Monarch Mine (Mocking Bird Mine; Monarch Verde Mine; Statehood group), Cherry, Cherry Creek Mining District, Black Hills (Black Hill Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 37' 20'' North , 112° 1' 24'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Verde Village | 11,605 (2011) | 9.9km |
| Cottonwood | 11,818 (2017) | 13.1km |
| Cornville | 3,280 (2011) | 14.1km |
| Jerome | 456 (2017) | 16.3km |
| Camp Verde | 11,155 (2017) | 16.8km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Mingus Gem & Mineral Club | Cottonwood, Arizona | 13km |
| Verde River Rockhounds | Cottonwood, Arizona | 13km |
| Prescott Gem & Mineral Club | Prescott Valley, Arizona | 27km |
| Sedona Gem & Mineral Club | Sedona, Arizona | 36km |
‡Ref.: USGS Mineral Resources of the US (1907): Pt 1: 182.
Lindgren, W. (1926), Ore deposits of the Jerome and Bradshaw Mountains quadrangles, Arizona, USGS Bull. 782: 30, 105.
Wilson, E.D. (1934), Arizona Lode Gold Mines and Gold Mining, Arizona Bureau of Mines Bull. 137: 29-30.
Anderson, C.A. & S.C. Creasey (1958), Geology and ore deposits of the Jerome area, Yavapai County, Arizona, USGS PP 308: Geology map.
USGS Bull. 1324-C.
USGS Cherry Quadrangle map.
U.S. Bureau of Mines - Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mining Technology file data.
MRDS database Dep. ID #10048058, MRDS ID #M800026; and Dep. ID #10186781, MAS ID #0040251436.
A former underground Au-Ag-Cu-Pb mine located 12 miles SSE of Jerome at 4,500 feet of altitude. Started 1886. Owned by Verde Mines Development Co.
Mineralization is several veins striking N.10º-20ºE. and dipping 32º-45ºW. and consisting of coarsely crystalline, white quartz in lenses several feet in maximum width and carrying bright yellow gold in wholly irregular pockets and small shoots. Ore control was faulting. Ore concentration was oxidation at near surface. No alteration was noted. An associated rock unit is the Cherry Quartz Diorite (informal name).
Local rock is fine-grained, light colored granite containing quartz, feldspar and a little biotite and hornblende with a few veinlets of epidote.
The mine was developed to 200 feet.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Epidote Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) Description: Small veinlets in light-colored granite. |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Gold Formula: Au Colour: Deep yellow Description: Coarse load gold in irregular pockets. |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 Description: Fills cavities in massive quartz. References: |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' Description: Fills cavities in massive quartz. References: |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Milky Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Milky Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Milky Quartz | SiO2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Milky Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- Southern Basin and RangeWide Rift
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