Big Horn Mountains placers (Tiger placers; Big Horn placers; Davenport placers; Sweeney placers Borian placers), Big Horn Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 45' 42'' North , 113° 14' 18'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Placers
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Aguila | 798 (2011) | 21.0km |
| Wenden | 728 (2011) | 28.8km |
| Salome | 1,530 (2011) | 34.8km |
| Wintersburg | 136 (2011) | 50.8km |
| Congress | 1,975 (2014) | 57.1km |
‡Ref.: Carter, T.L. (1911), Gold placers in Arizona, Engineering and Mining Journal: 90: 561.
Wilson E.D. (1961), Gold placers and placering in Arizona Arizona Bureau of Mines Bull. 168: 61.
Johnson, M.G. (1972), Placer gold deposits of Arizona, USGS Bull. 1355: 20.
Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 236.
MRDS database Dep. ID #10048183.
A former placer Au mine. Produced 1933 to 1942.
Mineralization is Au placer deposit resulting from the erosion & deposition of gold-quartz veins.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| Au | Gold | |
|---|---|---|
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
- Sonoran DesertDesert
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mojave DomainDomain
- Southern Basin and RangeWide Rift
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