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Devil's Cash Box ridge, Montosa Canyon, Tyndall Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USAi
Regional Level Types
Devil's Cash Box ridgeRidge
Montosa CanyonCanyon
Tyndall Mining DistrictMining District
Santa Cruz CountyCounty
ArizonaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 41' 5'' North , 110° 56' 54'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
31.68485,-110.94847
GeoHash:
G#: 9t9h721c9
GRN:
N22W67
Type:
Ridge
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Amado295 (2011)11.3km
Arivaca Junction1,090 (2011)11.7km
Tubac1,191 (2011)12.2km
Tumacacori-Carmen393 (2015)15.0km
Green Valley21,391 (2011)19.3km
Mindat Locality ID:
58752
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:58752:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


This is a structure located toward the outer edge of the Montosa-Caliente belt of Paleozoic sediments. It is a monoclinal north-south foothill hogback ridge capped by limestone dipping 40º-60ºW. into the Santa cruz Valley. The ridge extends from a point near Agua Caliente to Montosa Basin, being about a mile long, and is separated from the slope of the main ridge by a narrow piedmont valley. The name is derived from the mineral deposits found in it at various points.

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5 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Galena var. Silver-bearing Galena
Formula: PbS with Ag
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘvar. Silver-bearing Galena2.CD.10PbS with Ag
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘSmithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
SSulfur
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Sⓘ Galena var. Silver-bearing GalenaPbS with Ag
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
AgSilver
Agⓘ Galena var. Silver-bearing GalenaPbS with Ag
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS
Pbⓘ Galena var. Silver-bearing GalenaPbS with Ag

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References

Schrader, F.C. & J.M. Hill (1915), Mineral deposits of the Santa Rita and Patagonia Mountains, Arizona, USGS Bull. 582: 185.
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