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Bear Hills, Plomosa Mining District, Plomosa Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USAi
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Bear HillsGroup of Hills
Plomosa Mining DistrictMining District
Plomosa MountainsMountain Range
La Paz CountyCounty
ArizonaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 40' 28'' North , 113° 55' 13'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
33.67447,-113.92049
GRN:
N23W68
Type:
Group of Hills
Köppen climate type:
BWh : Hot deserts climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Brenda676 (2011)2.3km
Vicksburg597 (2011)17.4km
Utting126 (2011)18.5km
Quartzsite3,626 (2017)28.6km
Bouse996 (2011)29.7km
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ClubLocationDistance
Quartzsite Roadrunners Gem & Mineral ClubQuartzsite, Arizona29km
Mindat Locality ID:
33756
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:33756:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Bear Hills are a group of hills.

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3 valid minerals.

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Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘPyrolusite4.DB.05Mn4+O2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Unclassified
ⓘ'Psilomelane'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
MnManganese
Mnⓘ PyrolusiteMn4+O2

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GeoNames ID:5552096

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References

Sherrod, D.R., Koch, R.D., Grubensky, M.J. (1990) Geologic map of the Vicksburg quadrangle, La Paz County, Arizona [New Water Well, New Water Mts., Vicksburg, and Bear Hills 7.5 min]: U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Quadrangle Map GQ-1684, 1 sheet, scale 1:62,500.
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