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Agate from
Morenci Mine, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz var: Agate
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz3 photos of Agate associated with Quartz at this locality.
Jasper1 photo of Agate associated with Jasper at this locality.
Chalcedony1 photo of Agate associated with Chalcedony at this locality.
Chrysocolla1 photo of Agate associated with Chrysocolla at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Agate data
Locality Data:Click here to view Morenci Mine, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1605235
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1605235:0
GUID (UUID V4):8f845220-1301-4dd5-9b35-6ef0d8a4afd7
Nearest other occurrences of Agate
6.7km (4.2 miles) Limestone Gulch, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
7.9km (4.9 miles) Clifton, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
9.5km (5.9 miles) Mulligan Peak Agate deposit (Huchins Agate deposit), Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
57.5km (35.7 miles) Peloncillo Mountains Agate locality, Peloncillo Mountains, Graham County, Arizona, USA
66.2km (41.1 miles) Round Mountain, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
69.3km (43.1 miles) Joy Valley, Chaney Place, Graham County, Arizona, USA
References
Luetcke, Rolf (n.d.) Personal communication.Identification: Visual Identification
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
of the rainbow! This rainbow ends over Tiger, Arizona, a mining camp for gold and other metals. Downloaded...(below). Arizona sweethearts (heart pendants) to 28 mm. Top: “Gem chrysocolla” from Arizona. Bottom:...“Campbellite” from Bisbee, Cochise County. Left: Malachite from Bisbee, Cochise County. Right: Turquoise from Sleeping...Beauty mine, Gila County. Figure 3 (top right). Collecting at the Rowley mine, Maricopa County. Though...known for its wulfenite mineral specimens, this mine also produces excellent chrysocolla rough as well
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
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)
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)
/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)
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
Book (edition)
MINERALOGY OF ARIZONA • Wu!fenite. Red Cloud mine, Si/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)
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)
Report (issue)
1982 BY MICHAEL N. GREELEY FIELD ENGINEER I ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINERAL JOHN H. JETT, DIRECTOR TUCSON...CONGRESS FAIRGROUNDS PHOENIX. ARIZONA RESOURCES 85007 TUCSON, ARIZONA (602) t>26 -!j 399 85701 ...purpose of this directory, an active mine is arbitrarily defined as a mine that is in continuous operation...information for our records. ACTIVE MINES IN ARIZONA TABLE OF CONTENTS ... COMPANY com~ ~~:A Industries...Andrada Marble C~pany. Inc ••••• Arizona Portland Cement Company. Arizona Silica Sal·1d Co ............
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Collections and Displays IN THE SUMMER OF 1991 the Arizona Mining and Mineral Museum moved to its present...The structure, which was bought by the state of Arizona, has had the exterior restored to its original...community. Figuts 7: An artist’s rendition of the Arizona Mining and Mineral Museum. Even though the museum’s...were provided by the major mining companies of Arizona. Except during World War I1 and for a few years...and in 1 9 3 it became an integral part of the Arizona Department of Mines and Mineral Resources, an agency
Journal (issue)
Record, lnc. 5347 N. Ridge Spring Place, Tucson, Arizona 85749 Softcover: $25 plus shipping; Hardcover:...mineral localities like those found in neighboring Arizona and New Mexico; Texas is oil country, and many... Eventually rnoving on through New Mexico and Arizona as a prospector, he leamed some mineralogy and...Foote also made several collecting visits to the mine in 1890-1891, and brought back many good specimens...chemist and physicist). In 1895 Niven purchased the mine from its owner, on behalf of Thomas Edison. In the
Journal (issue)
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...Renaissance-style Depot in Tucson Courtesy of the Arizona Historical Society This special supplement was...May-June 2013 Contents Mineral Collecting in Arizona .. ..... ..... ..... ..... ... ..... .........
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 ....................................
