Red Hills prospect (Baryte Copper claims), Artillery Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Red Hills prospect (Baryte Copper claims) | Prospect |
| Artillery Mountains | Mountain Range |
| Mohave County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 18' North , 113° 39' West
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Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Red Hills claims; Tate claims
A Cu-U-Baryte-Fluorspar occurrence/group of claims located in the W½ sec. 7, T11N, R13W, G&SRM, about 6 miles NW of old Alamo, on Bureau olf Land Management administered land. Owned by E.W. Tate of Wendon, Arizona (1951). Owned by Pearl Craig, Arizona (1973). The USGS MRDS database stated accuracy for this locality is 500 meters.
Mineralization is a radioactive shear zone that strikes N55W and dips 70SW, and is 305 feet (92.96 meters) wide hosted in volcanic breccia (agglomerate) of the Artillery Formation. Three similar zones are exposed SW of the prospect pit. Mineralization includes secondary copper minerals. Brecciated rock in the shear zone is cemented with baryte, fluorite and secondary copper minerals. Local rocks include Pliocene to middle Miocene deposits.
The rocks of this prospect belong chiefly to the Artillery Formation, probably of Eocene age, which is underlain by Precambrian schist and gneiss. Nearby exposures indicate that the Artillery Formation has been thrust over the Precambrian rocks at a low angle. The Artillery Formation in the prospect area is represented by a breccia consisting of fragments of schist, felsitic material, conglomerate, and limestone cemented with silica, carbonates, and manganese oxide. This is probably a fault breccia related to the low-angle thrust fault, but it may be in part a sedimentary breccia at the base of the Artillery Formation. Associated rocks include Eocene-Neoproterozoic schist.
Local geologic structures include a shear zone that trends N55W and dips 70SW.
Workings include surface openings comprised of a single prospect pit.
Mineralization is a radioactive shear zone that strikes N55W and dips 70SW, and is 305 feet (92.96 meters) wide hosted in volcanic breccia (agglomerate) of the Artillery Formation. Three similar zones are exposed SW of the prospect pit. Mineralization includes secondary copper minerals. Brecciated rock in the shear zone is cemented with baryte, fluorite and secondary copper minerals. Local rocks include Pliocene to middle Miocene deposits.
The rocks of this prospect belong chiefly to the Artillery Formation, probably of Eocene age, which is underlain by Precambrian schist and gneiss. Nearby exposures indicate that the Artillery Formation has been thrust over the Precambrian rocks at a low angle. The Artillery Formation in the prospect area is represented by a breccia consisting of fragments of schist, felsitic material, conglomerate, and limestone cemented with silica, carbonates, and manganese oxide. This is probably a fault breccia related to the low-angle thrust fault, but it may be in part a sedimentary breccia at the base of the Artillery Formation. Associated rocks include Eocene-Neoproterozoic schist.
Local geologic structures include a shear zone that trends N55W and dips 70SW.
Workings include surface openings comprised of a single prospect pit.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
4 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 Description: As a breccia cementing agent. |
| ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 Description: As a breccia cementing agent. |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 References: |
| ⓘ Wulfenite Formula: Pb(MoO4) References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| ⓘ | Wulfenite | 7.GA.05 | Pb(MoO4) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Mo | Molybdenum | |
| Mo | ⓘ Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10027637 |
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