Osbourne Wash occurrence, Osborne Wash, Alamo Lake Dam, Alamo Mining District, Buckskin Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 9' 18'' North , 113° 38' 8'' West
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A surface fluorspar occurrence/prospect located in sec. 5, T9N, R13W, GSRM, 9.1 km (5.6 miles) SSW of the Alamo Lake Dam, on the mesa on land of unknown status. Phillips gives the location as sec. 19, T10N, R17W (and repeated in Elevatorski ?). MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 1,000 meters.
Mineralization is hosted in Holocene basalt. Local rocks include Early Proterozoic metamorphic rocks.
Local geologic structures include faulting.
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1 valid mineral.
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10137371 |
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| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10056470 |
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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