Vulture Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
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| Vulture Mountains | Mountain Range |
| Maricopa County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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33° North , 112° West (est.)
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~136km
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Vulture Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona (estado)
‡Ref.: Galbraith, F.W. & Brennan (1959), Minerals of AZ: 43.
The Vulture Mountains are located West of Morristown and about 14 road miles SW of Wickenburg.
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| ⓘ Ajoite Formula: (K,Na)Cu7AlSi9O24(OH)6 · 3H2O References: Williams, Sidney A. (1968) Wickenburgite, a new mineral from Arizona. American Mineralogist, 53 (9-10) 1433-1438 |
| ⓘ Allophane Formula: (Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O Locality: Queen of Sheba Mine (La Aguila patented claim; La Firmos Mine), Maricopa County, Arizona, USA References: |
| ⓘ Alunite Formula: KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 References: |
| ⓘ Anglesite Formula: PbSO4 |
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
| ⓘ Beryl Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Carnotite Formula: K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O Localities: Description: Occurs on minor fractures in tuff. |
| ⓘ Celestine Formula: SrSO4 Description: As beds in shaly tuff; in fanglomerate. |
| ⓘ Cerussite Formula: PbCO3 |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Chrysocolla Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 Localities: Potter-Cramer Mine, Vulture Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA Farley's Collateral Mine, Vulture, Vulture Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA El Centinillo Mine (El Centinella Mine), Vulture Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA Queen of Sheba Mine (La Aguila patented claim; La Firmos Mine), Maricopa County, Arizona, USA |
| ⓘ Conichalcite Formula: CaCu(AsO4)(OH) Locality: Queen of Sheba Mine (La Aguila patented claim; La Firmos Mine), Maricopa County, Arizona, USA References: |
| ⓘ Creaseyite Formula: Pb2Cu2Fe3+2(Si4.67Al0.33)O15.33(OH)3 · H2O Description: Occurs in vuggy, leached fluorite gangue. |
| ⓘ Crocoite Formula: PbCr6+O4 Localities: Description: A minor oxide zone mineral derived from Pb-Zn ores. |
| ⓘ Descloizite Formula: PbZn(VO4)(OH) |
| ⓘ Dioptase Formula: CuSiO3 · H2O |
| ⓘ Duftite Formula: PbCu(AsO4)(OH) Description: Occurs in oxidized portions of Pb-Zn (galena-sphalerite) veins. |
| ⓘ Epidote Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| ⓘ Ferrimolybdite Formula: Fe2(MoO4)3 · nH2O References: |
| ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region. Fluorescence: Bright blue (LW UV); blue (SW UV). |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS Localities: Vulture Mine, Vulture, Vulture Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA Potter-Cramer Mine, Vulture Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA Black Hawk Mine (Black Hawk property), Vulture Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA Montezuma Mine, Vulture Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA Sunrise Mine, Outlaw Hill, Vulture Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA |
| ⓘ Goethite Formula: Fe3+O(OH) References: |
| ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O Description: Thin coatings on bedding planes & fracture surfaces. |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region. Colour: Black Fluorescence: None Description: Small, platy crystals form solid vein fillings and grow loosely into sponge-like masses in cavities. Individual to somewhat aggregated plates also grow in cavities and readily exhibit a red flash in sunlight. |
| ✪ Hematite var. Specularite Formula: Fe2O3 Locality: Queen of Sheba Mine (La Aguila patented claim; La Firmos Mine), Maricopa County, Arizona, USA Colour: Black Fluorescence: None Description: Small, platy crystals form solid vein fillings and grow loosely into sponge-like masses in cavities. Individual to somewhat aggregated plates also grow in cavities and readily exhibit a red flash in sunlight. References: |
| ⓘ Hemihedrite Formula: Pb10Zn(CrO4)6(SiO4)2(OH)2 Localities: Colour: Orange to nearly black Description: Occurs as crystals in oxidised portion of galena-bearing quartz veins that cut andesite agglomerate. |
