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Climax Mine (Virginia Dare group; Montgomery; Lion; Cub; Leopard), Groom Creek Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USAi
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Climax Mine (Virginia Dare group; Montgomery; Lion; Cub; Leopard)Mine
Groom Creek Mining DistrictMining District
Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range)Mountain Range
Yavapai CountyCounty
ArizonaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 24' 43'' North , 112° 31' 22'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
34.41195,-112.52278
GRN:
N23W67
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Wilhoit868 (2011)6.1km
Prescott41,899 (2017)15.1km
Peeples Valley428 (2011)24.6km
Mayer1,497 (2011)26.3km
Dewey-Humboldt3,894 (2011)28.9km
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ClubLocationDistance
Prescott Gem & Mineral ClubPrescott Valley, Arizona29km
Mindat Locality ID:
46243
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:46243:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A former underground Au-Ag-Cu-Pb mine. Started about 1905 and closed 1907; reopened 1914 and closed in 1920. Produced 1903-1944.

Mineralization is a vein deposit with a tabular ore body. Ore control was faulting and shearing. Ore concentration was oxidation at near surface. No alteration observed.

Area structures include dikes and veins parallel to foliation in Precambrian rocks, which trends N-S.

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3 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
FFluorine
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
SSulfur
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
FeIron
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2

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References

U.S. Bureau of Mines - Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology file data.
Blandy, J.F. ( ) Mining Region Around Prescott. A.I.M.E. Transactions: ?: ?.
Arizona Department of Mineral Resources Climax Mine file.
USGS Wilhoit Quadrangle map.
MRDS database Dep. ID #10109858, MRDS ID #M800330; and, Dep. ID #10234488, MAS ID #0040250509.
Yavapai Magazine (1918) May, 1918: 5-6.
Lindgren, W. (1926), Ore deposits of the Jerome and Bradshaw Mountains quadrangles, Arizona, USGS Bull. 782: 113.
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