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White Hills, Mohave County, Arizona, USAi
Regional Level Types
White HillsGroup of Census-designated Places
Mohave CountyCounty
ArizonaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 53' 17'' North , 114° 21' 4'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
White Hills323 (2011)17.2km
Meadview1,224 (2011)28.4km
Dolan Springs2,033 (2011)33.7km
Boulder City15,551 (2017)44.5km
Chloride271 (2011)54.4km
Mindat Locality ID:
34705
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:34705:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A populated place and a census-designated place. White Hills is 12.5 miles (20.1 km) northwest of Dolan Springs.

Henry Shaffer discovered silver deposits in the area in 1892, with the help of local Native Americans. The resulting mining efforts led to the creation of the town of White Hills, which reportedly grew to a population of 1,500. The mines consisted of 27 miles (43 km) of tunnels, and a full fifteen mines were being worked within one mile (1.6 km) of the town. In 1894, the White Hills Mining Company was formed to run the operations, but they sold out in 1895 for a price of $1,500,000. The new owners, part of an English company, constructed a 40-stamp mill in the town. However, water had to be piped in from 7 miles (11 km) away, and the supply was never able to meet the mine and mill's demands. Production peaked in 1898, and soon after the mill began operating only half of the time. The town went into decline, and eventually became a ghost town.

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44 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Anglesite
Formula: PbSO4
Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Augite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Habit: Bladed, thin, grouped.
Description: Crystals occur in cavities resulting from carbonate leaching.
'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Calcite var. Iron-bearing Calcite
Formula: (Ca,Fe)CO3
Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Localities: Reported from at least 18 localities in this region.
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Localities: Reported from at least 32 localities in this region.
Chlorargyrite
Formula: AgCl
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
'Chlorite Group'
Localities: Reported from at least 16 localities in this region.
Description: In altered vein wall rocks (gneissic diorite).
Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Localities: Reported from at least 11 localities in this region.
Description: Traces.
Cinnabar
Formula: HgS
'Clay minerals'
'Copper Stain'
Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
'Feldspar Group'
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Localities: Reported from at least 23 localities in this region.
Galena
Formula: PbS
Localities: Reported from at least 44 localities in this region.
'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
Graphite
Formula: C
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.
Hematite var. Specularite
Formula: Fe2O3
Jarosite
Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
'K Feldspar'
'Limonite'
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Description: Cavity fillings in cellular, vuggy quartz.
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Description: Relatively abundant concentrations of placer magnetite.
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Localities: Reported from at least 11 localities in this region.
Description: Traces.
'Mica Group'
Colour: White
Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Description: Large phenocrysts in somewhat seriate-textured porphyritic monzogranite.
Mimetite
Formula: Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
References:
Rolf LuetckeIdentified by Rolf Luetcke: Visual Identification
Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
Mottramite
Formula: PbCu(VO4)(OH)
Colour: green
Description: Collected and identified by Joe Marty.
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Localities: Reported from at least 19 localities in this region.
Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
Native Gold
Formula: Au
Localities: Reported from at least 51 localities in this region.
Native Iron
Formula: Fe
Native Iron var. Kamacite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
Osarizawaite
Formula: Pb(Al2Cu2+)(SO4)2(OH)6
Pigeonite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Localities: Reported from at least 68 localities in this region.
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Localities: Reported from at least 64 localities in this region.
Quartz var. Milky Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.
Rutile
Formula: TiO2
Scheelite
Formula: Ca(WO4)
Description: Abundant as crystalline masses to 3 cm diameter.
Schreibersite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)3P
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
Sphalerite ?
Formula: ZnS
Taenite
Formula: (Ni,Fe)
'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Description: cm-sized in pegmatite dikes.
Tridymite
Formula: SiO2
Troilite
Formula: FeS
Vanadinite
Formula: Pb5(VO4)3Cl
'Wolframite Group'
Description: Occurs with galena and molybdenite.
Wulfenite
Formula: Pb(MoO4)
Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region.
Description: Abundant.
