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Black Canyon placers, Black Canyon (Black Canyon Creek), Bumble Bee, Black Canyon Mining District, Wickenburg Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, USAi
Regional Level Types
Black Canyon placersGroup of Placers
Black Canyon (Black Canyon Creek)Canyon
Bumble BeeVillage
Black Canyon Mining DistrictMining District
Wickenburg MountainsMountain Range
Yavapai CountyCounty
ArizonaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 11' 34'' North , 112° 10' 18'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
34.19305,-112.17194
GeoHash:
G#: 9w04x2wuu
GRN:
N23W67
Type:
Group of Placers
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Black Canyon City2,837 (2011)13.7km
Cordes Lakes2,633 (2011)14.2km
Spring Valley1,148 (2011)16.9km
Mayer1,497 (2011)23.5km
New River14,952 (2011)31.0km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
Black Canyon City Rock ClubBlack Canyon City, Arizona14km
Daisy Mountain Rock & Mineral ClubAnthem, Arizona36km
Prescott Gem & Mineral ClubPrescott Valley, Arizona48km
Mindat Locality ID:
44101
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:44101:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A former gold placer deposit/mine area. Placers extended along the Black Canyon from the Arrastre River North to Cleator.

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3 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Gold
Formula: Au
Description: Placer gold; 1 nugget worth $14.38 (period values) found about 1932.
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ 'Monazite Group'
Formula: REE(PO4)
Description: Sparse in placer sands.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘGold1.AA.05Au
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Unclassified
ⓘ'Monazite Group'-REE(PO4)
ⓘ'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
Oⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
FeIron
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
AuGold
Auⓘ GoldAu

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References

USGS Bumble Bee Quadrangle map.
Arizona Department of Mineral Resources Nezona, Inc. file.
MRDS database Dep. ID #10026941, MRDS ID #M001183; and, Dep. ID #10235057, MAS ID #0040250225.
Day, D.T. & R.H. Richards (1906), Investigation of black sands from placer mines, USGS Bull. 285: 150-164.
Wilson, E.D. (1927), Arizona gold placers, 2nd.ed., revised, University of Arizona Bull. 124: 31-32.
Arizona Bureau of mines Bull. 135 (1933), Arizona Gold placers & placering: 51-52.
Wilson, E.D. (1952), Arizona gold placers and placering (Fifth edition revised): Arizona Bureau of Mines Bull. 160: 56.
(1972) Placer gold deposits of Arizona. Bulletin 1355. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/b1355
Anthony, John W., Williams, Sidney A., Bideaux, Richard A., Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.p.303
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