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Circle group of claims, Schaffer Canyon, Baboquivari Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USAi
Regional Level Types
Circle group of claimsGroup of Claims
Schaffer CanyonCanyon
Baboquivari MountainsMountain Range
Pima CountyCounty
ArizonaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude:
32° North , 111° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~153km
GRN:
N22W68
Type:
Group of Claims
Mindat Locality ID:
46164
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:46164:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0


‡Ref.: Wilson, E.D. (1941), Tungsten Deposits of Arizona, Geological Series No. 14, Arizona Bureau of Mines Bull. 148: 39.

A group of 3 unpatented tungsten claims in Schaffer Canyon, SE portion of the Baboquivari Mountains. Started 1939 and owned by G.T. Harford & C.E. Bent (discoverers).

Mineralization is a faulted complex of siliceous sedimentary beds & volcanic rocks intruded by dikes of acidic & intermediate composition. The vein is 6 to 18 inches (15 to 45 cm) wideand dips 10º to 20º Westward and consists of dull-white quartz with tungsten minerals.

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2 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Description: Some present.
ⓘ Scheelite
Formula: Ca(WO4)
Description: Very sparse.
ⓘ 'Wolframite Group'
Description: Occurs as scattered bunches in quartz.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ'Wolframite Group'4.DB.30 va
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘScheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
SSulfur
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
FeIron
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
WTungsten
Wⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)

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