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Orthoclase from
Christmas Mine, Christmas, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Orthoclase
Formula:K(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Orthoclase data
Locality Data:Click here to view Christmas Mine, Christmas, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:218961
Long-form Identifier:1:3:218961:1
GUID (UUID V4):7f21edc8-67fb-49f3-995c-e02dbfac7047
Nearest other occurrences of Orthoclase
15.4km (9.5 miles) Kearny, Banner Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
24.7km (15.3 miles) Ray Mine, Scott Mountain, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
41.3km (25.7 miles) Live Oak pit, Inspiration Mine, Miami-Inspiration deposit, Inspiration, Miami-Inspiration Mining District, Globe-Miami Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
42.1km (26.2 miles) Childs-Adwinkle Mine (Childs and Altwilkle Mine; Childs-Aldwinkle Mine), Copper Creek (Copper Creek Canyon), Bunker Hill District (Copper Creek District), Pinal County, Arizona, USA
42.8km (26.6 miles) Tucson Mica property, Black Mountain, Black Mountain Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
43.4km (27.0 miles) Castle Dome Mine (Castle Dome deposit; Pinto Valley deposit), Castle Dome area (Castle Dome Mine area; Pinto Valley Mine area), Inspiration, Miami-Inspiration Mining District, Globe-Miami Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
44.3km (27.5 miles) Copper Cities Mine (Sleeping Beauty Mine; Lost Gulch Mine; Yellow Metal Mine; Diamond-H Mine), Copper Cities Mine area, Sleeping Beauty Peak, Miami, Miami-Inspiration Mining District, Globe-Miami Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
58.5km (36.3 miles) Victor claims, Owl Head Buttes area, Owl Head Mining District, Tortolita Mountains, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
References
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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
Report (issue)
ALTERATIONMINERALIZATION OF IGNEOUS ROCKS AT THE CHRISTMAS MINE, GILA COUNTY, ARIZONA By Randolph Allan Koski Open-File...standards ABSTRACT The Christmas copper deposit, located in southern Gil a County, Arizona, is part of the major...province of southwestern North America. Although Christmas is known for skarn deposits in Paleozoic carbonate...alteration-mineralization in the igneous rock environment at Christmas. At the southeast end of the Dripping Spring Mountains...and the mineralized Christmas intrusive complex. Rocks of the elongate Christmas stock, intruded along
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
255-270 SkarnGenesisat the ChristmasMine, Gila County,Arizona D^wI) V. P•RR¾ Abstract The Christmasmine...providingemploymentduring the period of residence at Christmas. Numerous discussions with December1965 through...--Thispaper is an abridgment spiration geologists at Christmas were of great beneof a doctoral dissertationsubmittedto...of the Geology Department of the University of Arizona. The study was conductedunder the securedthe initial...and unconsolidated alluvium ARIZONA PHOENIX ß ß GLOBE ß CHRISTMAS MINE cov- ers portionsof the flanks
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
Book (edition)
/BRA PY Muineralogy of Arizona Stope in oxide ore, Copper Queen mine, Bisbee. These old workings...Peter Kresam and Richard Graeme . Mineralogy of Arizona John W. Anthony, Sidney A. Williams, and Richard...Richard A. Bideaux AN THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA PRESS TUCSON, ARIZONA About the Authors... JoHN W. ANTHONY...M.S. degrees in geology from the University of Arizona and his Ph.D. from Harvard University. Following...mineralogist with the Arizona Bureau of Mines, he joined the faculty of the University of Arizona, where he rose
Report (volume)
DEPOSITS OF THE SADDLE MOUNTAIN AND BANNER MINING DISTRICTS, ARIZONA BY CLYDE P. ROSS WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT...Older Tertiary stratified rocks_________________ __ Gila conglomerate________-_ _ _ __ Quaternary alluvium____...___ Mines and prospects. _ __ _ _ ______ Adjust mine.__ ___ ___ ______!____________ Saddle Mountain group______________...group______________!____________________ Little Treasure mine.__ _______________________ Lee group_____ _____...Faull group___________________________:______ Christmas mine__ ___ ____ ___________________ Mellor prospect__
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)
Book (edition)
0.C D.?~•.!~'J..~5 ~!~.~J.RY Mineralogy of Arizona Stope in oxide ore, Copper Queen tnine, Bisbee...Richard A. Bideaux THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA PRESS TUCSON, ARIZONA About the Authors . .. JOHN W. ANTHONY...M.S. degrees in geology from the University of Arizona and his Ph.D. from Harvard University. Following...mineralogist with the Arizona Bureau of Mines, he joined the faculty of the Uni~ersity of Arizona, where he rose...Gem and Mineral Society, and the University of Arizona. SIDNEY A. WILLIAMS has authored or co-authored
