Big Spar Mine (Big Star Mine), Vulture Peak, Vulture Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Big Spar Mine (Big Star Mine) | Mine |
| Vulture Peak | Peak |
| Vulture Mining District | Mining District |
| Maricopa County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 53' 47'' North , 112° 46' 39'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Wickenburg | 6,806 (2017) | 9.2km |
| Morristown | 227 (2017) | 14.9km |
| Wittmann | 763 (2011) | 26.6km |
| Congress | 1,975 (2014) | 30.3km |
| Yarnell | 649 (2011) | 36.3km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Wickenburg Gem and Mineral Society | Wickenburg, Arizona | 9km |
‡Ref.: Elevatorski, E.A. (1978), Arizona Industrial Minerals, AZ Dept. of Min. Resources, Min Rpt. No. 2; Minerals Availability System: Arizona Fluorspar, Arizona Dept. Min. Resources, March 1976; Peirce, H.W. (1990), AZ Geol. Sur. Industrial Minerals card file; Phillips, K.A. (1987), Arizona Industrial Minerals AZ Dept. of Mines and Mineral Resources Mineral Rpt. 4; MRDS files #10056474 & 10210542; USGS 15 minute Vulture Mountains topo. map; AZ Dept. Min. Resources (ADMR) Big Spar Mine file; Yale Peabody GNIS database (NOTE: this database is derived from USGS 1:24,000 topographic map data).
A former surface baryte-fluorspar mine located in the NE¼ sec. 5, T.6N., R.5W. Production occurred in 1939, 1943-1945 & 1953.
Mineralization is fluorspar in a shear zone that is on or near a contact between granite porphyry and trachyte. Faulting occurred locally.
Operations included a mill, crusher, elevator & shaking table with a gas powered screen.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mojave DomainDomain
- Southern Basin and RangeWide Rift
USA
- Arizona
- Maricopa County
- Vulture MountainsMountain Range
- Maricopa County
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