘRoosevelt Mine (Santa Fe Mine; Roosevelt and Rainbow Mine; Roosevelt vein; Rainbow vein), Mule Mountains District (Hodges Mountain District), Riverside County, California, USA
49.6km (30.8 miles) ⓘRoosevelt Mine (Roosevelt claim; Roosevelt and Rainbow Mine; Santa Fe Mine), Mule Mountains District (Hodges Mountain District), Riverside County, California, USA
51.6km (32.1 miles) ⓘCopper Chief Mine, U.S. Army Yuma Proving Grounds, La Paz Mining District (Weaver Mining District), Dome Rock Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
52.0km (32.3 miles) ⓘRainbow prospect, U.S. Army Yuma Proving Grounds, La Paz Mining District (Weaver Mining District), Dome Rock Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
63.7km (39.6 miles) ⓘFerrar Gulch placers, Ferrar Gulch, Arroyo La Paz, La Paz placers, La Paz Mining District (Weaver Mining District), Dome Rock Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (issue)
Mineralogical Record Inc., 7413 N. Mowry Place Tucson, Arizona 85741 Editor & Publisher Wendell E. Wilson Associate...reprints, book sales, shows) P.O. Box 35565 Tucson, Arizona 85740 602-297-6709 Subscriptions ‱ Individuals...second class postage (USPS-887-700) Paid at Tucson, Arizona, and additional offices. POSTMASTER: send address...Madera County, C alifornia............................. 127 by T. Szenics The El Dragon mine, Potosi...Lehrberger & G. Schnorrer-Kohler Arizona's Silver mining district ......................................
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RECORD, MAY-JUNE 2013 Mineral Collections in Arizona A Supplement to The Mineralogical Record May-June...Mineralogical Record, Inc. P.O. Box 30730, Tucson, Arizona 85751 Softcover: $25 plus shipping Hardcover: $60...Mimetite on Barite 5.1 cm, from the Rowley mine, Maricopa County, Arizona. Dick Morris collection; Jeff Scovil...Certificate (only one known) for The Red Cloud Gold & Silver Mining Company (1880) Mark Hay collection...Renaissance-style Depot in Tucson Courtesy of the Arizona Historical Society This special supplement was
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SOCIETY VOLUME 76, NO. 5 ISSN 2572-7486 OF ARIZONA MAY 2017 The Rockhound Record, Volume 76, No...WULFENITE, PbMoO4, 7cm, Red Cloud Mine, Trigo Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA; Evan Jones Collection...Collection, © Jeff Scovil. ”Official MSA/Arizona Campaign Wulfenite” Heart Shaped Matrix & Wulfenite Crystal...22, 2017, Wulfenite became Official Mineral of Arizona, so May, we celebrate Wulfenite with a program...MSA Mineral Collection 8 Official Arizona Symbols 9 Arizona Mineral Collector 10 Mystery Mineral
Journal (issue)
Record Inc., 6349 N. Orange Tree Drive, Tucson, Arizona 85740 The Mineralogical Record Inc. Is a non-profit...Volume Fourteen, Number Five ARIZONA- V Articles Lost mines of Arizona ................................Famous mineral localities: the New Cornelia mine, Ajo, Arizona 283 by W. J. Thomas and R. B. Gibbs Famous...R. A. Bideaux Famous mineral localities: the Ray mine ..................................................Allgood and C. Williams Black dioptase from Tiger, Arizona ..............................................
