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Wilson Creek Area deposit (M Stockman claim; Shepp deposit), Squaw Mesa area, Spring Creek area, Spring Creek Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USAi
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Wilson Creek Area deposit (M Stockman claim; Shepp deposit)Deposit
Squaw Mesa areaArea
Spring Creek areaArea
Spring Creek Mining DistrictMining District
Gila CountyCounty
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 59' 33'' North , 110° 57' 36'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
33.99250,-110.96000
GRN:
N23W66
Type:
Deposit
Köppen climate type:
Csa : Hot-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Young666 (2011)12.1km
Gisela570 (2011)31.9km
Tonto Basin1,424 (2011)35.7km
Christopher Creek156 (2011)36.3km
Tonto Village256 (2011)39.3km
Mindat Locality ID:
41590
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:41590:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0


An U-Cu occurrence/prospect located in the W½ sec. 31, T8N, R15E (??) about 1 mile W of the southern end of Squaw Mesa, and about 3¼ miles W of Cow Flat Mountain, on National Forest land. Owned by Mr. Melvin Stockman(1953). NOTE: The MRDS file gives a range value of R15E. This is in obvious error since it would place the location in the Globe area, to the E. The correct value should probably be R13E, consistent with the coordinates provided.

Mineralization is an irregular ore body hosted in the Dripping Springs Quartzite. The ore zone is 3.66 meters long and 0.52 meters thick. Radioactivity: Background 0.05-0.07 mr/hr, max 5.5 mr/hr.

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5 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘUraninite4.DL.05UO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘMetatorbernite8.EB.10Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘUranophane9.AK.15Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
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List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hⓘ MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Hⓘ UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Oⓘ UraniniteUO2
Oⓘ UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
FeIron
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cuⓘ MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
UUranium
Uⓘ MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Uⓘ UraniniteUO2
Uⓘ UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O

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References

MRDS database Dep. ID #10048208, MRDS ID #M800286; and Dep. ID #10161166, MAS ID #0040070693.
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission Report 172-480 (1953), Gila County Preliminary Reconnaissance Report: 32, 142.
Wells, R.L. & A.J. Rambosek (1954), Uranium occurrences in Wilson Creek area, Gila Co., AZ, US Atomic Energy Comm. RME 2005 (rev.).
Granger, H.C. & R.B. Raup (1969), Geology of uranium deposits in the Dripping Spring quartzite, Gila County, Arizona, USGS PP 595: 2-3.
Granger, H.C. & R.B. Raup (1969), Geology of uranium deposits in the Dripping Spring quartzite, Gila County, Arizona, USGS PP 595 Supplement: 115-116.
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission RME-156 (1970).
Anthony, John W., Williams, Sidney A., Bideaux, Richard A., Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.p.296
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