C and B Mine (C & B Mine; Vanadium Mine), Christmas, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| C and B Mine (C & B Mine; Vanadium Mine) | Mine |
| Christmas | Town (Former) |
| Banner Mining District | Mining District |
| Gila County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 7' 58'' North , 110° 49' 59'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Kearny | 2,038 (2017) | 11.1km |
| Hayden | 650 (2017) | 14.9km |
| Winkelman | 346 (2017) | 17.1km |
| Dudleyville | 959 (2011) | 18.6km |
| Six Shooter Canyon | 1,019 (2017) | 26.6km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Gila County Gem & Mineral Society | Miami, Arizona | 30km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
C. and B. Mine; C & B Group Mine; Vanadium property; International property; Cutler and Bywater Mine
A former surface and underground V-Mo-Pb-Ag-Cu-Au-Bi-Zn-W mine located in the NE¼ sec. 32, T3S, R15E, G&SRM, 10 miles NW of Christmas, ½ mile S of Dripping Springs Wash, on state land. Owned by E. E. Cutler and C. Bywater (1952).
Mineralization is a vein deposit with a linear ore body hosted in Mescal Limestone. Ore control was the contact of the limestone and diabase. The ore body strikes N60E and dips SE, while the contact strikes N35W and dips NE. Alteration was some silicification. The vein matter was well oxidized.
The paragenetic sequence is vanadinite, mimetite, descloizite, calcite. Vanadinite & wulfenite are present in soft material and as coatings on brecciated diabase for widths of a few feet. Cavities left by oxidized galena crystals also contain vanadinite.
Area geologic structures include N10-35W striking, E-dipping fracture zones.
3 channel samples averaged 0.33 ounce/ton Ag, 1.92% V, 6.2% Pb. One sample assayed 0.17% V and traces of Ag & Pb.
Workings included a 20-foot adit existing in 1925. During subsequent work a number of adits and one shaft several hundred feet deep were developed. A little ore was mined and some is reported to have been shipped during WWI.
NOTE: Permission to access the site is required of a local rancher, whose land must be trespassed.
A site visit during February 2007 revealed a barren dump and numerous foundation structures from a large mill and other structures. Examination of the adit openings from the portals revealed seemingly very dangerous mine openings with unstable ceilings and unprotected vertical workings unsuited to entry by anyone other than an experienced miner with all appropriate equipment. NOTE: Accurate coordinates obtained January, 2007 (upper right adit).
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
23 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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| ⓘ Anglesite Formula: PbSO4 |
| ⓘ Brackebuschite ? Formula: Pb2Mn3+(VO4)2(OH) Description: "Brackebuschite" ID was by Raman spectroscopy. Subsequent analyses have failed to find manganese and probably all or most "brackebuschite" from here is really calderonite. |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Calderónite Formula: Pb2Fe3+(VO4)2(OH) Description: Based on Raman spectroscopy and XRD, this mineral was here previously thought to be "brackebuschite" - See comments in messageboard: http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,6,261345,261345#msg-261345 |
| ⓘ Cerussite Formula: PbCO3 Habit: Vee and other twin habits |
| ⓘ Creaseyite Formula: Pb2Cu2Fe3+2(Si4.67Al0.33)O15.33(OH)3 · H2O References: |
| ⓘ Descloizite Formula: PbZn(VO4)(OH) Description: As crystals and crystal aggregates. |
| ⓘ Diaboleite Formula: Pb2CuCl2(OH)4 References: |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Hydrocerussite Formula: Pb3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Ilmenite Formula: Fe2+TiO3 References: |
| ⓘ Lanarkite Formula: Pb2(SO4)O |
| ⓘ Leadhillite Formula: Pb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2 References: |
| ⓘ 'Manganese Oxides' References: |
| ⓘ 'Manganese Oxides var. Manganese Dendrites' References: |
| ⓘ Mimetite Formula: Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| ⓘ Namibite Formula: Cu(BiO)2(VO4)(OH) References: |
| ⓘ Paralaurionite Formula: PbCl(OH) References: |
| ⓘ Phoenicochroite Formula: Pb2(CrO4)O References: |
| ⓘ Phosphohedyphane Formula: Ca2Pb3(PO4)3Cl References: |
| ⓘ Plumbogummite Formula: PbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 References: Carnegie Museum of Natural History analysisIdentified by Chris Emproto: SEM-EDS |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
| ⓘ Vanadinite Formula: Pb5(VO4)3Cl References: |
| ⓘ Willemite Formula: Zn2SiO4 References: |
| ⓘ Wulfenite Formula: Pb(MoO4) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Diaboleite | 3.DB.05 | Pb2CuCl2(OH)4 |
| ⓘ | Paralaurionite | 3.DC.05 | PbCl(OH) |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Cerussite | 5.AB.15 | PbCO3 |
| ⓘ | Hydrocerussite | 5.BE.10 | Pb3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Leadhillite | 5.BF.40 | Pb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Anglesite | 7.AD.35 | PbSO4 |
| ⓘ | Lanarkite | 7.BD.40 | Pb2(SO4)O |
| ⓘ | Phoenicochroite | 7.FB.05 | Pb2(CrO4)O |
| ⓘ | Wulfenite | 7.GA.05 | Pb(MoO4) |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Namibite | 8.BB.50 | Cu(BiO)2(VO4)(OH) |
| ⓘ | Brackebuschite ? | 8.BG.05 | Pb2Mn3+(VO4)2(OH) |
| ⓘ | Calderónite | 8.BG.05 | Pb2Fe3+(VO4)2(OH) |
| ⓘ | Descloizite | 8.BH.40 | PbZn(VO4)(OH) |
| ⓘ | Plumbogummite | 8.BL.10 | PbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Mimetite | 8.BN.05 | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| ⓘ | Vanadinite | 8.BN.05 | Pb5(VO4)3Cl |
| ⓘ | Phosphohedyphane | 8.BN.05 | Ca2Pb3(PO4)3Cl |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Willemite | 9.AA.05 | Zn2SiO4 |
