Black Butte group of claims (Black Butte prospect; Black Buck; Castle Butte claims; P and G claims; Dugan claim; Castle Creek deposit), Castle Creek area, Castle Creek Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 1' 13'' North , 112° 28' 37'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Claims
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Morristown | 227 (2017) | 22.6km |
| Wickenburg | 6,806 (2017) | 24.0km |
| Wittmann | 763 (2011) | 27.5km |
| Black Canyon City | 2,837 (2011) | 30.6km |
| Yarnell | 649 (2011) | 33.5km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Wickenburg Gem and Mineral Society | Wickenburg, Arizona | 24km |
| Black Canyon City Rock Club | Black Canyon City, Arizona | 31km |
| Daisy Mountain Rock & Mineral Club | Anthem, Arizona | 35km |
A former surface and underground Mn-W group of 2 unpatented claims/prospect located a short distance East of Castle Creek and 27 miles NE of Morristown. Started in 1940 and owned by W.L. Palmer. The deposit is also in sec. 28 and 33.
Andesitic flows, breccia and tuff of prevailing Northward dip, overlain on the ridges by thin soil. The principal vein occurs within a fault fissure that strikes irregularly Eastward and is traceable by float for a few hundred feet on the surface. It is intersected on the West by Northward-trending fissures containing gray limestone. The vein consists mainly of black manganese oxide together with a little calcite & quartz. It is 1½ to 2 feet wide where exposed. Tungsten content is confirmed but its form is unknown. Local scistosity strikes N60E, and dips 40NW. Pegmatite dikes strike N35E and dip 76NW.
Workings include a shallow cut.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
5 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ Hollandite Formula: Ba(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16 |
| ⓘ 'Psilomelane' |
| ⓘ Pyrolusite Formula: Mn4+O2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Scheelite Formula: Ca(WO4) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrolusite | 4.DB.05 | Mn4+O2 |
| ⓘ | Hollandite | 4.DK.05a | Ba(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Scheelite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Psilomelane' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Hollandite | Ba(Mn64+Mn23+)O16 |
| O | ⓘ Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| O | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Hollandite | Ba(Mn64+Mn23+)O16 |
| Mn | ⓘ Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Hollandite | Ba(Mn64+Mn23+)O16 |
| W | Tungsten | |
| W | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10026926 |
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Black Butte group of claims, Castle Creek area, Castle Creek Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA