Fools Folly Mine, Trigo Mountains Mining District (Cibola Mining District), La Paz County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Fools Folly Mine | Mine |
| Trigo Mountains Mining District (Cibola Mining District) | Mining District |
| La Paz County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 27' 17'' North , 114° 36' 29'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Ripley | 692 (2011) | 9.0km |
| Palo Verde | 171 (2011) | 11.8km |
| Cibola | 250 (2011) | 16.3km |
| Blythe | 19,208 (2017) | 17.3km |
| Ehrenberg | 1,470 (2011) | 18.3km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Quartzsite Roadrunners Gem & Mineral Club | Quartzsite, Arizona | 42km |
A former surface and underground Mn mine located in West-central sec. 1 & East-central sec. 2, T1N, R21W. Owned at times, or in part, by Snipers; Smith; Jarrell; and, Richardson.
Mineralization is pyrolusite mixed with brecciated wall rock in shoots along a fracture zone in Tertiary andesitic volcanics.
Workings include a shaft, adit, and open cut operations. This mine was worked as early as 1930 and later in 1954-1955. It produced some 300 long tons of ore averaging about 20% Mn.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
1 valid mineral.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Pyrolusite Formula: Mn4+O2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Pyrolusite | 4.DB.05 | Mn4+O2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
- Sonoran DesertDesert
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mojave DomainDomain
- Southern Basin and RangeWide Rift
USA
- Arizona
- La Paz County
- Trigo MountainsMountain Range
- La Paz County
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