| ⓘ Hemimorphite Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
| ⓘ Hydrocerussite Formula: Pb3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Jarosite Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 Localities: Habit: Rhombic Colour: Yellow, dark-brown Description: Fine, transparnet crystals filling cavities by oxidation of pyrite. |
| ⓘ Kaolinite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 Localities: Vulture, Vulture Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA Newsboy Mine (Grande group; Charles Black claims; Gnome Development group; Newsboy group; G.W. Mining & Minerals Co. group; Pitt Mine), Vulture Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA Queen of Sheba Mine (La Aguila patented claim; La Firmos Mine), Maricopa County, Arizona, USA |
| ⓘ Kettnerite Formula: CaBiCO3OF |
| ⓘ Laumontite Formula: CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O |
| ⓘ 'Lepidolite' |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' |
| ⓘ Linarite Formula: PbCu(SO4)(OH)2 References: |
| ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Massicot Formula: PbO |
| ⓘ Mimetite Formula: Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| ⓘ Minium Formula: Pb3O4 |
| ⓘ Mottramite Formula: PbCu(VO4)(OH) References: |
| ⓘ Mottramite var. Duhamelite Formula: (Pb,Bi,Ca)Cu(VO4)(OH,O) References: |
| ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Native Bismuth Formula: Bi |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au Localities: Reported from at least 13 localities in this region. Description: In quartz, in sericite horses & quartz seams. |
| ⓘ Native Gold var. Electrum Formula: (Au,Ag) References: |
| ⓘ Native Silver Formula: Ag References: |
| ⓘ Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ Opal var. Opal-AN Formula: SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ Phoenicochroite Formula: Pb2(CrO4)O Localities: Potter-Cramer Mine, Vulture Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA Farley's Collateral Mine, Vulture, Vulture Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA Adobe Wells claim, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA Phoenix Mine (Phoenix property; Phoenix claim), Vulture Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA |
| ⓘ Plancheite Formula: Cu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O Locality: Queen of Sheba Mine (La Aguila patented claim; La Firmos Mine), Maricopa County, Arizona, USA References: |
| ⓘ Powellite Formula: Ca(MoO4) Description: Occurs with scheelite as disseminations in granitic rocks. |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Localities: Vulture Mine, Vulture, Vulture Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA Sunrise Mine, Outlaw Hill, Vulture Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA Red Cloud prospect, Vulture Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA El Centinillo Mine (El Centinella Mine), Vulture Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA Cora Mine, Vulture Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Ramsdellite Formula: Mn4+O2 Description: In hypogene veins in Precambrian crystalline gneiss. |
| ⓘ Scheelite Formula: Ca(WO4) Localities: Description: Occurs with scheelite as disseminations in granitic rocks. |
| ⓘ Shattuckite Formula: Cu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
| ⓘ Spodumene Formula: LiAlSi2O6 References: |
| ⓘ Tremolite Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 Description: Replacing limestone. |
| ⓘ Vanadinite Formula: Pb5(VO4)3Cl Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Vauquelinite Formula: Pb2Cu(CrO4)(PO4)(OH) Localities: Potter-Cramer Mine, Vulture Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA Farley's Collateral Mine, Vulture, Vulture Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA Adobe Wells claim, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA Phoenix Mine (Phoenix property; Phoenix claim), Vulture Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA |
| ⓘ Vermiculite Formula: Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O References: |
| ⓘ Wickenburgite (TL) Formula: CaPb3Al2Si10O24(OH)6 Type Locality: Colour: White, colourless, rare salmon-pink Fluorescence: Orange to magenta-red (SW UV). Description: Excellent coatings and druses of transparent micro-crystals in cavities; also as dull white, granular to fine-grained masses in oxidized portion of galena-sphalerite veins. References: Williams, Sidney A. (1968) Wickenburgite, a new mineral from Arizona. American Mineralogist, 53 (9-10) 1433-1438 |
| ⓘ Willemite Formula: Zn2SiO4 Localities: Fluorescence: Creamy-yellow (SW UV). Description: Thin crusts and micro-crystals in seams. |
| ⓘ Wulfenite Formula: Pb(MoO4) Localities: Vulture Mine, Vulture, Vulture Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA Farley's Collateral Mine, Vulture, Vulture Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA Black Pearl Mine (Black Glory 1-14 claims), Vulture Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA Newsboy Mine (Grande group; Charles Black claims; Gnome Development group; Newsboy group; G.W. Mining & Minerals Co. group; Pitt Mine), Vulture Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA Description: In cavities in vein quartz in oxidized zone. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold var. Electrum | 1.AA.05 | (Au,Ag) |
| ⓘ | 1.AA.05 | Au | |
| ⓘ | Native Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
| ⓘ | Native Bismuth | 1.CA.05 | Bi |
| 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 |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ | Massicot | 4.AC.25 | PbO |
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Minium | 4.BD.05 | Pb3O4 |
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | var. Specularite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
| ⓘ | Opal var. Opal-AN | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O | |
| ⓘ | Ramsdellite | 4.DB.15a | Mn4+O2 |
| ⓘ | Carnotite | 4.HB.05 | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Cerussite | 5.AB.15 | PbCO3 |
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Hydrocerussite | 5.BE.10 | Pb3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Kettnerite | 5.BE.30 | CaBiCO3OF |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Anglesite | 7.AD.35 | PbSO4 |
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| ⓘ | Celestine | 7.AD.35 | SrSO4 |
| ⓘ | Alunite | 7.BC.10 | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Jarosite | 7.BC.10 | KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Linarite | 7.BC.65 | PbCu(SO4)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | Crocoite | 7.FA.20 | PbCr6+O4 |
| ⓘ | Phoenicochroite | 7.FB.05 | Pb2(CrO4)O |
| ⓘ | Vauquelinite | 7.FC.05 | Pb2Cu(CrO4)(PO4)(OH) |
| ⓘ | Hemihedrite | 7.FC.15 | Pb10Zn(CrO4)6(SiO4)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Powellite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(MoO4) |
| ⓘ | Scheelite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
| ⓘ | Wulfenite | 7.GA.05 | Pb(MoO4) |
| ⓘ | Ferrimolybdite | 7.GB.30 | Fe2(MoO4)3 · nH2O |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Conichalcite | 8.BH.35 | CaCu(AsO4)(OH) |
| ⓘ | Duftite | 8.BH.35 | PbCu(AsO4)(OH) |
| ⓘ | Descloizite | 8.BH.40 | PbZn(VO4)(OH) |
| ⓘ | Mottramite var. Duhamelite | 8.BH.40 | (Pb,Bi,Ca)Cu(VO4)(OH,O) |
| ⓘ | 8.BH.40 | PbCu(VO4)(OH) | |
| ⓘ | Mimetite | 8.BN.05 | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| ⓘ | Vanadinite | 8.BN.05 | Pb5(VO4)3Cl |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Willemite | 9.AA.05 | Zn2SiO4 |
| ⓘ | Hemimorphite | 9.BD.10 | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
| ⓘ | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| ⓘ | Beryl | 9.CJ.05 | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| ⓘ | Dioptase | 9.CJ.30 | CuSiO3 · H2O |
| ⓘ | Spodumene | 9.DA.30 | LiAlSi2O6 |
| ⓘ | Plancheite | 9.DB.35 | Cu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O |
| ⓘ | Shattuckite | 9.DB.40 | Cu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Tremolite | 9.DE.10 | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Ajoite | 9.EA.70 | (K,Na)Cu7AlSi9O24(OH)6 · 3H2O |
| ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | var. Sericite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Vermiculite | 9.EC.50 | Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O |
| ⓘ | Kaolinite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ | Allophane | 9.ED.20 | (Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O |
