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Mitchell Barite prospect, Stanley Mining District, Santa Teresa Mountains, Aravaipa Mining District, Graham County, Arizona, USAi
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Mitchell Barite prospectProspect
Stanley Mining DistrictMining District
Santa Teresa MountainsMountain Range
Aravaipa Mining DistrictMining District
Graham CountyCounty
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 4' 9'' North , 110° 20' 47'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
33.06917,-110.34639
GeoHash:
G#: 9tcs1h01y
GRN:
N23W66
Type:
Prospect
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Bylas1,962 (2011)22.3km
Peridot1,350 (2011)28.7km
San Carlos4,038 (2015)32.3km
Fort Thomas374 (2011)35.7km
Winkelman346 (2017)40.6km
Mindat Locality ID:
43656
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:43656:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Ireland Barite; Barium King group; Barium King 1 through 14 claims; Barite King


A surface and underground Baryte-Fluorspar occurrence/prospect located in sec. 19 and sec. 20, T4S, R20E, about 5 miles West of Turnbull Mountain and 8 miles N of Aravaipa, in the northern end of the Santa Teresa Mountains, on Indian ceded lands. The property is comprised of a group of 14 baryte-fluorspar claims (Barium King Nos. 1 - 14). The Barite group extends into section 24, T4S, R19E, and sec. 13. Lat-long from the center of sec. 20.

Mineralization is a deposit 60.96 meters long and 15.24 meters wide, host in trachyte that is brecciated.

Assay results: 62.2% BaSO4, 10.6% CaF2.

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2 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
FFluorine
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
CaCalcium
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4

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Link to USGS MRDS:10027036

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References

USGS San Carlos Reservoir Quadrangle map.
Arizona Department of Mineral Resources U file.
MRDS database Dep. ID #10027036, MRDS ID #M001765; and, Dep. ID #10065103, MRDS ID #TC40112; and, Dep. ID #10210131, MAS ID #0040090019; and Dep. ID #10258756, MAS ID #0040090208.
Ross, Clyde P. (1925) Geology and ore deposits of the Aravaipa and Stanley mining districts, Graham County, Arizona, USGS Bull. 763: 114.
Stewart, L.A. & A.J. Pfister (1960), Barite deposits of Arizona, U.S. Bureau of Mines Report of Investigation 5651: 25-28.
Funnell, J.E. & E.J. Wolfe (1964), Compendium on nonmetallic minerals of Arizona, Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, TX.
(1969) Mineral and Water Resources of Arizona. University of Arizona Bulletin 180. Arizona Bureau of Minesp.314
Elevatorski, E.A. (1971), Arizona Department of Mineral Resources (ADMR), Arizona Fluorspar: 20.
Elevatorski, E.A. (1978), Arizona Industrial Minerals, Arizona Department of Mineral Resources, Minerals Report No. 2: 32-33.
Phillips, Ken A. (1987) Arizona Industrial Minerals - Department of Mines & Minerals Report #4 (2nd ed.). Arizona Department of Mines and Mineral Resources. 197 pp.
Peirce, H. Wesley (1990), Arizona Geological Survey Industrial Minerals card file.
Anthony, John W., Williams, Sidney A., Bideaux, Richard A., Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.
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