Black Butte Mine, Aguila Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Black Butte Mine | Mine |
| Aguila Mining District | Mining District |
| Maricopa County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 51' 14'' North , 113° 0' 47'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Aguila | 798 (2011) | 17.8km |
| Wickenburg | 6,806 (2017) | 29.1km |
| Morristown | 227 (2017) | 36.0km |
| Congress | 1,975 (2014) | 37.4km |
| Wittmann | 763 (2011) | 45.6km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Wickenburg Gem and Mineral Society | Wickenburg, Arizona | 29km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Black Butte group; Aguila Celestite Mine; Milton Ray Mine; Milton Ray claims
Ref.: A.I.M.E. Transactions (1935): 362.
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission RME-157 (1970) Preliminary Reconnaissance for Uranium in Graham, Grant, Greenlee and Maricopa Counties, Arizona, 1950 to 1957.
Phillips, K.A. (1987), Arizona Industrial Minerals, Arizona Department of Mines and Mineral Resources Mineral Report 4.
Mining Journal: 13(1): 32.
U.S. Bureau of Mines card file.
US Atomic Energy Comm. file #172-484: 408.
USGS 15 minute Aguila topo. map.
Arizona Department of Mineral Resources (ADMR) Milton Ray Mine file.
Arizona Department of Mineral Resources (ADMR) "U" file.
MRDS database Dep. ID file #10027552, MRDS ID #M003341; and, Dep. ID #10162081, MRDS ID #TC35798, MAS ID #0040130169; and, Dep. ID #10234545, MRDS ID #M800270, MAS ID #0040130447; and, Dep. ID #10095783.
A former surface Sr-U-V mine. Discovered 1929 by Mr. Milton Ray.
Mineralization is a surface celestite deposit with prevalent silicification present. The ore zone is disturbed by faulting.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Carnotite Formula: K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
| ⓘ Celestine Formula: SrSO4 References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Carnotite | 4.HB.05 | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Celestine | 7.AD.35 | SrSO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
| O | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
| V | Vanadium | |
| V | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
| Sr | Strontium | |
| Sr | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
| U | Uranium | |
| U | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10027552 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mojave DomainDomain
- Southern Basin and RangeWide Rift
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