| Locality type: | Canyon |
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| Species: | Gold |
| Formula: | Au |
| Comments: | Placer gold derived from the Gila Conglomerate South of Morenci. |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Gold data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Morenci Canyon, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 244747 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:244747:6 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | c3c0ff49-6cc4-478b-85d1-368ff8deb283 |
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| 2.5km (1.6 miles) | ⓘClifton-Morenci placers (Smuggler placers), Gila Hot Springs Mining District, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA |
| 5.3km (3.3 miles) | ⓘChase Creek placers, Chase Creek, Clifton-Morenci placers (Smuggler placers), Gila Hot Springs Mining District, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA |
| 6.9km (4.3 miles) | ⓘHormeyer Mine, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA |
| 7.3km (4.6 miles) | ⓘCorporate and Climax claims (Corporate group; Climax claim), Greenlee County, Arizona, USA |
| 9.4km (5.8 miles) | ⓘGold Gulch placers, Gold Gulch, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA |
| 9.5km (5.9 miles) | ⓘMorenci Mine, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA |
| 10.3km (6.4 miles) | ⓘBuzzard's Shadow Mine (Cansler Mine; New York and Arizona Gold Mines), Greenlee County, Arizona, USA |
| 13.8km (8.6 miles) | ⓘGolden Eagle prospect (Golden Eagle & Phonolite tunnel; Bokares placers; North San Francisco River placers), Dorsey Gulch, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA |
| 14.1km (8.7 miles) | ⓘGila River placers (Dorothy B claims; Gold Spot claim; Red Bird claim; Bonny claim; Gold Nugget claim; Banner claim; Neel placers), Gila River, Graham County, Arizona, USA |
| 24.1km (15.0 miles) | ⓘSafford deposit (Spalding; Lindsey and Anderson claims; Sanchez Copper deposit; Esperanza Mine), Sanchez, Lone Star Mining District (Safford Mining District; Dos Pobres Mining District), Graham County, Arizona, USA |
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 | | Report (volume) | | I I ' ,I I Iacer Gold ·Deposits 'o f Ariioi1a ' I ( t ' > '' G E 0 L. 0 G I C A L SUR V ....I ' f I ', .. I' I I Placer Gold Deposits of Arizona By MAUREEN G. JOHNSON GEOLOGICAL SURVEY...-----Introduction History of placer mining in Arizona ----------~-------'----------------Purpose and...- -------- - --- ----------------------Cochise County ____ __ ___ l. Dos Cabezas and Tevis1ton districts...district) --------------------3. Bisbee-Warren district (Gold Gulch placer) -----------------------4. Huachuca |  | | Report (issue) | | THE COPPER DEPOSITS OF THE CLIFTON-MORENCI DISTRICT, ARIZONA BY w-ALDEMAR LINDGREN WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • • Arizona-Copper Company _......... _. _. _. _... ___ .................................... ~-........ 65 Morenci shales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....metamorphism............................... 126 The Morenci contact zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |  | | Book | | EEL LEY. Department of Geology University of Arizona and GAOT G. HIGRS United States Geological Survey...Survey th THE UNIVERSITY Tucson, Arizona OF ARIZONA PRESS About the Editors. SPENCER . . R...Geology Department faculty at the University of Arizona, Professor Titley has carried out field and laboratory...and earned the doctorate from the University of Arizona. Caro. L. Hicks is an Editorial Assistant with...Palynology. THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA PRESS Copyright © 1966 by The Arizona Board of Regents Printed in |
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