Cimarron Mining District (Salt Well Mining District), Cimarron & Sheridan Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Cimarron Mining District (Salt Well Mining District) | Mining District |
| Cimarron & Sheridan Mountains | Mountain Range |
| Pima County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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32° 28' 21'' North , 112° 9' 7'' West
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Ref.: Farnham, L.L., Stewart, L.A., and Delong, C.W. (1961), Manganese Deposits of Eastern Arizona, US Bureau of Mines Information Circular 7990: 108-115.
Keith, Stanton B. (1974), Arizona Bureau of Geology & Mineral Technology, Geological Survey Branch Bull. 189, Index of Mining Properties in Pima County, Arizona: 115 (Table 4).
Arizona Bureau of Mines file data.
A Mo-Au-Cu-Ag-Pb-Zn mining area located in T.11-12S., R.2-3E., in the Cimarron and Sheridan Mts, East of Ventana.
Mineralization is: (1) Manganese oxides along fault zones in Paleozoic limestone, Laramide quartz diorite and andesite porphyry; and, (2) Spotty, oxidized, auriferous and argentiferous base metal sulfides in irregular quartz-fissure veins in Precambrian schist, Laramide granodiorite intrusive, and Tertiary volcanics.
Workings are mostly shallow, surface workings. Base and precious metal deposits produced some 120 tons of ore averaging about 0.7 oz. Au/T, 8% Cu, 1.5 oz. Ag/T and minor Pb, from 1910 to 1939. Manganese production in the early 1940's and mid-1950's amounted to about 9,500 long tons of 30%+ Mn.
Keith, Stanton B. (1974), Arizona Bureau of Geology & Mineral Technology, Geological Survey Branch Bull. 189, Index of Mining Properties in Pima County, Arizona: 115 (Table 4).
Arizona Bureau of Mines file data.
A Mo-Au-Cu-Ag-Pb-Zn mining area located in T.11-12S., R.2-3E., in the Cimarron and Sheridan Mts, East of Ventana.
Mineralization is: (1) Manganese oxides along fault zones in Paleozoic limestone, Laramide quartz diorite and andesite porphyry; and, (2) Spotty, oxidized, auriferous and argentiferous base metal sulfides in irregular quartz-fissure veins in Precambrian schist, Laramide granodiorite intrusive, and Tertiary volcanics.
Workings are mostly shallow, surface workings. Base and precious metal deposits produced some 120 tons of ore averaging about 0.7 oz. Au/T, 8% Cu, 1.5 oz. Ag/T and minor Pb, from 1910 to 1939. Manganese production in the early 1940's and mid-1950's amounted to about 9,500 long tons of 30%+ Mn.
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| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Cuprite | 4.AA.10 | Cu2O |
| ⓘ | Tenorite | 4.AB.10 | CuO |
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Pyrolusite | 4.DB.05 | Mn4+O2 |
| ⓘ | Hollandite | 4.DK.05a | Ba(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16 |
| ⓘ | Manganite | 4.FD.15 | Mn3+O(OH) |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Magnesite | 5.AB.05 | MgCO3 |
| ⓘ | Huntite | 5.AB.25 | CaMg3(CO3)4 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Scheelite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Willemite | 9.AA.05 | Zn2SiO4 |
| ⓘ | Chrysocolla | 9.ED.20 | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Psilomelane' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Wad' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| H | ⓘ Manganite | Mn3+O(OH) |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Huntite | CaMg3(CO3)4 |
| C | ⓘ Magnesite | MgCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| O | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Hollandite | Ba(Mn64+Mn23+)O16 |
| O | ⓘ Huntite | CaMg3(CO3)4 |
| O | ⓘ Magnesite | MgCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Manganite | Mn3+O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
| O | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| O | ⓘ Tenorite | CuO |
| O | ⓘ Willemite | Zn2SiO4 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Huntite | CaMg3(CO3)4 |
| Mg | ⓘ Magnesite | MgCO3 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Si | ⓘ Willemite | Zn2SiO4 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Huntite | CaMg3(CO3)4 |
| Ca | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Hollandite | Ba(Mn64+Mn23+)O16 |
| Mn | ⓘ Manganite | Mn3+O(OH) |
| Mn | ⓘ Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| Cu | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Cu | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Tenorite | CuO |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Willemite | Zn2SiO4 |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Hollandite | Ba(Mn64+Mn23+)O16 |
| W | Tungsten | |
| W | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Localities in this Region
- Arizona
- Pima County
- Cimarron & Sheridan Mountains
- Cimarron Mining District (Salt Well Mining District)
- Cimarron & Sheridan Mountains
- Pima County
- Arizona
- Pima County
- Cimarron & Sheridan Mountains
- Cimarron Mining District (Salt Well Mining District)
- Sheridan Mountains
- Thanksgiving prospect
- Unnamed Au-Ag prospect (2)
- Ventana
- Wild Hog No. 2 Mine
- Cimarron Mining District (Salt Well Mining District)
- Cimarron & Sheridan Mountains
- Pima County
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Cimarron Mountains, Cimarron Mining District, Cimarron & Sheridan Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA