‡Ref.: DeWitt, Ed, et al (1988), Mineral resources of the Harquahala Mountains Wilderness Study area, La Paz & Maricopa Cos., AZ, USGS Bull. 1701-C: C2 (Figure 1), C8 (Table 1); MRDS file #1062454.

A former underground Au-Ag-Cu-Zn mine.

Mineralization is quartz veins that contain abundant hematite and are adjacent to gabbro dikes in Precambrian granite, granite gneiss, and gneiss. The veins occupy fractures that strike east and dipo from 35ºS to vertically. The thickness of the veins range from 1 inch (2.5 cm) to 8 inches (20 cm).

Workings include 6 shaftsm 2 adits and 5 prospect pits. There is an inclined shaft with 2 working levels.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

ⓘ Hematite

1 valid mineral.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Hematite

Formula: Fe₂O₃

References:

DeWitt, Ed, et al (1988), Mineral Resources of the Harquahala Mountains Wilderness Study Area, La Paz & Maricopa Cos., AZ, USGS Bull. 1701-C: C8 (Table 1).

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Hematite	4.CB.05	Fe₂O₃

List of minerals for each chemical element

O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃

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