Book (edition)
MINERALOGY OF ARIZONA ‱ Wu!fenite. Red Cloud mine, Si/district, Trigo Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona...Tucson .. The University of Arizona Press Copyright © 1977, r982, 1995 Arizona Board of Regents All rights...Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Mineralogy of Arizona/ John W. Anthony ... [et al.]; Wendell E. Wilson...0-8165-1555-7 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Minerals-Arizona. I. Anthony, John W (John Williams), 1920-. QE375...HISTORY OF ARIZONA MINING AND MINERALOGY The Prehistoric Period 20 Arizona Under Spanish Rule Arizona as a
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Fluorite in Arizona BARBARA L. MUNTYAN 3500 S. Beryl Avenue Tucson, Arizona 85735 azmarmot@gmail.com...specimen photos by Jeff Scovil Figure 1. Map of Arizona showing noteworthy fluorite localities; prepared...William Besse. W hen one thinks about outstanding Arizona minerals, fluorite may be far down on the species...But Mindat lists no less than 390 localities for Arizona fluorite, distributed among twelve counties, suggesting...(http://mindat.org/fluorite/Arizona; accessed March 2016). The only area in Arizona without much fluorite is
Book (edition)
OF ARIZONA Wulfenite. Red Cloud mine, Silver district, Trigo Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona. Smithsonian...by Ed Over. Chip Clark photo. MINERALOGY OF ARIZONA THIRD EDITION W. Anthony Joh n Sidney A. Williams...of Arizona Press / Tucson The University of Arizona Press Copyright © 1977, 1982, 1995 Arizona Board...Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Mineralogy of Arizona / John W. Anthony . . [et al.] ;Wendell E. Wilson...0-8165-1555-7 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Minerals—Arizona. QE375-5-A6M56 I. Anthony, John W. (John Williams)
Journal (issue)
January–February, 2020 Mineral Collections in Arizona-II A Supplement to The Mineralogical Record January-February...Record, Inc. 5347 N. Ridge Spring Place, Tucson, Arizona 85749 Softcover: $25 plus shipping Hardcover: $60...Vanadinite 3.4 cm, from the North Geronimo mine, La Paz County, Arizona. Dick Morris collection; Jeff Scovil...cover: (above) Stock certificate for the Silver King Mining Company (1878) Dick Morris collection (below)...(below) Stock Certificate for The Total Wreck Mining & Milling Company (1881) Dick Morris collection This
Show/Event (guide)
SYMPOSIUM august „ 22-23,2014 Gold Eagle's Nest Mine, California, USA J «. *.1 DALLAS Mineral Collecting...Year’s Speaker Lineup Brice Gobin Tanzanite: From Mine to Market Dr. Robert Bowell Tsumeb: A Mineralogical...fringe benefit of exploring Mexico for silver-lead-zinc and silver-gold deposits, which “necessitates" frequent...frequent visits to established mining districts to see what’s new. Sometimes he finds only a few flats...source of several major specimen recovery projects. Silver from Batopilas, Chihuahua, Mexico Peter Megaw Collection
Journal (issue)
50th Anniversary Issue! Arizona ineralogical Record January-February 2020 ❖ Volume 51 Number 1 ❖ $40...$40 THE MINERALOGICAL RECORD ARIZONA-VII . . . . Arizona-VII (Introduction) .................................................... 5 W. E. Wilson Arizona Wulfenite in the News, 1877–1940 .................... 15 W. E. Wilson The Piedmont mine, Yavapai County, Arizona ........................................ 29 B. L. Muntyan The San Manuel mine, Pinal County, Arizona ....................................
Catalog/List
WULFENITE & ASSOC/A TIONS: Finch Mine (AKA Barking Spider), Pinal County, Arizona: Very nice combinations which...ROWLEYWULFENITE &ASSOCIATIONS: Rowley Mine, Painted Rock Mtns., Maricopa Co., Arizona: Clear golden wulfenite crystals...30.00 each GLOVE WULFENITE: Glove Mine, Santa Cruz County, Arizona: Very nice crystalline specimens with...WULFENITE: Old Yuma Mine, Tucson Mountains, Pima County, Arizona: Butterscotch to deep orange-red crystal inch...mounted in 1 1/4 79 WULFENITE: 79 Mine, Banner District, Gila County, Arizo _na: Transparent bright yellow
Report (volume)
ARIZONA AVAILABILITY OF BOOKS AND MAPS OF THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Instructions on ordering publications...Trigo Mountains Wilderness Study Area, La Paz County, Arizona By DAVID R. SHERROD, RICHARD M. TOSDAL...WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS: SOUTHWESTERN AND SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR MANUEL LUJAN, JR.·...Trigo Mountains Wilderness Study Area, La Paz County, Arizona I by David R. Sherrod .. : [et al.]. p...wilderness study areas-southwestern and south-central Arizona ; ch. J.) Includes bibliographical references.