| ⓘ | Chrysocolla | 9.ED.20 | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| ⓘ | Wickenburgite (TL) | 9.EG.55 | CaPb3Al2Si10O24(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Laumontite | 9.GB.10 | CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O |
| ⓘ | Creaseyite | 9.HH.15 | Pb2Cu2Fe3+2(Si4.67Al0.33)O15.33(OH)3 · H2O |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Lepidolite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Ajoite | (K,Na)Cu7AlSi9O24(OH)6 · 3H2O |
| H | ⓘ Allophane | (Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O |
| H | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
| H | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| H | ⓘ Conichalcite | CaCu(AsO4)(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Creaseyite | Pb2Cu2Fe23+(Si4.67Al0.33)O15.33(OH)3 · H2O |
| H | ⓘ Descloizite | PbZn(VO4)(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Dioptase | CuSiO3 · H2O |
| H | ⓘ Duftite | PbCu(AsO4)(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Mottramite var. Duhamelite | (Pb,Bi,Ca)Cu(VO4)(OH,O) |
| H | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| H | ⓘ Ferrimolybdite | Fe2(MoO4)3 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Hemihedrite | Pb10Zn(CrO4)6(SiO4)2(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
| H | ⓘ Opal var. Opal-AN | SiO2 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Hydrocerussite | Pb3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Laumontite | CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O |
| H | ⓘ Linarite | PbCu(SO4)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Mottramite | PbCu(VO4)(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Plancheite | Cu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O |
| H | ⓘ Shattuckite | Cu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Vauquelinite | Pb2Cu(CrO4)(PO4)(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Vermiculite | Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O |
| H | ⓘ Wickenburgite | CaPb3Al2Si10O24(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Li | Lithium | |
| Li | ⓘ Spodumene | LiAlSi2O6 |
| Be | Beryllium | |
| Be | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Hydrocerussite | Pb3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| C | ⓘ Kettnerite | CaBiCO3OF |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Ajoite | (K,Na)Cu7AlSi9O24(OH)6 · 3H2O |
| O | ⓘ Allophane | (Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O |
| O | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
| O | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| O | ⓘ Conichalcite | CaCu(AsO4)(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Creaseyite | Pb2Cu2Fe23+(Si4.67Al0.33)O15.33(OH)3 · H2O |
| O | ⓘ Crocoite | PbCr6+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Descloizite | PbZn(VO4)(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Dioptase | CuSiO3 · H2O |
| O | ⓘ Duftite | PbCu(AsO4)(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Mottramite var. Duhamelite | (Pb,Bi,Ca)Cu(VO4)(OH,O) |
| O | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| O | ⓘ Ferrimolybdite | Fe2(MoO4)3 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Hemihedrite | Pb10Zn(CrO4)6(SiO4)2(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
| O | ⓘ Opal var. Opal-AN | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Hydrocerussite | Pb3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Kettnerite | CaBiCO3OF |
| O | ⓘ Laumontite | CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O |
| O | ⓘ Linarite | PbCu(SO4)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Massicot | PbO |
| O | ⓘ Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| O | ⓘ Minium | Pb3O4 |
| O | ⓘ Mottramite | PbCu(VO4)(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Phoenicochroite | Pb2(CrO4)O |
| O | ⓘ Plancheite | Cu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O |
| O | ⓘ Powellite | Ca(MoO4) |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Ramsdellite | Mn4+O2 |
| O | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| O | ⓘ Shattuckite | Cu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Spodumene | LiAlSi2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Vanadinite | Pb5(VO4)3Cl |
| O | ⓘ Vauquelinite | Pb2Cu(CrO4)(PO4)(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Vermiculite | Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O |
| O | ⓘ Wickenburgite | CaPb3Al2Si10O24(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Willemite | Zn2SiO4 |