Report (issue)
itty nf l\rt~nttU iullrtttt ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES MINERALS OF ARIZONA By FREDERIC W. GALBRAITH...(Revised) ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES, GEOLOGICAL BULLETIN NO. 153 One dollar (Free to residents of Arizona) PUBLISHED...PUBLISHED BY lIlniul'r.lluy nf Arizuna TUCSON. ARIZONA SERIES No. 17, TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE INTRODUCTION...bulletin will be forwarded to the Arizona Bureau of Mines, University of Arizona, Tucson. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS... ACKNOWLEDGMENTS This description of the minerals of Arizona has been largely compiled from publications and manuscripts
Report (issue)
Residents of Arizona MINERALS OF ARIZONA by Frederic W. Galbraith and Daniel J. Brennan THE ARIZONA BUREAU...UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA TUCSON FOREWORD As a service about mineral matters in Arizona, the Arizona Bureau of...University of Arizona, is pleased to reprint the long-standing booklet on MINERALS OF ARIZONA. This basic...Dr. Frederic W. Galbraith, as a bulletin of the Arizona Bureau of Mines. It has moved through several editions...released in its Fourth Edition as Bulletin 181, Arizona Bureau of Mines. The comprehensive coverage of
Book (edition)
found in Arizona. In the twelve years since then 61 more minerals have been reported from Arizona, a number...change. This checklist is an effort to bring the Arizona mineral list up to date. Of the 61 minerals added...locality being in Arizona. They are: bechererite from the Tonopah-Belmont mine, Maricopa County; ca1cioaravaipaite...from the Grand Reef mine, Graham County; carmichaelite from Gamet Ridge, Apache County; shannonite from...the Grand Reef mine, Graham County; wupatkiite from near Gray Mountain, Coconino County, and grandviewite
Report (issue)
nlirttltttu iullrtitt ARIZONA BUfiEAU OF MINES ARIZONA ZINC AND LEAD DEPOSITS PART II ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES...to Residents of Arizona) PUBLISHED BY 1!tuiurrllUy 11f 1\ri~11utt TUCSON, ARIZONA TABLE OF CONTENTS...................................... History of Mining .................................. _..... _.......................................... Torn Scott Mine ..... _.............................................................................. Silver Bill Mine ._ ... _.......................................
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 ..............................................
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, USA 2Department of Geoscience, New Mexico Institute of Mining and...and Technology, Socorro, New Mexico 87801, USA (Received June 1I, 1992; accepted in revised form October...on microprobes located at the universities of Arizona and Cape Town using different standards. Mea- ...2; (c) IIKAL, San Manuel, Arizona, IR = 3; (d) 5CACC, Copper Creek Arizona, IR = 4. (e) 78MAR, Maria...certain P-T-x conditions. Potassic alteration (orthoclase + biotite + quartz) is usually associated with
Catalog/List
last. TOTAL WRECK WULFENITE: Total Wreck Mine, Pima County, Arizona; Nice butterscotch to near clear thumbnails...inch specimens, $25.00 each. CAMPYLITE: Dry Gill Mine, Cumberland, England; A unique and rare species...at $15.00 each. BROOKITE: Magnet Cove, Garland County, Arkansas; Dipyramidal thumbnail crystals mounted...structures. $20.00 each DENDRITIC WIRESIL VER Elure Mine, Cobar, NWS, Australia; Fine crystalline wire silver...priced at $20.00 each CINNABAR AND STIBNITE: Gorlovka Mine, Ukraine; Nice thumbnails mounted in plastic perky
Report (volume)
Bulletin 763 ARAVAIPA AND STANLEY MINING DISTEICTS GKAHAM COUNTY, ARIZONA BY CLYDE P. ROSS WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT...rocks__ _ 25 _ _ ._ Miocene (?) strata _ 29 Gila conglomerate____________ ____ _ ' \ , \ Quaternary...enrichment___________ - ________ 72 Aravaipa mining district 76 General features_______________________________...Leasing Co.'s property- __ 86 La Clede mine _ 86 Silver Coin mine __ _________ 87 Tenstrike group _ _ _______...Royal Tinto Mining & Smelting Co __ 92 C. A. Firth group ___ _ _________ 95 Aravaipa Mining Co _____ 95
Report (issue)
Preliminary report of molybdenum occurrences in Arizona by Jan C. Wilt 1/, Stanley B. Keith 2/, Jocelyn...to the Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology a division of The University of Arizona This...'1030571 04 M030562 04 M030563 04 '1030584 04 CouNTY DEPosir 'ostHP +litire LAtiroOE ♦ Looroae 28N... wA A 7 PROSPECT 15N 02E 27 MU AMOLE DISTRICT BANNER DISTRICT BLUE HELL GROUP 19N 215W 101 35-03-A wA...CUA AG BORIANA MINE 18N 115W 118 34-56-154 113-54-53W CATALINA DISTRICT CATALINA DISTRICT CHILDS-ALOWINKLE
