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American Mine (American shaft; War Eagle Mine; La Vantia Mine; La Ventia Mine), Yellowstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USAi
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American Mine (American shaft; War Eagle Mine; La Vantia Mine; La Ventia Mine)Mine
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Cochise CountyCounty
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 13' 0'' North , 110° 14' 58'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
32.21670,-110.24968
GeoHash:
G#: 9t9x70yeu
GRN:
N22W67
Type:
Mine
KΓΆppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Benson4,888 (2017)28.0km
Dragoon209 (2011)28.9km
Whetstone2,617 (2011)30.1km
Mescal1,812 (2011)30.7km
Saint David1,699 (2011)34.9km
Mindat Locality ID:
33223
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:33223:0
GUID (UUID V4):
f4ae32be-9f67-4994-a4ac-6293a9f6c31a


A former small surface and underground Pb-Cu-Ag-Au-Fluorspar-Baryte mine located in East-central sec. 13, T.14S., R.20E, on state land. Produced 1924. Owned by the La Vantia Mining Co.

Mineralization is sparse sulfides and oxidized sulfides with fluorspar and barite in narrow quartz-carbonate veins deposited in a thrust plane in Precambrian granodiorite (Johnny Lyon Granodiorite), with local concentrations of specularite. Ore control was a jasperoid mass. Alteration was quartz-sericite-pyrite alteration and pyrite gossan.

Workings include a shaft(s). The inclined shaft strikes S68E and dips 55NE, and is at least 100 feet deep. The workings were flooded in 1964. Developed underground in the 1890's for Au & Ag. About 125 tons of ore were produced in 1906-1907 (from the dump ?).

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21 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
β“˜ Allophane
Formula: (Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
β“˜ Anatase
Formula: TiO2
β“˜ Anatase var. Xanthitane
Formula: TiO2
β“˜ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
β“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
β“˜ Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
β“˜ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
β“˜ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
β“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
β“˜ Goethite
Formula: Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH)
β“˜ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
β“˜ Hematite var. Specularite
Formula: Fe2O3
β“˜ 'Iridescent coating'
β“˜ Jarosite
Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
β“˜ 'Jasper'
β“˜ 'Limonite'
β“˜ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
β“˜ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O

Gallery:

(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2Oβ“˜ Allophane
TiO2β“˜ Anatase
TiO2β“˜ Anatase var. Xanthitane
BaSO4β“˜ Baryte
Cu2Sβ“˜ Chalcocite
Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1β“˜ Chrysocolla
Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH)β“˜ Goethite
Fe2O3β“˜ Hematite
Fe2O3β“˜ Hematite var. Specularite
β“˜ 'Limonite'
Cu2(CO3)(OH)2β“˜ Malachite
KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2β“˜ Muscovite var. Sericite
SiO2 · nH2Oβ“˜ Opal
SiO2β“˜ Quartz
SiO2β“˜ Quartz var. Chalcedony

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
β“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
β“˜Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Goethite4.00.Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH)
β“˜Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
β“˜var. Specularite4.CB.05Fe2O3
β“˜Quartz
var. Chalcedony		4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜Opal4.DA.10SiO2 Β· nH2O
β“˜Anatase
var. Xanthitane		4.DD.05TiO2
β“˜4.DD.05TiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
β“˜Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
β“˜Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
β“˜Jarosite7.BC.10KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
β“˜Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜var. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜Allophane9.ED.20(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 Β· 2.5-3H2O
β“˜Chrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 Β· nH2O, x < 1
β“˜Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
β“˜'Limonite'-
β“˜'Jasper'-
β“˜'Iridescent coating'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ Allophane(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
Hβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Hβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Hβ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Hβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Hβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ Allophane(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
Oβ“˜ AnataseTiO2
Oβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Oβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Oβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Oβ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Oβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Oβ“˜ Anatase var. XanthitaneTiO2
Oβ“˜ Hematite var. SpeculariteFe2O3
Oβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ Allophane(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
Alβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Alβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ Allophane(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
Siβ“˜ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Siβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Siβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sβ“˜ ChalcociteCu2S
Sβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sβ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Kβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
Caβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ AnataseTiO2
Tiβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Tiβ“˜ Anatase var. XanthitaneTiO2
FeIron
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Feβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Feβ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Feβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feβ“˜ Hematite var. SpeculariteFe2O3
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuβ“˜ ChalcociteCu2S
Cuβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cuβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
BaBarium
Baβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ GalenaPbS

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References

Arizona Bureau of Mines files.
MRDS database Dep. ID file #10039694, MRDS ID #M050668; and, Dep. ID #10161528, MAS ID #0040030233.
Silver, L.T. & S. Deutsch (1963), Uranium-lead isotope variations in zircons: A case study, Journal of Geology: 71: 721-758.
Cooper, J.R. & L.T. Silver (1964), Geology and Ore Deposits of the Dragoon Quadrangle, Cochise County, Arizona, USGS PP 416: 124, 162.
Keith, Stanton B. (1973), Arizona Bureau of Mines Bull. 187, Index of Mining Properties in Cochise County, Arizona: 92 (Table 4).
Phillips, K.A. (1987), Arizona Industrial Minerals, 2nd. Edition, Arizona Department of Mines & Minerals Mineral Report 4, 185 pp.
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