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Red Mountain Mine (Red Mountain claims), Guajolote Flat, Patagonia Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USAi
Regional Level Types
Red Mountain Mine (Red Mountain claims)Mine
Guajolote FlatFlat
Patagonia Mining DistrictMining District
Patagonia MountainsMountain Range
Santa Cruz CountyCounty
ArizonaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 24' 33'' North , 110° 44' 32'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
31.40917,-110.74222
GeoHash:
G#: 9t94xvzgx
GRN:
N21W68
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Kino Springs136 (2011)8.2km
Beyerville177 (2011)13.1km
Patagonia890 (2017)14.6km
Francisco Miguel Cárdenas Valdez (Mascareñas)541 (2014)15.7km
Nogales20,252 (2017)19.8km
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ClubLocationDistance
Huachuca Mineral and Gem ClubSierra Vista, Arizona45km
Mindat Locality ID:
31099
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:31099:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A W mine located on the SE side of Guajolote Flat.

Mineralization involves granitic rocks invaded by a stock or pipe of acid porphyry about 1,200 feet diameter. The southern border of this mass shows nearly vertical fracturing and local intense sericitic alteration.

A sericite zone about 5 feet wide contains irregular particles and masses, to several inches diameter, of a unknown brownish tungsten mineral. Adjacent wall rock also carries some particles of a similar tungsten mineral. Oxidized molybdenum compounds are abundant in this mineralized area.

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3 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ'Wolframite Group'4.DB.30 va
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘFerrimolybdite7.GB.30Fe2(MoO4)3 · nH2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘvar. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘErionite-K9.GD.20(K2,Ca,Na2)2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ FerrimolybditeFe2(MoO4)3 · nH2O
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ Erionite-K(K2,Ca,Na2)2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O
Hⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ FerrimolybditeFe2(MoO4)3 · nH2O
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ Erionite-K(K2,Ca,Na2)2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O
Oⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
NaSodium
Naⓘ Erionite-K(K2,Ca,Na2)2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ Erionite-K(K2,Ca,Na2)2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O
Alⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ Erionite-K(K2,Ca,Na2)2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O
Siⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
KPotassium
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ Erionite-K(K2,Ca,Na2)2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O
Kⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Erionite-K(K2,Ca,Na2)2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O
FeIron
Feⓘ FerrimolybditeFe2(MoO4)3 · nH2O
MoMolybdenum
Moⓘ FerrimolybditeFe2(MoO4)3 · nH2O

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References

Lemmon, D.M., and Tweto, O.L., 1962, Tungsten in the U.S., USGS map, MR-25
Lemmon, D.M., unpublished data.
MRDS database Dep. ID file #10008543, MRDS ID #D000833. NOTE: Location in this record is bogus, including topo name. Current location for Mindat is set to GNIS record for Guajolote Flat (31.4092647, -110.7423064) on the Harshaw 7.5' topo (WW Besse, 2014).
Hill, J.M. (1910b), Note on the occurrence of tungsten minerals near Calabasas, Arizona, USGS Bull. 430: 164-166.
Schrader, F.C. & J.M. Hill (1915), Mineral deposits of the Santa Rita and Patagonia Mountains, Arizona, USGS Bull. 582.
Wilson, E.D. (1941), Tungsten Deposits of Arizona, Geological Series No. 14, Arizona Bureau of Mines Bull. 148: 50.
Galbraith, F.W. & D.J. Brennan (1959), Minerals of Arizona: 79, 82.
Anthony, John W., Williams, Sidney A., Bideaux, Richard A., Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.pages 221, 423
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