Button Mine (Button 13 claim; Button 8 claim; Gold Button 9 claim), Minnehaha Flats, Minnehaha Creek, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 9' 56'' North , 112° 24' 17'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Black Canyon City | 2,837 (2011) | 25.6km |
| Mayer | 1,497 (2011) | 30.1km |
| Spring Valley | 1,148 (2011) | 30.1km |
| Peeples Valley | 428 (2011) | 31.8km |
| Cordes Lakes | 2,633 (2011) | 31.9km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Black Canyon City Rock Club | Black Canyon City, Arizona | 26km |
| Wickenburg Gem and Mineral Society | Wickenburg, Arizona | 37km |
| Daisy Mountain Rock & Mineral Club | Anthem, Arizona | 41km |
A former underground Au-Pb-Ag-Zn-Cu mine started about 1900. Located in the Minnehaha Flats area, headwaters area of Minnehaha Creek. Produced 1901-1942. Claims include all of sec. 31 and parts of secs. 32 & 29. NOTE: Alternate coordinates provided: 34.1717N, 112.4039W; and, 34.1725N, 112.3881W; and, 34.1658N, 112.4047W.
Mineralization is a Precambrian quartz vein deposit with a tabular ore body, with glassy quartz and sulfides. Ore control was faulting and shearing. Ore concentration was oxidation at near surface. Wall rock is amphibolite and not sericitized. Country rock is Bradshaw Granite with some amphibolite and diorite. An associated rock unit is the Brady Butte Granodiorite.
Area structures include veins that crosscut or parallel foliation in granodiorite, which trends N10E to N25E.
Workings include a 400 foot deep shaft; drifts extend 650 feet northward and 100 feet southward. A 5-stamp mill was installed.
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Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| S | Sulfur | |
|---|---|---|
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Localities in this Region
- Arizona
- Yavapai County
- Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range)
- Minnehaha Creek
- Minnehaha Flats
- Button Mine (Button 13 claim; Button 8 claim; Gold Button 9 claim)
- Minnehaha Flats
- Minnehaha Creek
- Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range)
- Yavapai County
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- Great Plains DomainDomain
- Southern Basin and RangeWide Rift
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