Golden Belt Mine (Golden Turkey Extension Mine), Cleator, Black Canyon Mining District, Wickenburg Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 16' 19'' North , 112° 12' 11'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Spring Valley | 1,148 (2011) | 9.1km |
| Cordes Lakes | 2,633 (2011) | 10.0km |
| Mayer | 1,497 (2011) | 14.3km |
| Black Canyon City | 2,837 (2011) | 22.9km |
| Dewey-Humboldt | 3,894 (2011) | 28.9km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Black Canyon City Rock Club | Black Canyon City, Arizona | 23km |
| Prescott Gem & Mineral Club | Prescott Valley, Arizona | 39km |
| Daisy Mountain Rock & Mineral Club | Anthem, Arizona | 45km |
A former underground Au-Ag-Pb mine located a few hundred feet North of the Golden Turkey Mine. Discovered by George Zika (1873); later owned and reopened in 1931 by the Golden Belt Mines, Inc. (1931- ). Last produced 1961.
Mineralization is Precambrian schist intruded by dikes of siliceous to basic porphyry. The Golden Belt vein strikes N.60ºE. and dips from 10º to 23º SE and occurs within a fissure zone of a probable thrust fault. The ore body is tabular and the vein is a few inches to about 3 feet wide and Assayed at $5 to $40 Au/T (period values), and 1 to 10 oz Ag/T. Ore control was faulting and shearing. Concentration was oxidation at near surface.
Area structures include folikation and transposed bedding in metavolcanic rocks. Low angle (less than 40 degrees) veins follow low angle faults that cut across foliation.
Workings include an 800 foot long, irregular inclined shaft (Jan, 1934) & several 100 foot drifts and stopes.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Gold Formula: Au Description: Occurs as free gold in the oxidized zone. |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
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- Southern Basin and RangeWide Rift
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