Cindy Mine, Plomosa Mining District, Plomosa Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Cindy Mine | Mine |
| Plomosa Mining District | Mining District |
| Plomosa Mountains | Mountain Range |
| La Paz County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 56' 6'' North , 114° 4' 31'' West
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Quartzsite Roadrunners Gem & Mineral Club | Quartzsite, Arizona | 33km |
A former surface Mn mine located in West-central (NE¼NW¼SW¼) sec. 19, T7N, R17W, on land of unknown status. Owned/opertaed at times, or in part, by Fornis. Mr. Tenny had unspecified involvement here (1953).
Mineralization is lenses of manganese oxides mixed with siliceous limestone and calcite along a bedding plane fracture in metamorphosed Mesozoic limestone.
Workings include open cut operations. This mine was worked in 1953, producing some 144 long tons of sorted 29% Mn.
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2 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 References: |
| ⓘ 'Psilomelane' References: |
| ⓘ Pyrolusite Formula: Mn4+O2 References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Pyrolusite | 4.DB.05 | Mn4+O2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Psilomelane' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10258972 |
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- Mojave DomainDomain
- Southern Basin and RangeWide Rift
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