Carlo & Eclipse Mines, Waterman Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Carlo & Eclipse Mines | Group of Mines |
| Waterman Mining District | Mining District |
| Pima County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 19' 36'' North , 111° 29' 35'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Mines
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Avra Valley | 6,050 (2011) | 20.8km |
| Picture Rocks | 9,563 (2011) | 23.3km |
| Nelson | 259 (2011) | 23.9km |
| Marana | 41,315 (2017) | 27.9km |
| Red Rock | 169 (2011) | 31.9km |
Ref.: Keith, Stanton B. (1974), Arizona Bureau of Geology & Mineral Technology, Geological Survey Branch Bull. 189, Index of Mining Properties in Pima County, Arizona: 144 (Table 4).
Phillips, K.A. (1987), Arizona Industrial Minerals, 2nd. Edition, Arizona Department of Mines & Minerals Mineral Report 4, 185 pp.
Niemuth, N.J. & K.A. Phillips (1992), Copper Oxide Resources, Arizona Department of Mines & Mineral Resources Open File Report 92-10: 12 (Table 1).
Arizona Dept. Mineral Resources file data/Arizona Bureau of Mines file data.
MRDS database Dep. ID file #10102393, MRDS ID #M000143; and, Dep. ID #10186663, MAS ID #0040190153.
A former small surface and underground Cu-Ag-Silica mine located on 4 unpatented claims in the NW ¼ sec. 1 & the NE ¼ sec. 2, T.13S., R.8E. (Silver Bell Peak 15 minute topo map), 5 miles SSE of Silver Bell. Discovered by Mr. Jose Carillo in 1955. Produced 1955-1956 and 1962-1963. Owned at times, or in part, by Carrillo; Bruce; and the Ace Mining Co.
Mineralization is oxidized copper minerals in a lensing ore body associated with a fault zone cutting Cretaceous sediments (shale, siltstone, arkose & conglomerate). Ore control was the NE-trending fault zone. Fault blocks of Paleozoic limestone, quartzite, and mudstone; steeply folded Paleozoic sediments. Alteration includes silicification and oxidation. An associated rock unit is granite.
Workings include shaft and shallow pit operations. Worked in 1955-1956 and 1962-1963, producing some 600 tons of ore averaging about 2% Cu and 1.1 oz. Ag/T. Shipped as siliceous smelter flux.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| S | Sulfur | |
|---|---|---|
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10102393 |
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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
- Pima County
- Waterman MountainsMountain Range
- ⭔Tohono O'odham ReservationReservation
- Pima County
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