Camp Creek prospect (King of the West claim; Davis group), Gila Bend Mountains Mining District, Eagletail Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 17' 3'' North , 113° 20' 52'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Wintersburg | 136 (2011) | 47.2km |
| Dateland | 416 (2011) | 57.1km |
| Theba | 158 (2017) | 58.5km |
| Salome | 1,530 (2011) | 60.5km |
| Vicksburg | 597 (2011) | 63.4km |
An Au-Cu-Fe prospect with underground workings located in sec. 1, T2S, R11W, 1 mile W of the Maricopa County line, on BLM-administered land. Owned by Mr. J.M. Owens.
A rolling, dissected pediment extends North from the Gila Bend Mountains exposes a small area of gray silicified schist, intruded by many irregular dikes of granite porphyry. This schist is cut by numerous fractures that strike eastward and dip nearly 90º. At the surface, one of the fracture zones has a width of 15 feet and contains abundant siliceous hematite and limonite together with small veinlets and specks of chrysocolla and malachite. It also supposedly contains a little free gold. An associated rock unit is granite.
Workings include 2 vertical shafts at 100 feet (30.48 meters) deep plus drifts on the 30 and 90 foot levels. No production record.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Chrysocolla Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 Description: Small veinlets and specks. References: |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 Description: Abundant siliceous material in vein. References: |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' Description: Abundant. References: |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 Description: Small veinlets and specks. References: |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au Description: Free, lode gold. References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Chrysocolla | 9.ED.20 | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10027159 |
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- Southern Basin and RangeWide Rift
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