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Porphyry Copper Center in the Superior (Pioneer) District, Arizona SCOTT L. MANSKE† Independent Consultant, P...discovered in the Superior (Pioneer) district of east-central Arizona, lying under thick Tertiary cover...cluster of east-central Arizona. It lies within the well-known Superior (Pioneer) district, a base and precious...of shaft 9 of the Magma mine and 120 km north of the city of Tucson, Arizona. This discovery stands largely...Lowell, 1978; Titley and Anthony, 1989; Long, 1995; Arizona Department of Mines and Mineral Resources, 1998)
Catalog/List
TO SCOTT WILLIAMS MINERAL 457 • SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA PHONE (602) 945-0803 COMPANY 85252 SOUTHWEST...Fairfield County, Branchville White xlline with cymatolite, good study ... New Mexico Taos County, near Dixon...cerium aluminum silicate California Los Angeles County, Pacoima Canyon Large black tabular crystals in...iron silicate ACTINOLITE California San Bernardino County, Wrightwood Green prismatic crystalline mass ....sodium and iron California San Benito River, Gem mine Black prismatic xls imbedded in syenite CROSSITE
Report (issue)
Creek district Arizona Geological Society February 2001 Field Trip Leader: Tim Marsh, AMT (USA) Inc....field guide to the Copper Creek district Timothy M. Marsh, PhD AMT (USA) Inc. 7400 N. Oracle Road, Suite...Suite 343 Tucson, AZ 85704 Prepared for the Arizona Geological Society Field Trip, February 24, 2001 Introduction...miles northeast of Tucson Arizona, 12 miles east of BHP's San Manuel-Kalamazoo mine/mill/smelter complex,...1200 m (4000 ft.). The Bunker Hill (Copper Creek) district has a long history of copper and molybdenum production
Report (issue)
Mineral Occurrences in the National Forests of Arizona Compiled by Brenda B. Houser1 Open File Report...MINERAL OCCURRENCES IN THE NATIONAL FORESTS OF ARIZONA This map shows the locations of quarries, mines...within the boundaries of the National Forests in Arizona. The map was prepared as part of a mineral resource...tabulation of industrial mineral occurrences in Arizona and from Bates (1969). Geologic contacts are from...Geological Survey (USGS) in cooperation with the Arizona Geological Survey (Greta Orris, USGS, oral commun
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Sodic-Calcic Family of Alteration in Porphyry Systems of Arizona and Adjacent New Mexico Simone E. Runyon,1,2,3...E. University Ave., Laramie, Wyoming 82071-2000, USA 2 Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie Institution...5251 Broad Branch Rd. NW, Washington, D.C., 20015, USA 3 Lowell 4 Department Institute for Mineral Resources...Geosciences, University of Arizona, 1040 East Fourth St., Tucson, Arizona 85721-0077, USA of Earth and Atmospheric...districts with Laramide porphyry systems across Arizona and New Mexico. Previously undocumented Na-Ca alteration
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
198-21;; RegionalFracturingin Laramide Stocksof Arizona and its Relationshipto Porphyry Copper Mineralization...copperdepositsscatteredthroughoutthe Basin and Range Provinceof Arizona. A structuralanalysisof thesefeatures,employingSchmidtequalarea...subdued localarcheselongated NNW throughout mostof Arizona. Differentialverticaluplift of thesecrustalblocksoccurred...approximately25 foot intervals Basin and Range Province of Arizona. As used along irregular traversesthrough each...chlorite, Stock Selection hornblende, biotke, orthoclase, sericite, tourmaline, Selection of stocks suitable
Journal (issue)
[evenings by appointment only] WULFENITE — RED CLOUD MINE (ED OVER SPECIMEN KEHA Wayne and Dona Leicht, 332...Institution Pete J. Dunn Smithsonian Institution ARIZONA-II Peter Q. Embrey British Museum (Natural History)...The Mineralogical Record P. O. Box 35565 Tucson, Arizona 85740 published bimonthly by the Mineralogical...1980 @ Articles The Defiance mine and vicinity, Cochise County, Arizona ..............203 by J. R. Thompson........................211 The C. & B. mine, Gila County, Arizona ....................................
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month with a feature by Jack Pepper on Quartzsite, Arizona, a little spot on the map that is making a big...MARKET BASKET PHOTO C O . P. O. Box 370, Yurna, Arizona 85364 or P. O. Box 2830, San Diego, Calif. 92112...Joy of Christmas he with you, e t c . - V . Miller CHRISTMAS CARDS OF THE WEST 1845 Christmas Eve C...r y Christmas and Happy New Year-Thomas Send an honest-to-goodness "Western Merry Christmas" with...from now'til Christmas! 1025 A Cowboy's P r a y e r - M a y the Peace and Joy of Christmas be with you
 
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