Silver Cave Mine (Silver Cave prospect), Anaconda Mine group, Temporal Gulch, Wrightson Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 37' 29'' North , 110° 47' 31'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Patagonia | 890 (2017) | 10.1km |
| Sonoita | 818 (2015) | 14.2km |
| Tubac | 1,191 (2011) | 24.1km |
| Rio Rico | 18,962 (2011) | 24.4km |
| Tumacacori-Carmen | 393 (2015) | 24.7km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Huachuca Mineral and Gem Club | Sierra Vista, Arizona | 47km |
‡Ref.: Engineering & Mining Journal (Jan 15, 1910).
Schrader, F.C. & J.M. Hill (1915), Mineral deposits of the Santa Rita and Patagonia Mountains, Arizona, USGS Bull. 582: 236-237.
Rohrbacker, R.T. (1964) Geology of the Temporal Gulch-Mansfield Canyon area, Santa Cruz County, Arizona: Tucson, University of Arizona, M.S. thesis, 81 p.
Keith, Stanton B. (1975), Arizona Bureau of Mines Bull. 191, Index of Mining Properties in Santa Cruz County Arizona: 88 (Table 4).
Arizona Bureau of Mines file data.
MRDS database Dep. ID file #10186574, MAS ID #0040230357.
A former underground Ag-Au-Pb-Zn-Cu mine located in the SE¼NE¼ sec. 10, T.21S., R.15E., just SE of the Copper Mountain prospect, on National Forest land. Owned at times, or in part, by Parks; Anaconda-Arizona Mining Co.; Altamirano; and the Boulder Mining Co.
Mineralization is a 12 foot wide, east-west silicified shear zone or lode which dips 70ºS. in andesite. Only quartz and limonite are visible but the vein is reported to carry 4 oz. Au/T.
Workings include a 40 foot deep shaft.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ 'Limonite' |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Unclassified | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10186574 |
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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
- Santa Rita MountainsMountain Range
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