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Yuma Mining District, Yuma County, Arizona, USAi
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Native Gold, etc.

Yuma Mining District, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
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Byssolite

Yuma, Yuma Mining District, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
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Wulfenite

Yuma, Yuma Mining District, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
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Native Gold, etc.

Yuma Mining District, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
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Byssolite

Yuma, Yuma Mining District, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
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Wulfenite

Yuma, Yuma Mining District, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
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Native Gold, etc.

Yuma Mining District, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
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Byssolite

Yuma, Yuma Mining District, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° North , 113° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~98km
GRN:
N22W69
Type:
Mining District
Köppen climate type:
BWh : Hot deserts climate
Mindat Locality ID:
24753
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:24753:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A Au-Ag-Fe mining area in the immediate Yuma area.

Mineralization is gold-bearing quartz veins and stringers along fault and frctures in Mesozoic or Laramide granitic gneiss.

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2 valid minerals.

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Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘSalammoniac3.AA.25NH4Cl
Unclassified
ⓘ'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ SalammoniacNH4Cl
NNitrogen
Nⓘ SalammoniacNH4Cl
SSulfur
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
ClChlorine
Clⓘ SalammoniacNH4Cl
FeIron
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2

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References

(1933) Geology and Mineral Deposits of Southern Yuma County, Arizona. University of Arizona Bulletin 134. Arizona Bureau of Minesp.221
Keith, Stanton B. (1978) Index of Mining Properties in Yuma County, Arizona. University of Arizona Bulletin 192. Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology p.181 - Table 4
(n.d.) ADMMR Mines Database, Arizona Geological Survey.
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