| ⓘ | Creaseyite | 9.HH.15 | Pb2Cu2Fe3+2(Si4.67Al0.33)O15.33(OH)3 · H2O |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Manganese Oxides var. Manganese Dendrites' | - | |
| ⓘ | '' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Brackebuschite | Pb2Mn3+(VO4)2(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Creaseyite | Pb2Cu2Fe23+(Si4.67Al0.33)O15.33(OH)3 · H2O |
| H | ⓘ Descloizite | PbZn(VO4)(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Diaboleite | Pb2CuCl2(OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Hydrocerussite | Pb3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Leadhillite | Pb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Namibite | Cu(BiO)2(VO4)(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Paralaurionite | PbCl(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Plumbogummite | PbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Calderónite | Pb2Fe3+(VO4)2(OH) |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Hydrocerussite | Pb3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| C | ⓘ Leadhillite | Pb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Brackebuschite | Pb2Mn3+(VO4)2(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Creaseyite | Pb2Cu2Fe23+(Si4.67Al0.33)O15.33(OH)3 · H2O |
| O | ⓘ Descloizite | PbZn(VO4)(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Diaboleite | Pb2CuCl2(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Hydrocerussite | Pb3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| O | ⓘ Lanarkite | Pb2(SO4)O |
| O | ⓘ Leadhillite | Pb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| O | ⓘ Namibite | Cu(BiO)2(VO4)(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Paralaurionite | PbCl(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Phoenicochroite | Pb2(CrO4)O |
| O | ⓘ Plumbogummite | PbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Vanadinite | Pb5(VO4)3Cl |
| O | ⓘ Willemite | Zn2SiO4 |
| O | ⓘ Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
| O | ⓘ Calderónite | Pb2Fe3+(VO4)2(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Phosphohedyphane | Ca2Pb3(PO4)3Cl |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Creaseyite | Pb2Cu2Fe23+(Si4.67Al0.33)O15.33(OH)3 · H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Plumbogummite | PbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Creaseyite | Pb2Cu2Fe23+(Si4.67Al0.33)O15.33(OH)3 · H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Willemite | Zn2SiO4 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Plumbogummite | PbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
| P | ⓘ Phosphohedyphane | Ca2Pb3(PO4)3Cl |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Lanarkite | Pb2(SO4)O |
| S | ⓘ Leadhillite | Pb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2 |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Diaboleite | Pb2CuCl2(OH)4 |
| Cl | ⓘ Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| Cl | ⓘ Paralaurionite | PbCl(OH) |
| Cl | ⓘ Vanadinite | Pb5(VO4)3Cl |
| Cl | ⓘ Phosphohedyphane | Ca2Pb3(PO4)3Cl |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Phosphohedyphane | Ca2Pb3(PO4)3Cl |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| V | Vanadium | |
| V | ⓘ Brackebuschite | Pb2Mn3+(VO4)2(OH) |
| V | ⓘ Descloizite | PbZn(VO4)(OH) |
| V | ⓘ Namibite | Cu(BiO)2(VO4)(OH) |
| V | ⓘ Vanadinite | Pb5(VO4)3Cl |
| V | ⓘ Calderónite | Pb2Fe3+(VO4)2(OH) |
| Cr | Chromium | |
| Cr | ⓘ Phoenicochroite | Pb2(CrO4)O |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Brackebuschite | Pb2Mn3+(VO4)2(OH) |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Creaseyite | Pb2Cu2Fe23+(Si4.67Al0.33)O15.33(OH)3 · H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Calderónite | Pb2Fe3+(VO4)2(OH) |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Creaseyite | Pb2Cu2Fe23+(Si4.67Al0.33)O15.33(OH)3 · H2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Diaboleite | Pb2CuCl2(OH)4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Namibite | Cu(BiO)2(VO4)(OH) |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Descloizite | PbZn(VO4)(OH) |
| Zn | ⓘ Willemite | Zn2SiO4 |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| Mo | Molybdenum | |
| Mo | ⓘ Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
| Pb | ⓘ Brackebuschite | Pb2Mn3+(VO4)2(OH) |
| Pb | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| Pb | ⓘ Creaseyite | Pb2Cu2Fe23+(Si4.67Al0.33)O15.33(OH)3 · H2O |
| Pb | ⓘ Descloizite | PbZn(VO4)(OH) |
| Pb | ⓘ Diaboleite | Pb2CuCl2(OH)4 |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Pb | ⓘ Hydrocerussite | Pb3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| Pb | ⓘ Lanarkite | Pb2(SO4)O |
| Pb | ⓘ Leadhillite | Pb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2 |
| Pb | ⓘ Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| Pb | ⓘ Paralaurionite | PbCl(OH) |
| Pb | ⓘ Phoenicochroite | Pb2(CrO4)O |
| Pb | ⓘ Plumbogummite | PbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
| Pb | ⓘ Vanadinite | Pb5(VO4)3Cl |
| Pb | ⓘ Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
| Pb | ⓘ Calderónite | Pb2Fe3+(VO4)2(OH) |
| Pb | ⓘ Phosphohedyphane | Ca2Pb3(PO4)3Cl |
| Bi | Bismuth | |
| Bi | ⓘ Namibite | Cu(BiO)2(VO4)(OH) |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10026843 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mazatzal DomainDomain
- Southern Basin and RangeWide Rift
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- Arizona
- Dripping Spring MountainsMountain Range
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C and B Mine, Christmas, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA