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


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Comments:Occurs in contact-metamorphosed diorite on 800 level.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Forsterite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Dioptase37 photos of Calcite associated with Dioptase at this locality.
Chrysocolla12 photos of Calcite associated with Chrysocolla at this locality.
Kinoite3 photos of Calcite associated with Kinoite at this locality.
Cuprite1 photo of Calcite associated with Cuprite at this locality.
Ruizite1 photo of Calcite associated with Ruizite at this locality.
Apachite1 photo of Calcite associated with Apachite at this locality.
Chalcotrichite1 photo of Calcite associated with Chalcotrichite at this locality.
Gilalite1 photo of Calcite associated with Gilalite at this locality.
Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)1 photo of Calcite associated with Hydroxyapophyllite-(K) at this locality.
Stilbite-Ca1 photo of Calcite associated with Stilbite-Ca at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Christmas Mine, Christmas, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (6 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:130501
Long-form Identifier:1:3:130501:2
GUID (UUID V4):82315e6b-1256-46bd-839a-be141bc6fc4f
Localities for Calcite in this Region
Christmas open pit, Christmas Mine, Christmas, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
0.3km (0.2 miles) Christmas open pit, Christmas Mine, Christmas, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
4.1km (2.5 miles) Hoosier Mine (Hoosier group), Pinal County, Arizona, USA
4.5km (2.8 miles) Dripping Springs Valley Chabazite deposit, Dripping Spring Wash, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
4.6km (2.9 miles) Pool's Mine (Pools property), Lee Mountain area, Saddle Mountain Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
5.5km (3.4 miles) Apex Mine (Apex property; Arizona Apex Mine; Lavell Mine; San Bernado), Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
5.6km (3.5 miles) Adjust Mine (Adjust group; Mellor claims; Little Treasure Mine; Blue Bird vein; Silver Cross claims; Laurence Mine; Old Odell), Lee Mountain area, Saddle Mountain Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
5.7km (3.6 miles) Two Queens Mine (Bromide No. 1 claim), Old Mill, Saddle Mountain Mining District, The Tablelands Mountains, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
5.8km (3.6 miles) Finch Mine, Keystone Gulch, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
6.2km (3.9 miles) Saddle Mountain Mine group (Lola claims; Gila Copper Sulphide Co. property; Dye vein), Lee Mountain area, Saddle Mountain Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
6.4km (4.0 miles) 79 Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
References
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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)
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)
36849 cookrob@auburn.edu KINOITE Christmas Mine, Gila County, Arizona F ew states can approach, much...and quantity of mineral specimens produced by Arizona. Its wide variety of economic mineral deposits...state, many of which have names uniquely linked to Arizona places and people (see Grant and Jong in this issue)...named for one of the earliest explorers to document mining of the state’s rich silver ores. The mineral, first...figure on the Sonora-Arizona-California frontier. Consequently, in keeping with the Arizona theme of the 2012
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Queen Creek, Arizona 85142 raycyn@cox.net HARVEY JONG 1777 N. Central Drive Chandler, Arizona 85224 harvey@digipan...harvey@digipan.com Arizona T Type Minerals here are about 880 mineral species reported from Arizona. Of these...type or cotype minerals (they were first found in Arizona). This article presents a short description of...type locality for each. Of the type minerals of Arizona, 49 are named for people, and 17 are named for...Association (IMA) as new species with type localities in Arizona. Because the original scientific descriptions have
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
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)
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
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 (volume)
Geology of the Christmas Quadrangle Gila and Final Counties Arizona GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1161-E...1161-E Geology of the Christmas Quadrangle Gila and Final Counties Arizona By RONALD WILLDEN CONTRIBUTIONS...containing some major copper deposits of southeastern Arizona UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON...Quaternary rocks______________________________________ Gila Conglomerate___________________________________________...______________________________________________________ Christmas mine__--____________-__---___-_-__--_______________
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
silicatefrom Christmas,Arizona SIoNBvA. WIt-ltnus Phelps Dodge Corporation, Douglas, Arizona 85607 Abstract...Abstract Arizona,whereit is alteredtactitezoneat Christmas, Junitoiteoccursin the retrogressively is closelytied...and junitoite include apophyllite, a smectite,calcite, and xonotlite. Junitoite usually occurs along...the open pit of the Christmas mine, a porphyry copper deposit in Gila County, Arizona. After the initial...markedly from the usual tactites occurring at Christmas,however, for they have suffered very strong retrograde
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 ._ ... _.......................................
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
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...perky boxes: $2.50 each. CA VE-IN-ROCkFLUORITE/CALCITE: Great material from the now closed Mahoning and...fluoresces bright green coated with drusy quartz or calcite interiors. They range in size from 2 112 to 4 inches
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
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
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...each YUMA WULFENITE: Old Yuma Mine, Tucson Mountains, Pima County, Arizona: Butterscotch to deep orange-red...mounted in 1 1/4 79 WULFENITE: 79 Mine, Banner District, Gila County, Arizo _na: Transparent bright yellow
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Nebraska, Lincoln] at 07:52 28 December 2014 Arizona Mineral Classics A rizona contains a wealth of...scientifically interesting minerals owe much to the mining industry that extracted these resources for commercial...see copper minerals well represented among the Arizona classics listed in tables 1, 2, and 3. Bideaux...listed 163 different copper minerals found in Arizona. Sixty-one percent of the classic minerals listed...advanced degrees in geology from the University of Arizona and collected personally at many of the classic
Catalog/List
1077 ■ ALLOPHANE Hawkswood Mine, Cornwall 220 ■ CLINOSAFFLORITE Capitol Mine. Gowganda, Ontario.Canada...CurichAdamile 766 ■ DIOPTASE Christmas Mine, Gila County, Arizona ,USA Green elongated micro crystals...lxl£6 CuSi0 .. - - -- -·- 131 ■ DOLOMITE Carrock Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria FERROAN DOLOMITE, rich...massive lxl £1 lx2 £2 2x2 £5 104 ■ EMMONSITE Bambolla Mine, Moctezuma, Mexico Green crusts on matrix. quite...on calcite. Location interest Ix I £3 Ix2 £5 2x2 £ I O 1097 ■ BARYTES ROSE Nonnan .Oklahoma. USA Single
Report (issue)
listing and map showing molybdenum occurrences in Arizona by Jan C. Wilt /, Stanley B. Keith !/, and Ted...to the Arizona Bureau of Geology and Minerals Technology a_ division of The University of Arizona This...listing and map showing molybdenum occurences in Arizona by_ Jan C. Wilt, Stanley B. Keith, and Ted G. Theodore...molybdenum occurrences throughout Arizona prepared in part by the Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology...SierritaEsperanza copper-molybdenum deposit, Pima County, Arizona, in Jenney, J. P., and Hauck, H. R., eds.,
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 (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 ....................................
Catalog/List
SOME TIME OFF WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY OVER THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY, ANO Will N.QI BE PACKING ORDERS FROM...$10.00 per specimen. BOTRYOIOAL BORN/TE: Flambeau Mine, Ladysmith, Wiscon�in: 1.5 to 3 inch spe_cimens...PSEUOOMORPHSAFTER ARAGON/TE!!! Coro Coro, La Pa:t District, Bolivia: Really interesting little critters from...internet sites earlier this week at $25.00 each!! Mine are only $7.00 each while they last! WHITEPINEM...Seaman Minera� Museum in Houghto�, �ichigan. �he mine is now closed! These aro very nice crystalline copper
 
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