Renner Mine (Renner Barite Mine; Toltec Mine; Renner and Sam Mine; Mohawk claims), U.S. Army Yuma Proving Grounds, Mohawk Mining District, Mohawk Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USAi
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32° 44' 20'' North , 113° 45' 47'' West
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A former Ba-F-Ag open cut mine located in the SE¼ sec. 11 & SW¼ sec. 12, T8S, R15W, 2 miles NW of Mohawk, on a military reservation. Owned by Renner & Sam.
Mineralization is lensing masses of barite crystals with minor fluorite within crystalline calcite, in a fault zone bordered by irregular layers of pale blue chlorite and calcite. Minor silver values in the calcite. Wall rock is Mesozoic granitic gneiss. Vein generally less than 2 feet (0.61 meters) thick but several thousand feet (1219.2 meters) long, striking S70E, and dipping 80SW.
Workings include an open cut and underground operations totalling 7.62 meters in length and 6.1 meters deep. Some 18 carloads of barite ore were shipped in 1929 and 1930.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
4 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Ankerite Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 Habit: Radiating crystals Colour: White to pinkl Description: As masses of crystals with fluorite & calcite. References: |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ 'Chlorite Group' |
| ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Ankerite | 5.AB.10 | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
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| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10102460 |
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