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Lucky Strike Claim

Maricopa County, Arizona
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Next site in ArizonaBuckeye Claim · 0.9 mi

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Based on our latest records, with claims updated from the BLM on Oct 3, 2026. Land and claims can change quickly, so check before you go.

Minerals on record here

13 minerals
AzuriteAzuriteCalciteCalciteChalcociteChalcociteChalcopyriteChalcopyriteChrysocollaChrysocollaCopperCopper

Also recorded: galena, malachite, molybdenite, quartz, sphalerite, willemite and wulfenite.

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About Lucky Strike Claim

Lucky Strike Claim is a known mineral occurrence in Maricopa, Arizona, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. USGS records describe a Vein deposit hosted in Yavapai Schist (Schist). Reported specimens include Azurite, Calcite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Copper; logged ore minerals are Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Galena, Willemite, Wulfenite; gangue is recorded as Calcite, Quartz. Workings are underground.

Geology and deposit

Deposit type
Vein
Host rock
Yavapai Schist — Schist
Ore minerals
ChalcociteChalcopyriteChrysocollaGalenaWillemiteWulfenite
Gangue minerals
CalciteQuartz

Mining history

Status
Occurrence
Workings
Underground

Records and references

Cited references

GRANGER & RAUP, 1962, RECONNAISSANCE STUDY OF URANIUM DEPOSITS IN ARIZONAABM FILE DATA. GRANGER, 1950'S, USAEC PRELIM RECON REPT PRR-386 1?JAHNS, 1952, ABM BULL 162. CIMRI

Data: USGS Mineral Resources Data System, record 10027056 — view the source record

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Can you collect at Lucky Strike Claim?

It depends on who owns the land and whether a mining claim covers it. BLM land usually allows hand collecting for personal use, national parks allow none, and private land needs the owner’s permission. Pro members see the owner and any claims at this spot.

What minerals are found at Lucky Strike Claim?

Azurite, calcite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chrysocolla, copper, galena, malachite, molybdenite, quartz, sphalerite, willemite and wulfenite.

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Meteorite nearbyA 38.8 kg iron meteorite was found at Weaver Mountains in 1898, 25 miles from here.

Source: USGS Mineral Resources Data System.

Photos: Azurite by Ivar Leidus, CC BY-SA 4.0; Calcite by Nessa Eull, CC0; Chalcocite by Chris857, CC BY-SA 3.0; Chalcopyrite by Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 3.0; Chrysocolla by Robert M. Lavinsky, CC BY-SA 3.0; Copper by “Jon Zander (Digon3)", CC BY-SA 3.0.