Sam Jones prospect, Aravaipa, Aravaipa Mining District, Graham County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Sam Jones prospect | Mine |
| Aravaipa | Town (Former) |
| Aravaipa Mining District | Mining District |
| Graham County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 56' 54'' North , 110° 19' 19'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Bylas | 1,962 (2011) | 27.9km |
| Fort Thomas | 374 (2011) | 34.7km |
| Mammoth | 1,487 (2017) | 38.9km |
| Winkelman | 346 (2017) | 42.1km |
| Peridot | 1,350 (2011) | 42.1km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Royal Tinto Mining and Smelting Co Group
A Cu-Au-Ag occurrence/prospect/mine located in the S½ sec. 32, T5S, R20E, G&SRM, 2 miles E of Aravaipa in Copper Canyon (S side), on National Forest land. Discovered <1902. Year of last production was 1945. The USGS MRDS database stated accuracy for this locality is 10 meters.
Mineralization is a deposit hosted in dolomite of the Escabrosa Limestone. Controls for ore emplacement included a fault zone. Limestone shows traces of mineralization near the fault, which brings silicic dike rock into contact with limestone. Associated rocks include Mississippian-Pliocene mafic intrusive rock. Local rocks include Middle Proterozoic granitic rocks.
Regional geologic structures include block faulting trending NNW. Regional trends include minor Pre-Cretaceous E- and NE-trending folds and major Post-Cretaceous NNW-trending faults.
Workings include underground openings comprised of 1 adit.
Production statistics: Year: 1902: ore (accurate): 29.7% Cu. In 1902 15 tons of 29.7 percent Cu and several dollars of Ag & Au were produced from the Copper Bar and Sam Jones prospects (sic).
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3 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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| ⓘ Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10103737 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
- Sonoran DesertDesert
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mazatzal DomainDomain
- Southern Basin and RangeWide Rift
USA
- Arizona
- Graham County
- Aravaipa Mining DistrictMining District
- Santa Teresa MountainsMountain Range
- Aravaipa Mining DistrictMining District
- Graham County
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