| O | ⓘ Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
| O | ⓘ Hematite var. Specularite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| F | ⓘ Kettnerite | CaBiCO3OF |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Ajoite | (K,Na)Cu7AlSi9O24(OH)6 · 3H2O |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Vermiculite | Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Ajoite | (K,Na)Cu7AlSi9O24(OH)6 · 3H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Allophane | (Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Al | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Al | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Al | ⓘ Creaseyite | Pb2Cu2Fe23+(Si4.67Al0.33)O15.33(OH)3 · H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Al | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Al | ⓘ Laumontite | CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Spodumene | LiAlSi2O6 |
| Al | ⓘ Vermiculite | Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Wickenburgite | CaPb3Al2Si10O24(OH)6 |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Ajoite | (K,Na)Cu7AlSi9O24(OH)6 · 3H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Allophane | (Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Si | ⓘ Creaseyite | Pb2Cu2Fe23+(Si4.67Al0.33)O15.33(OH)3 · H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Dioptase | CuSiO3 · H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Si | ⓘ Hemihedrite | Pb10Zn(CrO4)6(SiO4)2(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Opal var. Opal-AN | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | ⓘ Laumontite | CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Plancheite | Cu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Shattuckite | Cu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Spodumene | LiAlSi2O6 |
| Si | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Vermiculite | Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Wickenburgite | CaPb3Al2Si10O24(OH)6 |
| Si | ⓘ Willemite | Zn2SiO4 |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Vauquelinite | Pb2Cu(CrO4)(PO4)(OH) |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| S | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| S | ⓘ Linarite | PbCu(SO4)(OH)2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| Cl | ⓘ Vanadinite | Pb5(VO4)3Cl |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Ajoite | (K,Na)Cu7AlSi9O24(OH)6 · 3H2O |
| K | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| K | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
| K | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Conichalcite | CaCu(AsO4)(OH) |
| Ca | ⓘ Mottramite var. Duhamelite | (Pb,Bi,Ca)Cu(VO4)(OH,O) |
| Ca | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Kettnerite | CaBiCO3OF |
| Ca | ⓘ Laumontite | CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Powellite | Ca(MoO4) |
| Ca | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Ca | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Wickenburgite | CaPb3Al2Si10O24(OH)6 |
| V | Vanadium | |
| V | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
| V | ⓘ Descloizite | PbZn(VO4)(OH) |
| V | ⓘ Mottramite var. Duhamelite | (Pb,Bi,Ca)Cu(VO4)(OH,O) |
| V | ⓘ Mottramite | PbCu(VO4)(OH) |
| V | ⓘ Vanadinite | Pb5(VO4)3Cl |
| Cr | Chromium | |
| Cr | ⓘ Crocoite | PbCr6+O4 |
| Cr | ⓘ Hemihedrite | Pb10Zn(CrO4)6(SiO4)2(OH)2 |
| Cr | ⓘ Phoenicochroite | Pb2(CrO4)O |
| Cr | ⓘ Vauquelinite | Pb2Cu(CrO4)(PO4)(OH) |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Ramsdellite | Mn4+O2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Creaseyite | Pb2Cu2Fe23+(Si4.67Al0.33)O15.33(OH)3 · H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Ferrimolybdite | Fe2(MoO4)3 · nH2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Vermiculite | Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite var. Specularite | Fe2O3 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Ajoite | (K,Na)Cu7AlSi9O24(OH)6 · 3H2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Cu | ⓘ Conichalcite | CaCu(AsO4)(OH) |
| Cu | ⓘ Creaseyite | Pb2Cu2Fe23+(Si4.67Al0.33)O15.33(OH)3 · H2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Dioptase | CuSiO3 · H2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Duftite | PbCu(AsO4)(OH) |
| Cu | ⓘ Mottramite var. Duhamelite | (Pb,Bi,Ca)Cu(VO4)(OH,O) |
