Lion Mine, Mount Benedict, Nogales Mining District (Gold Hill Mining District), Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Lion Mine | Mine |
| Mount Benedict | Mountain |
| Nogales Mining District (Gold Hill Mining District) | Mining District |
| Santa Cruz County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 23' 53'' North , 110° 54' 46'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Beyerville | 177 (2011) | 3.4km |
| Nogales | 20,252 (2017) | 6.7km |
| Rio Rico | 18,962 (2011) | 10.2km |
| Nogales | 212,533 (2018) | 10.3km |
| Kino Springs | 136 (2011) | 10.5km |
‡Ref.: Schrader, F.C. & J.M. Hill (1915), Mineral deposits of the Santa Rita and Patagonia Mountains, Arizona, USGS Bull. 582: 352.
Lenon, Robert (1964) Lenon’s map of Santa Cruz County.
Simons (1971) Open File Map.
U.S. Bureau of Mines files, Lion.
U.S. Bureau of Mines field notes, AU11.
Arizona Bureau of Mines card file Santa Cruz County.
MRDS database Dep. ID file #10039568, MRDS ID #M050335; and, Dep. ID #10259601, MAS ID #0040230260.
A former small Pb-Ag-Au-Cu mine located in secs. 27 & 28, T23S, R14E, on the east slope of Mount Benedict, on the north side of its main gulch, 5 miles NNE of Nogales, on private land. The main openings lie at about 4,050 feet of elevation. Owned by Mr. George Norbeth, of Nogales.
Mineralization is a vein which lies in the quartz monzonite country rock and dips steeply but variably to the north. It is 3½ feet wide (1.07 meters) and is composed mainly of quartz and crushed and altered quartz monzonite but contains considerable azurite, malachite, and bunches of galena, with which are associated gold and some silver.
Workings include shafts, cuts, winzes, and tunnels extending through a vertical range of 100 feet. Worked for gold; apparently has copper associated. Small production.
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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 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| 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 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10039568 |
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