Summit Mine, Sawmill Canyon, Greaterville Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Summit Mine | Mine |
| Sawmill Canyon | Canyon |
| Greaterville Mining District | Mining District |
| Pima County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 45' 52'' North , 110° 47' 53'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Sonoita | 818 (2015) | 16.4km |
| Green Valley | 21,391 (2011) | 21.0km |
| Corona de Tucson | 5,675 (2011) | 22.4km |
| East Sahuarita | 1,622 (2006) | 23.3km |
| Arivaca Junction | 1,090 (2011) | 25.2km |
‡Ref.: Schrader & Hill (1915), Mineral deposits of the Santa Rita and Patagonia Mountains, Arizona, USGS Bull. 582: 153, 156.
Galbraith, F.W. (1947), Minerals of Arizona, Arizona Bureau of Mines Bull. 153: 27.
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.
Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd. ed.: 393.
Arizona Bureau of Mines file data.
MRDS database Dep. ID file #10095428, MRDS ID #M050169; and, Dep. ID #10162286, MAS ID #0040190565.
A former surface and underground Pb-Ag-Cu mine located in the center-S½ sec. 22, T19S, R15E, just west of Melendreth Pass on the trail descending Sawmill Canyon, at an elevation of 5,700 feet, and 37 miles SE of Tucson. Discovered 1915.
Mineralization is a vein deposit with a 1 to 2 foot (0.61 meters) wide vein that strikes N-S and dips 75ºW. and has tabular ore bodies. The sulfides begin at the surface. Ore concentration was permeable fracture zones. The host rock unit is the Pinal Schist. An associated rock unit is diorite.
Local structures include regional tilting and broad open folds in teh south and extensive faulting in the north; thrust and normal faulting - fracture zones.
Workings include an incline of unknown depth. No production record available.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Azurite Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10095428 |
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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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Summit Mine, Sawmill Canyon, Greaterville Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA