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Yavapai Onyx Mining Corp. quarries, Big Bug Creek, Mayer, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USAi
Regional Level Types
Yavapai Onyx Mining Corp. quarriesGroup of Quarries
Big Bug CreekCreek
MayerTown
Big Bug Mining DistrictMining District
Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range)Mountain Range
Yavapai CountyCounty
ArizonaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 24' 6'' North , 112° 13' 9'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
34.40194,-112.21917
GeoHash:
G#: 9w05wqsmz
GRN:
N23W67
Type:
Group of Quarries
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Mayer1,497 (2011)1.6km
Spring Valley1,148 (2011)8.4km
Dewey-Humboldt3,894 (2011)14.4km
Cordes Lakes2,633 (2011)14.9km
Prescott Valley42,197 (2017)24.8km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
Prescott Gem & Mineral ClubPrescott Valley, Arizona25km
Black Canyon City Rock ClubBlack Canyon City, Arizona37km
Mingus Gem & Mineral ClubCottonwood, Arizona42km
Verde River RockhoundsCottonwood, Arizona42km
Mindat Locality ID:
41730
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:41730:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


An onyx marble deposit located on Big Bug Creek, North of Mayer and about 15 miles SE of Prescott.

Mineralization is onyx marble consisting of banded calcite-aragonite beautifully colored by iron oxides in deposits from a few inches to 25 feet (7 meters) thick.

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1 valid mineral.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘvar. Limestone Onyx5.AB.05CaCO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ Calcite var. Limestone OnyxCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ Calcite var. Limestone OnyxCaCO3
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ Calcite var. Limestone OnyxCaCO3

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References

MRDS database Dep. ID #10062344, MRDS ID #TC35711.
Tenney, J.B. (1928), The Mineral Industries of Arizona, Arizona Bureau of Mines Bull. 125: 107.
Peirce, H.W. (1969), Gem Materials, in USGS & Arizona Bureau of Mines & US Bureau of Reclamation, Mineral and Water Resources of Arizona, Arizona Bureau of Mines Bull. 180 (USGS Bull.871): 359.
Peirce, H. Wesley (1990), Arizona Geological Survey Industrial Minerals card file.
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