Federal Mine (Patented claims 3103), Cherry, Cherry Creek Mining District, Black Hills (Black Hill Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Federal Mine (Patented claims 3103) | Mine |
| Cherry | Town (Former) |
| Cherry Creek Mining District | Mining District |
| Black Hills (Black Hill Range) | Group of Hills |
| Yavapai County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 36' 47'' North , 112° 3' 10'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Verde Village | 11,605 (2011) | 11.5km |
| Cottonwood | 11,818 (2017) | 14.6km |
| Jerome | 456 (2017) | 16.1km |
| Cornville | 3,280 (2011) | 16.7km |
| Clarkdale | 4,240 (2017) | 17.6km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Mingus Gem & Mineral Club | Cottonwood, Arizona | 15km |
| Verde River Rockhounds | Cottonwood, Arizona | 15km |
| Prescott Gem & Mineral Club | Prescott Valley, Arizona | 24km |
| Sedona Gem & Mineral Club | Sedona, Arizona | 39km |
‡Ref.: Lindgren, W. (1926), Ore deposits of the Jerome and Bradshaw Mountains quadrangles, Arizona, USGS Bull. 782: 107.
Wilson, E.D., Cunningham, J.B., and Butler, G.M. (1934), Arizona Lode Gold Mines and Gold Mining (revised 1967), Arizona Bureau of Mines Bull. 137: 31.
Anderson, C.A. & S.C. Creasey (1958), Geology and ore deposits of the Jerome area, Yavapai County, Arizona, USGS PP 308: 175.
U.S. Bureau of Mines - Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology file data.
USGS Cherry Quadrangle map.
U.S. Bureau of Land Management Mining District Sheet 82.
MRDS database Dep. ID #10048237, MRDS ID #M800341; and, Dep. ID #10137961, MAS ID #0040250723.
A former underground Au-Ag mine located West of the Bunker Mine, about 1 mile SE of the Leghorn Mine and about 1¼ miles North of Cherry at an altitude of about 5,600 feet. Opened and closed about 1907 (1910 ?). Owned by Mr. Wombacher of Cherry.
Mineralization is a vein deposit that averages 2 feet in width, strikes N.45ºE. and dips 50ºW. in red & white granite. The ore body is tabular. Ore control was faulting and shearing. Ore concentration was oxidation at near surface. No alteration was noted. An associated rock unit is the informally-named Cherry Quartz Diorite.
Local; structures include massive and unfoliated quartz diorite.
Workings include a 260 foot deep incine and a 1,000 foot long exploratory adit but no ore was found.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| Au | Gold | |
|---|---|---|
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
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- Great Plains DomainDomain
- Southern Basin and RangeWide Rift
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