| Cu | ⓘ Linarite | PbCu(SO4)(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Mottramite | PbCu(VO4)(OH) |
| Cu | ⓘ Plancheite | Cu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Shattuckite | Cu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Vauquelinite | Pb2Cu(CrO4)(PO4)(OH) |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Descloizite | PbZn(VO4)(OH) |
| Zn | ⓘ Hemihedrite | Pb10Zn(CrO4)6(SiO4)2(OH)2 |
| Zn | ⓘ Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Zn | ⓘ Willemite | Zn2SiO4 |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Conichalcite | CaCu(AsO4)(OH) |
| As | ⓘ Duftite | PbCu(AsO4)(OH) |
| As | ⓘ Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| Sr | Strontium | |
| Sr | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
| Mo | Molybdenum | |
| Mo | ⓘ Ferrimolybdite | Fe2(MoO4)3 · nH2O |
| Mo | ⓘ Powellite | Ca(MoO4) |
| Mo | ⓘ Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Native Gold var. Electrum | (Au,Ag) |
| Ag | ⓘ Native Silver | Ag |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| W | Tungsten | |
| W | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold var. Electrum | (Au,Ag) |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
| Pb | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| Pb | ⓘ Creaseyite | Pb2Cu2Fe23+(Si4.67Al0.33)O15.33(OH)3 · H2O |
| Pb | ⓘ Crocoite | PbCr6+O4 |
| Pb | ⓘ Descloizite | PbZn(VO4)(OH) |
| Pb | ⓘ Duftite | PbCu(AsO4)(OH) |
| Pb | ⓘ Mottramite var. Duhamelite | (Pb,Bi,Ca)Cu(VO4)(OH,O) |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Pb | ⓘ Hemihedrite | Pb10Zn(CrO4)6(SiO4)2(OH)2 |
| Pb | ⓘ Hydrocerussite | Pb3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| Pb | ⓘ Linarite | PbCu(SO4)(OH)2 |
| Pb | ⓘ Massicot | PbO |
| Pb | ⓘ Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| Pb | ⓘ Minium | Pb3O4 |
| Pb | ⓘ Mottramite | PbCu(VO4)(OH) |
| Pb | ⓘ Phoenicochroite | Pb2(CrO4)O |
| Pb | ⓘ Vanadinite | Pb5(VO4)3Cl |
| Pb | ⓘ Vauquelinite | Pb2Cu(CrO4)(PO4)(OH) |
| Pb | ⓘ Wickenburgite | CaPb3Al2Si10O24(OH)6 |
| Pb | ⓘ Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
| Bi | Bismuth | |
| Bi | ⓘ Native Bismuth | Bi |
| Bi | ⓘ Mottramite var. Duhamelite | (Pb,Bi,Ca)Cu(VO4)(OH,O) |
| Bi | ⓘ Kettnerite | CaBiCO3OF |
| U | Uranium | |
| U | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
Other Databases
| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vulture_Mountains |
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| Wikidata ID: | Q7943593 |
| GeoNames ID: | 5319592 |
Localities in this Region
- Arizona
- Maricopa County
- Adobe Wells claim
- Aguila - SE of
- Aguila - South of
- ⭔Aguila area
- Aguila Mining District
- Eastern end of range
- Frenchman Mine
- NW ¼ sec. 20; T.6N.; R.7W.
- Queen of Sheba Mine (La Aguila patented claim; La Firmos Mine)
- Vulture Mining District
- Banker group
- Black Butte
- Black Hawk Mine (Black Hawk property)
- Black Pearl Mine (Black Glory 1-14 claims)
- Black Rock Mine
- Cleopatra Mine
- Contact Mine (Contact 1-3 prospects)
- Cora Mine
- Domingo Mine
- El Centinillo Mine (El Centinella Mine)
- El Tigre Mine (El Milagro Mine; Santa Martha placer)
- Good Luck Mine (Good Luck Spar Mine)
- Hassayampa River
- Jumbo Mine (Jumbo and Contreras Mine; Lilly Bell Mine; Union Hill Mine)
- Maricopa County
- Arizona
- Maricopa County
- Vulture Mining District
- Mammoth Spar Mine (Lucky Strike Mine)
- Montezuma Mine
- Moonlight Mine (Moonlight 1 & 2 prospects)
- Newsboy Mine (Grande group; Charles Black claims; Gnome Development group; Newsboy group; G.W. Mining & Minerals Co. group; Pitt Mine)
- Outlaw Hill
- Phoenix Mine (Phoenix property; Phoenix claim)
- Potter-Cramer Mine
- Red Cloud prospect
- Scorpion Hill
- South Vulture prospect
- Southwest Extension Mine (Vulture Southwest Mine)
- Taylor-Smith claim
- Tough Nut group
- United States Copper Mine (U.S. Copper Mine)
- Vulture
- Vulture Peak
- Vulture placers
- West End
- Vulture Mining District
- Maricopa County
Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect
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- Sonoran DesertDesert
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mazatzal DomainDomain
- Mojave DomainDomain
- Southern Basin and RangeWide Rift
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Vulture Mine, Vulture, Vulture Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA