Sitting Bull Mine (Patented claim 939), Cherry, Cherry Creek Mining District, Black Hills (Black Hill Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Sitting Bull Mine (Patented claim 939) | Mine |
| Cherry | Town (Former) |
| Cherry Creek Mining District | Mining District |
| Black Hills (Black Hill Range) | Group of Hills |
| Yavapai County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 37' 23'' North , 112° 3' 43'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Verde Village | 11,605 (2011) | 10.8km |
| Cottonwood | 11,818 (2017) | 13.8km |
| Jerome | 456 (2017) | 14.8km |
| Clarkdale | 4,240 (2017) | 16.5km |
| Cornville | 3,280 (2011) | 16.6km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Mingus Gem & Mineral Club | Cottonwood, Arizona | 14km |
| Verde River Rockhounds | Cottonwood, Arizona | 14km |
| Prescott Gem & Mineral Club | Prescott Valley, Arizona | 23km |
| Sedona Gem & Mineral Club | Sedona, Arizona | 39km |
‡Ref.: Anderson, C.A. & S.C. Creasey (1958), Geology and ore deposits of the Jerome area, Yavapai County, Arizona, USGS PP 308: 175.
USGS Cherry Quadrangle map.
U.S. Bureau of Land Management Mining District Sheet 82.
MRDS database Dep. ID #10027297, MRDS ID #M002754; and, Dep. ID #10210857, MAS ID #0040251776.
A former underground Au-Cu-Pb-Zn mine located about 300 feet east of the Leghorn Mine at a higher altitude, and both mines may be on the same vein or on parallel veins of the same system. Claim extends into the NE¼NE¼SE¼ of sec. 6. Claim overlaps Leghorn Mine Patented claims 3007.
Mineralization is a vein deposit with ore bodies as lenses and pods. The vein ranges from small stringers to 2½ feet wide; the average strike is about N.40ºE. and the dip ranges from 25º to 45ºW. The oreshoots occurred in the more gently dipping parts of the vein. Ore control was faulting and shearing. Ore concentration was oxidtion at near surface. No alteration was noted.
Three adits within a vertical range of about 60 feet crosscut the vein.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
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 |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| S | Sulfur | |
|---|---|---|
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- Great Plains DomainDomain
- Southern Basin and RangeWide Rift
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