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Polianite Group Mine (Tate Manganese Mine), Artillery Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USAi
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Polianite Group Mine (Tate Manganese Mine)Mine
Artillery MountainsMountain Range
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 20' 36'' North , 113° 40' 13'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
34.34333,-113.67028
GRN:
N23W68
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
BWh : Hot deserts climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Wikieup133 (2011)40.4km
Bagdad1,876 (2016)50.2km
Bouse996 (2011)55.1km
Aguila798 (2011)63.8km
Mindat Locality ID:
105972
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:105972:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Ref.: Farnham, L.L. & L.A. Stewart (1958), Manganese deposits of western Arizona, US Bur. Mines Inf. Circ. 7843: 28, (map), 50; Phillips, K.A. (1987), Arizona Industrial Minerals AZ Dept. of Mines and Mineral Resources Mineral Rpt. 4; USGS 15 minute Artillery Peak topo. map; AZ Dept. Min. Resources (ADMR) Tate Manganese Mine file; MRDS files #10027667 & 10259268.

A former Mn-Baryte mine. Operated during the period 1954 - 1955.

Mineralization is lenticular orebodies in the Copper Basin stock. A traverse fault ends shear zone to the west.

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3 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ Manganite
Formula: Mn3+O(OH)
ⓘ 'Psilomelane'
ⓘ Pyrolusite
Formula: Mn4+O2

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘPyrolusite4.DB.05Mn4+O2
ⓘManganite4.FD.15Mn3+O(OH)
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Unclassified
ⓘ'Psilomelane'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ ManganiteMn3+O(OH)
OOxygen
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ ManganiteMn3+O(OH)
Oⓘ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
MnManganese
Mnⓘ ManganiteMn3+O(OH)
Mnⓘ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4

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