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Garford Mine (Garford claim), Cherry Creek Mining District, Black Hills (Black Hill Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USAi
Regional Level Types
Garford Mine (Garford claim)Mine
Cherry Creek Mining DistrictMining District
Black Hills (Black Hill Range)Group of Hills
Yavapai CountyCounty
ArizonaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 36' 10'' North , 112° 0' 24'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
34.60305,-112.00667
GeoHash:
G#: 9w0kg5r1r
GRN:
N24W66
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Verde Village11,605 (2011)11.9km
Camp Verde11,155 (2017)14.6km
Cornville3,280 (2011)14.9km
Cottonwood11,818 (2017)15.1km
Jerome456 (2017)18.9km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
Mingus Gem & Mineral ClubCottonwood, Arizona15km
Verde River RockhoundsCottonwood, Arizona15km
Prescott Gem & Mineral ClubPrescott Valley, Arizona28km
Sedona Gem & Mineral ClubSedona, Arizona37km
Mindat Locality ID:
48156
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:48156:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A former surface and underground Au-Ag mine.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


1 valid mineral.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Gold
Formula: Au

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘGold1.AA.05Au

List of minerals for each chemical element

AuGold
Auⓘ GoldAu

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References

USGS Cherry Quadrangle map.
MRDS database Dep. ID #10235017, MAS ID #0040250762.
Yavapai Magazine (1918) February, 1918: 5 - see map (Sharlot Hall Museum, Prescott, AZ).
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: 29.
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