Zaleski Mine (Zaleski group of claims), Montezuma Canyon, Cochise County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Zaleski Mine (Zaleski group of claims) | Mine |
| Montezuma Canyon | Canyon |
| Cochise County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 21' 47'' North , 110° 15' 20'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Miracle Valley | 644 (2011) | 9.9km |
| Sierra Vista Southeast | 14,797 (2011) | 10.8km |
| Palominas | 212 (2011) | 13.1km |
| Sierra Vista | 43,355 (2017) | 21.8km |
| Naco | 1,046 (2011) | 29.3km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Huachuca Mineral and Gem Club | Sierra Vista, Arizona | 22km |
A former small surface and underground Au-W-Pb mine located on 3 claims in the NW ¼ sec. 7, T.24S., R.21E., at the mouth of Montezuma Canyon, and North of the Montezuma or Border Ranch, southern end of the Huachuca Mountains, about 3 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border. Owned by J. Zaleski and S. Kudznu (1940).
Mineralization is sparse and spotty gold values and scattered high grade pockets of scheelite in several quartz veins of NW strike and steep SW-ward dip, cutting Jurassic quartz monzonite, that has been invaded by pegmatite and aplite dikes. The veins are coarsely crystalline, grayish-white quartz ranging from a thin streak to about 7 inches wide.
Workings include shaft, a short adit, and surface workings. A few tons of gold ore were produced in the early 1900's and some tons of tungsten ore in later years.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS Description: Sparse. |
| ⓘ Scheelite Formula: Ca(WO4) Colour: Straw-colored. Description: Occurs scattered & in high-grade pockets. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Scheelite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| W | Tungsten | |
| W | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10027039 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Mexico
- Sierra Madre OccidentalMountain Range
North AmericaContinent
- Sonoran DesertDesert
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mazatzal DomainDomain
- Southern Basin and RangeWide Rift
USA
- Arizona
- Cochise County
- Hartford Mining DistrictMining District
- Huachuca MountainsMountain Range
- Cochise County
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