Burrows Mine (Pauly Mines), El Dorado Pass Mining District, Black Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Burrows Mine (Pauly Mines) | Prospect |
| El Dorado Pass Mining District | Mining District |
| Black Mountains | Mountain Range |
| Mohave County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 44' 23'' North , 114° 33' 9'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| White Hills | 323 (2011) | 14.0km |
| Dolan Springs | 2,033 (2011) | 30.1km |
| Boulder City | 15,551 (2017) | 36.6km |
| Searchlight | 539 (2011) | 45.1km |
| Chloride | 271 (2011) | 48.2km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Young prospect; Bagg prospect
A former Au-Cu-Ag occurrence/mine/group of prospects located in sec. 8, T27N, R21W, G&SRM, 9½ miles ENE of Nelson Landing, Nevada and 2.6 miles W of U.S. highway 93. Produced 1892 to 1906.
The principal properties (in this district) are the Burrows, Bagg, Young, and Pauly. They are in the prospect stage, but have produced some gold, the production of the Burrows being reported to be about $10,000. The metals of the three first named are gold and silver in quartz veins; the Pauly, which seems to be at the contact between the granite and the volcanic rock, contains principally copper.
Mineralization is a metals deposit hosted in gneiss. Gold and silver in quartz-hematite veins of all locations, except Pauly, which is copper along the contact of Precambrian gneiss and Tertiary volcanics. Associated rocks include Pliocene-Neoproterozoic volcanic rock (aphanitic). Local rocks include Middle Miocene to Oligocene volcanic rocks.
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2 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
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| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10027950 |
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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
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