Report (volume)
See Bauxite and Hallpysite. Asbestos. Tallapoosa County, with corundum deposits near Dudleyville; not found...commercial quantity or quality. Asphalt. Colbert County, small quantity has been shipped from near Leighton;...following localities: Bibb County, Pratts Ferry; Calhoun County, near Tampa; Clay County, T. 20, Pv. 7 E.; Jefferson...Jefferson County, at Elyton; Lee County, at Chewacla lime works; St. Clair County, at Gfeensport; Shelby...Shelby County, near Whiting Station and Calera; Talladega County, in several places. Bauxite. Cherokee
Catalog/List
0° A®ATE, North Shore, Lake Superior, Michigan, USA. Polished pebble showing concentric patterns rarely... Small Ml. £4 £4-°0 HOWLITE, Lang, California, USA. Looks like stone brains, chalklike porcelaneous...ORE, mostly GALENA, Hidden Treasures Mine, Nevadaville, Colorado, USA. Mass of pure ore body mainly galena...other sulphide. RF SPC. C. £4 £5.00 JASPER/AGATE, Texas, USA. Polished slab of rich green and orange mixture...£5.00 PETRIFIED WOOD, Quincy, Washington State, USA. Polished slab showing original wood grain structure
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Chi'huajhua, Mexico. Turquoise, The Open Pit, Morenci, Greenlee Co., Ariz., plus many others. Successor to...affiliated with Washington Camp Minerals, of Yuma, Arizona, in an attempt to provide a greater range of lapidary...Washington Camp Minerals, operating successfully in Arizona for many years "The Eleventh Annual Exhibit of...State Championship competition for clubs and for agate material, available from the West ROCKS AND MINERALS...from the old diggings at 2383 Olivia Ave., Yuma, Arizona. Vescovi's Minerals, 418 West, Avenue J-10, Lancaster
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
Book
Mineralogy of Arizona BY GUILD F. N. Professor of Chemistry and Mineralogy, University of Arizona EASTON...possible discovery of the precious or useful metals. Arizona is attracting considerable attention on account...discovered. In certain respects many of the minerals in Arizona are sufficiently unusual in their mode of occurrence...Tungstates and Molybdates Minerals Discovered in Arizona 92 97 I. NATIVE ELEMENTS Diamond, C is ...Academic des Sciences. 116, 218. THE MINERALOGY OF ARIZONA 6 gest a possible origin of the gem in nature
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...wulfenite became the official State Mineral of Arizona by Alexander G. Schauss A Fat Jack Adventure by...COLLECTIONS Erika Brown Mineralogical Society of Arizona Members Wyatt Busby Tom Moore Mark Candee Dick
Journal (issue)
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, ©...© Jeff Scovil. ”Official MSA/Arizona Campaign Wulfenite” Heart Shaped Matrix & Wulfenite Crystal, made...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
Book (edition)
were shaped by some accident of For instance, agate How is their formation. frequently found in...chrysoberyl cats-eye are valued chiefly for pattern, and agate and jasper among semi- precious materials are...the many types of agate, opal and petrified this region is noted. The agate is wood for which...feldspar quarries in pegmatite deposits, mines and mine dumps, and from "float" deposits, minerals loose...specific locations are comparatively few, but jasper, agate and even more valuable stones may turn up almost
Journal (issue)
Industry Background image: Miners at the Pala Chief Mine, San Diego Country, California, circa 1903. On the...They are Found zite (201 cts) is from the Oceanview Mine in Southern California; the 0.72-ct benitoite (left...Dallas Gem Mine area, San America’s Royal Gems – Montana and Yogo Sapphires Benito County, California;... State of Maine phires is from the Gem Mountain Mine, GranTantalizing Turquoise ite Country, Montana...Rare and Beautiful American Gemstone and original mine image by Mark Mauthner. Red Beryl – A Very Rare
Journal (issue)
EYES on Arizona: Quartzsite The Hunt for Rocks and History Helen Serras-Herman 44 EYES ON ARIZONA: ROAD... Copper, and Clay Steve Voynick 52 WULFENITE ARIZONA STYLE (PARTII) REGULAR COLUMNS Beautiful, Fragile...cutting performance for hard materials such as agate, petrified wood or jade. BD-303 Professional grade...H Scan for Video Scan for Video MADE IN USA MADE IN USA Barranca Diamond Products • 1315 Storm Parkway...SANDEEP DUA President JAMES L. MILLER Founder ARIZONA MINERAL & FOSSIL SHOW FEBRUARY 2 - 16, 2019 Hotel
Report (volume)
........................................ 10 Arizona..................................................Minerals of Arizona, their occurrence and association: A report to the Governor of Arizona, Tucson, 1909...mineralogy of Arizona, Easton, The Chemical Publishing Co., 1910. Willis, C. F., and others, Arizona State Bur...See Bauxite and Halloysite. Asbestos. Tallapoosa County, with corundum deposits near Dudleyville; not found...commercial quantity or quality. Asphalt. Colbert County, small quantity has been shipped from near Leighton;
Journal (issue)
Inc., © 2022 5347 N. Ridge Spring Place, Tucson, Arizona 85749 Softcover: $40 plus shipping Order through...photo. Vanadinite, 2.4 cm, from the Apache mine, Arizona. Collected by Evan Jones; Jeff Scovil photo...Miglioli photo. Fluorite, 7.4 cm, from the La Barre mine, France. Collected by Aubin Cosson; Niels Brouwer... from left: Caledonite, 1.1 cm, from the Reward mine, California. Collected by Jeff Lines; Ben DeCamp...Thrill of Discovery by Wendell Wilson Epilog: On Mine Safety UThe Field-CollectorsV Anthony J. Albini
 
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