Ricketts Quarry (Ricketts Mine), McGrew Spring, Cochise County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Ricketts Quarry (Ricketts Mine) | Quarry |
| McGrew Spring | Spring |
| Cochise County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
Ricketts Quarry (Ricketts Mine), McGrew Spring, Whetstone Mining District, Arizona, USA
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 51' 1'' North , 110° 21' 39'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Whetstone | 2,617 (2011) | 12.0km |
| Pimaco Two | 682 (2011) | 14.1km |
| Benson | 4,888 (2017) | 14.5km |
| Saint David | 1,699 (2011) | 15.1km |
| Whetstone | 2,617 (2017) | 16.7km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Huachuca Mineral and Gem Club | Sierra Vista, Arizona | 33km |
A silica quarry (smelter flux) located in the SW ¼ sec. 24, T.18S., R.19E, about 1.2 miles S of highway 90, on National Forest land. Discovered 1923. First produced 1950.
Mineralization is a large bull quartz body between Precambrian alaskite and quartz monzonite.
Workings are an open cut. Several tens of thousand tons of quartz were produced from 1955 to 1959.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 References: Rolf LuetckeIdentified by Rolf Luetcke: Visual Identification |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Bull Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Bull Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Bull Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Bull Quartz | SiO2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10105241 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Mexico
- Sierra Madre OccidentalMountain Range
North AmericaContinent
- Sonoran DesertDesert
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mazatzal DomainDomain
- Southern Basin and RangeWide Rift
USA
- Arizona
- Whetstone Mining DistrictMining District
- Whetstone MountainsMountain Range
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Ricketts Quarry, McGrew Spring, Cochise County, Arizona, USA