Puzzler Mine, Adams Mine group (Adams claims), Castle Dome Mining District, Castle Dome Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Puzzler Mine | Mine |
| Adams Mine group (Adams claims) | - not defined - |
| Castle Dome Mining District | Mining District |
| Castle Dome Mountains | Mountain Range |
| Yuma County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° North , 114° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~1km
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Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Puzzler claim
A Pb-Ag-F-V-Mo-Cu mine located in the SW¼ sec. 31, T.4S., R.18W. (protracted). Owned by Adams, Stephans, Hudson.
Mineralization is irregular and spotty masses of coarsely crystalline galena, usually coated with anglesite, cerussite and lead oxides, in a gangue of crystalline fluorite and brown to black calcite with iron-stained gouge and brecciated wall rock, in lensing fault zones up to 8 feet wide, cutting Mesozoic shale, metamorphosed to slate. The fault zone strikes S.23ºE. and dips 70º NE. Intrusions of diorite-porphyry dikes and a few small irregular masses of quartz porphyry. Vanadinite and wulfenite are found locally in vugs in the mineralized zones and some minor oxidized copper minerals.
Workings include 4 shafts, the principal shaft (the Puzzler shaft) is about 200 feet deep; about 100 feet of drifts on the 55 level; 230 feet of drifts also on the 110, and 290 feet of drifts on the 175 levels. Operated as the principal mine in the group sporadically from the early 1900's through about 1952. The group produced some 240 tons or ore averaging about 49% lead, 18 oz. Ag/T, and a very little Au and Cu.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Anglesite Formula: PbSO4 Colour: Black Description: Occurs as material coating galena. |
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Colour: Brownish-black |
| ⓘ Cerussite Formula: PbCO3 Colour: Grayish-white Description: Occurs coating galena. |
| ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 Habit: Crystals to 1 inch (2.5 cm) diameter Colour: Greenish |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS Description: Occurs in reddish-brown gouge & brecciated slate; masses are coarsely crystalline & generally coated with secondary Pb minerals. |
| ⓘ Massicot Formula: PbO Description: A little coating galena. |
| ⓘ Vanadinite Formula: Pb5(VO4)3Cl Habit: Large crystals to 3 cm long; some barrel-shaped Colour: Green to brown References: |
| ⓘ Vanadinite var. Arsenic-bearing Vanadinite Formula: Pb5[(V,As)O4]3Cl Description: 1800' Level References: |
| ⓘ Wulfenite Formula: Pb(MoO4) Description: Occurs in vugs. |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Massicot | 4.AC.25 | PbO |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Cerussite | 5.AB.15 | PbCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Anglesite | 7.AD.35 | PbSO4 |
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| ⓘ | Wulfenite | 7.GA.05 | Pb(MoO4) |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Vanadinite var. Arsenic-bearing Vanadinite | 8.BN.05 | Pb5[(V,As)O4]3Cl |
| ⓘ | 8.BN.05 | Pb5(VO4)3Cl | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Vanadinite var. Arsenic-bearing Vanadinite | Pb5[(V,As)O4]3Cl |
| O | ⓘ Massicot | PbO |
| O | ⓘ Vanadinite | Pb5(VO4)3Cl |
| O | ⓘ Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Vanadinite var. Arsenic-bearing Vanadinite | Pb5[(V,As)O4]3Cl |
| Cl | ⓘ Vanadinite | Pb5(VO4)3Cl |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| V | Vanadium | |
| V | ⓘ Vanadinite var. Arsenic-bearing Vanadinite | Pb5[(V,As)O4]3Cl |
| V | ⓘ Vanadinite | Pb5(VO4)3Cl |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Vanadinite var. Arsenic-bearing Vanadinite | Pb5[(V,As)O4]3Cl |
| Mo | Molybdenum | |
| Mo | ⓘ Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
| Pb | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| Pb | ⓘ Vanadinite var. Arsenic-bearing Vanadinite | Pb5[(V,As)O4]3Cl |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Pb | ⓘ Massicot | PbO |
| Pb | ⓘ Vanadinite | Pb5(VO4)3Cl |
| Pb | ⓘ Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
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- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mojave DomainDomain
- Southern Basin and RangeWide Rift
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- Arizona
- Kofa National Wildlife RefugeWildlife Refuge
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Puzzler Mine, Adams Mine group, Castle Dome Mining District, Castle Dome Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA