Tungstake prospect, Lost Basin Mining District, Mohave County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Tungstake prospect | Prospect |
| Lost Basin Mining District | Mining District |
| Mohave County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 55' 27'' North , 114° 8' 40'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Meadview | 1,224 (2011) | 11.1km |
| White Hills | 323 (2011) | 30.8km |
| Dolan Springs | 2,033 (2011) | 38.7km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Baba prospect; Ba Ba prospect; USGS Professional Paper 1361 locality 480
A W occurrence/claim/prospect, located in the SW¼ sec. 4 & in sec. 8, T29N, R18W, G&SRM, 20 miles SW of Pierce Ferry, on federal recreation area land. Owned & operated by the Esperanza Mining Corporation (1955). Operated during the period 1954-1955. The USGS MRDS database stated accuracy for this locality is 500 meters.
Mineralization is a W deposit hosted in Neoproterozoic hornblendite. The ore body strikes N80W and dips 30SW at a width of 0.3 meter and a length of 152.4 meters. Ore concentrations occur where vertical fractures striking N85E intersect in the veinlet, which strikes N80W and dips 30SW, with a vertical joint set, N5E. local rocks include Early Proterozoic metamorphic rocks.
Local geology includes layered amphibolite & biotite schist. Some quartz-carbonate-pyrite-albite (?) veinlets to 8 cm thick. A skarn-like amphibolite associated with quartz pods or stringers as much as 18 cm thick. Pegmatoid gneiss also occurs in cross-cutting dike as much as 8 cm thick which strikes N30W & dips 25SW.
Workings include surface a small prospect pit 1 meter deep and a main open trench 6 meters in diameter, none of the few pits are more than 10 feet deep.
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3 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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| ⓘ Albite ? Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) Habit: Euhedral, tabular Description: As euhedral tablets at extreme margins of the vein. |
| ⓘ 'Biotite' Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Scheelite Formula: Ca(WO4) |
| ⓘ 'Tourmaline' Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z Description: Some occurs in quartz-feldspar-biotite pegmatitic gneiss stringers. |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Scheelite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Albite ? | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Biotite' | - | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| ⓘ | 'Tourmaline' | - | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| B | Boron | |
| B | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| O | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| O | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| O | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| W | Tungsten | |
| W | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10027858 |
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