Book
65-136 65-128 1-96 GOLD-II] 1-112 MMEE‱] 25 I 1994 1-80 ARIZONA-I] ARIZONA-II] [ 129-200 201-272...321--400 337--400 ARIZONA-Ill] 337--400 257-336 [ 257-320 [ [ GOLD-I ] 321--412 ARIZONA-V] 265-352...321-384 225-288 137-224 CALIFORNIA ] 273-336 ARIZONA-IV ] 1-102 [ 17 / 1986 [ ONTARIO] NEVADA]...15th annual FM-TGMS-MSA Mineralogical Symposium: silver (chairman R. W. Graeme) 25:69-76 New minerals recently...On a spectacular find of crocoite in the Adelaide mine, Dundas, Tasmania (by A. H. Chapman) 3:111-113 ADOLFSSON
Show/Event (guide)
In short, Wulfenite is a spectacular 1nineral. Arizona has provided ·world-class Wulfenite specunens for...collectors and 1nuseums all over the world. Yes, Arizona is famous for itsWulfenite specimens, so fainous...Wulfenite is the Official Mineral of the State of Arizona! Check out your local library for many colorful...©2019 Da!l1'1 Powell Phy ical Properties Color: Red Rcdcli h-or;rngc, Or;U1gc, Orange- ellow, yellow...c1ystaJ form . \1 \/uJfeniLe i pa.rt of a group or mine,-aJ known a Lhc Schee lite Grou p. The ScheeliLc
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
2017   39 Figure 4. Silver, 23 cm, Keweenaw mining district, Houghton County, Michigan, Robert Heinsleigh...Rhodochrosite, 15 cm, from the Sweet Home mine, Park County, Colorado. Jeff Scovil photo. Figure 6. Opal...Uranium mine, Bancroft, Ontario. Robert Heinsleigh photo. 40   ROCKS & MINERALS Figure 8. Gold, 26 cm... from the Red Ledge mine, Nevada County, California. Jeff Scovil photo. Figure 9. Silver, 21.6 cm, from...photo. Figure 10. Copper, 14 cm, from the Baltic mine, Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan. Jeff Scovil photo
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The Mineralogical Record P.O. Box 35565 Tucson, Arizona 85740 Tel: 520-297-6709 FAX: 520-544-0815 Editorial...AZ 85741. Periodicals postage paid at Tucson, Arizona and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send...Golden Topaz, 3.5 inches, from Katlang, Mardan District, Pakistan; Freilich Collection. OPENING SPREAD:...from Guerrero, Mexico; Gold from California; Pyromorphite from the Bunker Hill mine, Idaho; Wulfenite from...from the Red Cloud mine, Arizona; Calcite and Fluorite from the Elmwood mine, Tennessee; Aquamarine from
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WEST-CENTRAL New Mexico in what was once a thriving mining region and is still a paradise for mineral collectors...Magdalena district with the world-famous Kelly mine and the equally famous Hansonburg district with the...collectors. The rich ores mined in the Magdalena district from 1866 to 1970, together with Gustav Billing’s... This later became the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, or New Mexico Tech for short. Approximately...died in 1926, was a noted mine operator in the region and owned the Kelly mine during its heyday as a zinc
Book (edition)
MINERALOGY OF ARIZONA,FOURTHEDITION V e a o_ of li rizo TI RAYMOND W. GRANT RONALD B. GIBBS...CALLAHAN THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA PRESS TUCSON f -- The University of Arizona Press www.uapress.arizona...arizona.edu © 2022 by The Arizona Board of Regents All rights reserYed. Published 2022 ISBN-13: 978-0-8165-4358-8...McDonald Co\·er photo: \\ 7 ulfenite, Rowley Mine, Maricopa County, 4 cm high specimen, Evan and Melissa Jones...Grant, Raymond \X'.,author. Title: Mineralogy of Arizona/ Raymond W. Grant [and 4 others] ; maps and illustrations
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Wulfenite’s deep, rich colors can be as warm as the Arizona climate in which it occurs so prolifically. RICHARD...RICHARD A. BIDEAUX 710 W. Bangalor Drive Or0 Valley, Arizona 85737 WULFENITE HAS BEEN A FAVORITE of mineral...specimens, not only to the mine, but also often to the particular place in the mine and even to the period...example, more than 150 localities are on record for Arizona alone (Anthony, Williams, and Bideaux, 1977; Wilt...is often yellow through orange, and more rarely red. It has also been recorded as green, blue, colorless
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Mineralogical Record, fuc. P.O. Box 35565, Tucson, Arizona 85750 Softcover: $25 plus shipping Hardcover: $60...Tue largest crystal measures 3 cm Heights mine, Weardale, County Durham, England. Stuart Strife collection;...photo Backcover: (upper left) Elbaite, 4.5 cm, Sapo mine, Goiabeira, Minas Gerais, Brazil; Gus Eitler collection;...right) Elbaite, 7.8 cm, Himalaya rnine, San Diego County, California; Kevin Brown collection; Jeff Scovil...5 cm, Tree Root pocket, Two Point claim, Teller County, Colorado; Karl Warning collection; Jeff Scovil
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
A 1985 Report: Arizona's Red Cloud Mine 54 ROCKS AND MINERALS R A Y M O N D W. G R A N T Mesa Community...Southern Avenue Mesa, Arizona 85202 T H E R E D C L O U D M I N E in L a Paz County, Arizona, is considered...that L a Paz is a new county, resulting from the recent division of Yuma County. Red Cloud wulfenite...the Red Cloud mine, making occasional finds of good specimens. However, five years ago the mine was closed... The price of silver was rising, and the mine was reopened at that time to mine silver. During the past
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were some of the words used to describe a lluorite mine in the San Andres Mountains of New Mexico. The author...location for a possible collectin_g ve~ture. The mine was determined to be the Bohrnstedt lluonte mme...for us to reach the mine. This was accomplished and we eventually reached the mine (which included a hike...crystals covered the mine area and it appeared that no one had visited the mine since the U. S. Army...Army had closed the area in the 1940s. The "mine" was really a prospect as it consisted of a trench cut through
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
there is no stolzite equivalent of wulfenite’s Red Cloud mine, yet attractive, somewhat wulfenite-like stolzite...exhibits a wide variation in color, ranging from red through various shades of reddish-brown and orange...under shortwave ultraviolet radiation and orange or red under longwave. Stolzite is tetragonal-pyramidal...Chillagoe, Queensland, Australia; the Fat Jack mine, Arizona; and Santa Rosa, Argentina. Stolzite is dimorphous...(Mahan) mine at Easthampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts (Emerson 1895); Bartlett, Carroll County, New
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Record, lnc. 5347 N. Ridge Spring Place, Tucson, Arizona 85749 2 Saftcover: $25 plus shipping Hardcover:...stock certificates for mines in the Cripple Creek District, Colorado, in 1898 and 1901. Sponsorship: This...Kile Brian Kosnar Bryan & Kathryn Lees Ian Merkel Mining Hall of Farne, Steve Whittington curator Nick North...as no surprise that, since the first discovery of gold in Colorado in 1858, mineral collecting has had...did not escape the notice of some of the earliest mining men to work in there. Unlike the neighboring states
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net SEPTEMBER–OCTOBER 2023 Articles The Dry Gill Mine, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England............only): $139/one year (Canada) $231/one year, (outside USA other than Canada) $325 for one year Subscription...(deceased) Peter L. Via (deceased) SENIOR FELLOWS Gold Level Scott A. Rudolph (2022) Gail & Jim Spann...his interest in minerals. They moved to Phoenix, Arizona, in 1962 when Bill was transferred to GE’s Computer...Computer Division there, and it was while living in Arizona—a mineral collector’s paradise—that Bill was able
 
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