Royal Mountain Mine, Greaterville, Greaterville Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Royal Mountain Mine | Mine |
| Greaterville | - not defined - |
| Greaterville Mining District | Mining District |
| Pima County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 45' 18'' North , 110° 46' 45'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Sonoita | 818 (2015) | 14.3km |
| Green Valley | 21,391 (2011) | 23.1km |
| Corona de Tucson | 5,675 (2011) | 23.4km |
| Patagonia | 890 (2017) | 24.0km |
| East Sahuarita | 1,622 (2006) | 25.2km |
‡Ref.: Schrader, F.C. & J.M. Hill (1915), Mineral deposits of the Santa Rita and Patagonia Mountains, Arizona, USGS Bull. 582: 153, 155.
Wilson, E.D. (1927), Arizona gold placers, 2nd. ed. (revised), University of Arizona Bull. 124: 36.
Drewes, Harald (1970) Structural control of geochemical anomalies in the Greaterville mining district, southeast of Tucson: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1312-A, p. A1-A49, 1 sheet, scale 1:24,000.
Drewes, H.D. (1971) Geologic map of the Sahuarita quadrangle, southeast of Tucson, Pima County, Arizona: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Geologic Investigations Map I-613, 1 sheet, scale 1:48,000.
Niemuth, N.J. & K.A. Phillips (1992), Copper Oxide Resources, Arizona Department of Mines & Mineral Resources Open File Report 92-10: 13 (Table 1).
Arizona Bureau of Mines file data.
MRDS database Dep. ID file #10039496, MRDS ID #M050168; and, Dep. ID #10137737, MAS ID #0040190552.
A former small underground Cu-Au-Ag-Pb-Zn mine/occurrence located in the SW¼ sec. 26, T.19S., R.15E. (Sahuarita 15 minute topo map), about 2 miles SW of Greaterville, on a small gulch 1/8 mile north of Fish Canyon, at an elevation of 5,655 feet. Located 37 miles SE of Tucson. Produced 1912-1913.
Mineralization is a 2 foot wide quartz-baryte vein that dips 30º SW in granite with a tabular ore body. The croppings are stained with iron and in places with copper carbonates, which are reported to carry some silver. Host rock units include the Willow Canyon Formation of Cretaceous conglomerate-siltstone, and the Glance Conglomerate. Associated rock unit is quartz latite at 56 ± 2MY and granodiorite at 1450 ± 10MY.
Local structures include thrust and normal faulting, fracture zones, homoclinal. Regional trends include tilting and broad open folds in the south and extensive faulting in the north.
Workings include a 75 foot long crosscut tunnel, two 80 foot deep shafts and drifts. No production record.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Cerussite Formula: PbCO3 Description: Starts as a mixture with the galena within a few feet of the surface. |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Galena var. Silver-bearing Galena Formula: PbS with Ag |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS Description: A little is present. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | var. Silver-bearing Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS with Ag |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Cerussite | 5.AB.15 | PbCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | ⓘ Galena var. Silver-bearing Galena | PbS with Ag |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Galena var. Silver-bearing Galena | PbS with Ag |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena var. Silver-bearing Galena | PbS with Ag |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10039496 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Mexico
- Sierra Madre OccidentalMountain Range
North AmericaContinent
- Sonoran DesertDesert
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mazatzal DomainDomain
- Southern Basin and RangeWide Rift
USA
- Arizona
- Santa Rita MountainsMountain Range
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Royal Mountain Mine, Greaterville, Greaterville Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA