Pine Mountain Mine (Pine Mountain group; Boardman group; Midco Reserves; Turnbull group), Pine Mountain, Sunflower Mining District (Mazatzal Mountains Mining District; Quicksilver Mining District), Maricopa County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 58' 45'' North , 111° 26' 53'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Gisela | 570 (2011) | 20.6km |
| Tonto Basin | 1,424 (2011) | 21.7km |
| Oxbow Estates | 217 (2011) | 24.7km |
| Payson | 15,345 (2017) | 30.2km |
| Star Valley | 2,277 (2017) | 35.3km |
‡Ref.: Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 293; Lausen, C. (1926), Tourmaline-bearing cinnabar veins of the Mazatzal Mountains, AZ, Econ.Geol.:: 21: 782-791; Galbraith, F.W. (1947), Minerals of AZ, AZ Bur. Mines Bull. 153: 10; Faick, J.N. (1958), Geology of the Ord mine, Mazatzal Mountains Quicksilver district, AZ, USGS Bull. 1042-R: 686 (Fig. 61); AZ Bur. Mines Bull. 122 (1927); Engineering & Mining Jour. (1965): 166, No. 7; Bailey, E.H., USGS, personal files; Beckman, R.T. & W.H. Kerns (1965), Mercury in Arizona, US Bur. Mines Info. Circ. 8252: 66; USGS 7.5 minute Reno Pass topo. map; AZ Dept. Min. Resources (ADMR) Pine Mountain file; AZ Dept. Min. Resources (ADMR) "U" file; Bailey, E.H., AZ Bur. Mines Bull. 180: 228; Lausen, C. & E. Gardner, Reports on findings of mercury, AZ Bur. Mines #122: 59; MRDS files #10040382 & 10137776.
A former mercury mine discovered 1925 by William Reynolds, Chas. MacFarland and William Boardman.
Mineralization is cinnabar. Local strcture is NE-trending intrusives and foliation.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Cinnabar Formula: HgS References: |
| ⓘ Native Mercury Formula: Hg |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Mercury | 1.AD.05 | Hg |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Cinnabar | 2.CD.15a | HgS |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| S | Sulfur | |
|---|---|---|
| S | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
| Hg | Mercury | |
| Hg | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
| Hg | ⓘ Native Mercury | Hg |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
- Sonoran DesertDesert
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Great Plains DomainDomain
- Southern Basin and RangeWide Rift
USA
- Arizona
- Tonto National ForestForest
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Pine Mountain Mine, Pine Mountain, Sunflower Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA