Oxbow Mine (Oxbow claim; Golden Wreath claim; Golden Wreath Mine; Osborn prospect), Oxbow Gulch, Moore Mountain area, Oxbow Estates, Payson Mining District (Green Valley Mining District), Gila County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 10' 6'' North , 111° 21' 14'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Oxbow Estates | 217 (2011) | 2.1km |
| Payson | 15,345 (2017) | 7.4km |
| Gisela | 570 (2011) | 10.1km |
| Star Valley | 2,277 (2017) | 13.0km |
| Mesa del Caballo | 765 (2011) | 14.1km |
A former surface and underground Cu-Au-Ag-Mo-Pb-V-Fluorspar mine located in the SE¼NW¼ sec. 32, T10N, R10E, at the head of Oxbow Gulch, about 1 mile E of Moore Mountain, about 0.8 miles W of the top of Oxbow Hill, and about 1½ miles SSW of Oxbow Estates, 7 miles S of Payson, on National Forest land. The property consists of 18 claims, (2 patented: the Oxbow and Golden Wreath). Discovered by Al Sieber, William Moore and St. John in 1875. Produced 1916-1936. Previous owners and operators include: the Atlantis Mining Company (1917); J.P. Walker; W.E. McCules; A.M. Packard; P.J., C.W. and P.H. Harrison; and Alva Buckley (1941). Owned by Mr. Pete Saccuci (1973). Operated by Mr. Clay Thorne (1980).
Mineralization is a vein of considerable with with a linear shaped ore body hosted in Payson Diorite. The ore zone is 609.6 meters long, 1.83 meters wide, 160.93 meters thick, strikes N-S and dips 45-85W. The fissure vein runs N-S for much of its length but turns toward the east at its northern and southern ends. The vein shows 5 ore shoots, and numerous cross veinlets. There are also placer deposits on the property. Vein widths vary from 18 inches to 6 feet. Orange-yellow scales on a fracture plane associated with cuprodescloizite. Ore control was the curving fissure (Oxbow-shaped fault fissure) zone, NE-trending dikes, intrusions and faulting. Associated rock units include rhyolite and granite.
Area structures include Tertiary sediments approximately 1 mile south of the mine. The local diorite has a uniform texture, is coarse-grained, and is cut by a complex set of dikes and fault fissures. (See Conway's thesis (1976) for the regional geology).
Workings include a 528 foot tunnel cutting the vein along its full length, a two-compartment shaft down 200 feet, with 40 feet of drifts, and a 40 foot tunnel. The main tunnel contains 3 raises connecting it to the surface and 3 winzes of 110, 45 and 145 feet. There are also numerous pits and trenches on the surface.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Chrysocolla Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| ⓘ Descloizite Formula: PbZn(VO4)(OH) Description: Small amounts. References: |
| ⓘ Descloizite var. Copper-bearing Descloizite Formula: Pb(Zn,Cu)VO4OH |
| ⓘ Dioptase Formula: CuSiO3 · H2O Habit: Small, prismatic References: |
| ⓘ Epidote Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 References: |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ 'Hornblende Root Name Group' Formula: ◻Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| ⓘ Kaolinite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Habit: Crystals to 1 inch (2.5 cm) long. Colour: Colorless |
| ⓘ Wulfenite Formula: Pb(MoO4) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Wulfenite | 7.GA.05 | Pb(MoO4) |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Descloizite var. Copper-bearing Descloizite | 8.BH.40 | Pb(Zn,Cu)VO4OH |
| ⓘ | 8.BH.40 | PbZn(VO4)(OH) | |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| ⓘ | Dioptase | 9.CJ.30 | CuSiO3 · H2O |
| ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | var. Sericite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Kaolinite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ | Chrysocolla | 9.ED.20 | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Hornblende Root Name Group' | - | ◻Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| H | ⓘ Descloizite var. Copper-bearing Descloizite | Pb(Zn,Cu)VO4OH |
| H | ⓘ Descloizite | PbZn(VO4)(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Dioptase | CuSiO3 · H2O |
| H | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| H | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| H | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| O | ⓘ Descloizite var. Copper-bearing Descloizite | Pb(Zn,Cu)VO4OH |
| O | ⓘ Descloizite | PbZn(VO4)(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Dioptase | CuSiO3 · H2O |
| O | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
| O | ⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| F | ⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Al | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Al | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Si | ⓘ Dioptase | CuSiO3 · H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Si | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| V | Vanadium | |
| V | ⓘ Descloizite var. Copper-bearing Descloizite | Pb(Zn,Cu)VO4OH |
| V | ⓘ Descloizite | PbZn(VO4)(OH) |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Cu | ⓘ Descloizite var. Copper-bearing Descloizite | Pb(Zn,Cu)VO4OH |
| Cu | ⓘ Dioptase | CuSiO3 · H2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Descloizite var. Copper-bearing Descloizite | Pb(Zn,Cu)VO4OH |
| Zn | ⓘ Descloizite | PbZn(VO4)(OH) |
| Mo | Molybdenum | |
| Mo | ⓘ Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Descloizite var. Copper-bearing Descloizite | Pb(Zn,Cu)VO4OH |
| Pb | ⓘ Descloizite | PbZn(VO4)(OH) |
| Pb | ⓘ Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10046305 |
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