Dundee-Arizona Mine, Jerome, Verde Mining District, Black Hills (Black Hill Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Dundee-Arizona Mine | Mine |
| Jerome | Town |
| Verde Mining District | Mining District |
| Black Hills (Black Hill Range) | Group of Hills |
| Yavapai County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 45' 6'' North , 112° 6' 1'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Jerome | 456 (2017) | 1.2km |
| Clarkdale | 4,240 (2017) | 4.5km |
| Cottonwood | 11,818 (2017) | 8.4km |
| Verde Village | 11,605 (2011) | 9.3km |
| Cornville | 3,280 (2011) | 16.8km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Mingus Gem & Mineral Club | Cottonwood, Arizona | 8km |
| Verde River Rockhounds | Cottonwood, Arizona | 8km |
| Prescott Gem & Mineral Club | Prescott Valley, Arizona | 25km |
| Sedona Gem & Mineral Club | Sedona, Arizona | 34km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Arizona-Dundee property; Dundee Shaft
A former underground Cu-Ag-Au mine on 2 patented claims in the S½ sec. 23, T.16N., R.2E. (Clarkdale 7.5 minute topo map), covering the ridge east of Jerome. Owned by the Dundee-Arizona Copper Co. Produced 1918-1947.
Mineralization is a replacement deposit with a blanket ore body hosted in the Verde Gravels. Ore control was gravels at the base of the Verde Formation, overlying Martin Limestone. Ore concentration was gravels that contain copper in oxidized form remobilized or leached from massive
sulfides.
The Verde gravels commonly consist of pebbles, cobbles, and boulders of basalt and limestone, resting on the Martin limestone. The ore consists of chrysocolla-bearing gravel, locally forming ore zones from 4 to 5 feet thick. The blue-green chrysocolla coats and replaces the pebbles and cobbles and fills fractures in the underlying Martin limestone. The chrysocolla forms a mammillary coating on the pebbles, associated with some chalcedony.
A shaft was sunk 950 feet into Precambrian rocks. 2,750 feet of lateral workings were driven on the 950 level. No ore was found in the Precambrian. There is also an adit at the lowest level in the mineralized gravels.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Chrysocolla Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 Description: Mammillary fillings in Tertiary conglomerate. An important ore in gravels. References: |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Quartz var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Chrysocolla | 9.ED.20 | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Great Plains DomainDomain
- Southern Basin and RangeWide Rift
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