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)
Colour: Lavender
Description: Abundant in gravel concentrates.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Gold1.AA.05Au
Native Iron1.AE.05Fe
var. Kamacite1.AE.05(Fe,Ni)
Taenite1.AE.10(Ni,Fe)
Schreibersite1.BD.05(Fe,Ni)3P
Graphite1.CB.05aC
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite ?2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Troilite2.CC.10FeS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Cinnabar2.CD.15aHgS
Molybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
Chlorargyrite3.AA.15AgCl
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Cuprite4.AA.10Cu2O
Chromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
var. Specularite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
var. Milky Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Tridymite4.DA.10SiO2
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
'Wolframite Group'4.DB.30 va
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Calcite
var. Iron-bearing Calcite
5.AB.05(Ca,Fe)CO3
Ankerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Anglesite7.AD.35PbSO4
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Jarosite7.BC.10KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Osarizawaite7.BC.10Pb(Al2Cu2+)(SO4)2(OH)6
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Scheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)
Wulfenite7.GA.05Pb(MoO4)
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Mottramite8.BH.40PbCu(VO4)(OH)
Mimetite8.BN.05Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
Vanadinite8.BN.05Pb5(VO4)3Cl
Group 9 - Silicates
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Pigeonite9.DA.10(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Augite9.DA.15(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
var. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Chrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
'Chlorite Group'-
'Clay minerals'-
'Feldspar Group'-
'Limonite'-
'Tourmaline'-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
'Mica Group'-
'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
'K Feldspar'-
'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
'Copper Stain'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
H ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
H Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H MottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H OsarizawaitePb(Al2Cu2+)(SO4)2(OH)6
H Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
BBoron
B TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
CCarbon
C AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
C CalciteCaCO3
C CerussitePbCO3
C GraphiteC
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
C SideriteFeCO3
C Calcite var. Iron-bearing Calcite(Ca,Fe)CO3
OOxygen
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O AnglesitePbSO4
O AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
O Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
O BaryteBaSO4
O BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
O CalciteCaCO3
O CerussitePbCO3
O ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
O ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
O CupriteCu2O
O Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O HematiteFe2O3
O JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
O MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
O MottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O OsarizawaitePb(Al2Cu2+)(SO4)2(OH)6
O Pigeonite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
O QuartzSiO2
O RutileTiO2
O ScheeliteCa(WO4)
O SideriteFeCO3
O TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
O TridymiteSiO2
O VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
O WulfenitePb(MoO4)
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O Hematite var. SpeculariteFe2O3
O Quartz var. Milky QuartzSiO2
O Fayalite-Forsterite Series
O Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
O Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
O Calcite var. Iron-bearing Calcite(Ca,Fe)CO3
FFluorine
F BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
F FluoriteCaF2
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Na Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mg AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Mg Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Mg BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mg Pigeonite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Mg Fayalite-Forsterite Series
AlAluminium
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Al ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Al Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al OsarizawaitePb(Al2Cu2+)(SO4)2(OH)6
Al Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Si BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Si ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Si Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si Pigeonite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Si QuartzSiO2
Si TridymiteSiO2
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
Si Quartz var. Milky QuartzSiO2
Si Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Si Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Si Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
PPhosphorus
P Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
SSulfur
S AnglesitePbSO4
S BaryteBaSO4
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S CinnabarHgS
S GalenaPbS
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
S MolybdeniteMoS2
S OsarizawaitePb(Al2Cu2+)(SO4)2(OH)6
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
S TroiliteFeS
ClChlorine
Cl ChlorargyriteAgCl
Cl MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
Cl VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
KPotassium
K BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
K JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
K MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Ca Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Ca Pigeonite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Ca ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Ca Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Ca Calcite var. Iron-bearing Calcite(Ca,Fe)CO3
TiTitanium
Ti BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Ti RutileTiO2
VVanadium
V MottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
V VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
CrChromium
Cr ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Fe AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Fe Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Fe BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Fe Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe Native IronFe
Fe JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Fe Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe Pigeonite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
Fe SideriteFeCO3
Fe Taenite(Ni,Fe)
Fe TroiliteFeS
Fe Hematite var. SpeculariteFe2O3
Fe Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Fe Calcite var. Iron-bearing Calcite(Ca,Fe)CO3
NiNickel
Ni Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Ni Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
Ni Taenite(Ni,Fe)
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cu CupriteCu2O
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cu MottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
Cu OsarizawaitePb(Al2Cu2+)(SO4)2(OH)6
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
As MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
MoMolybdenum
Mo MolybdeniteMoS2
Mo WulfenitePb(MoO4)
AgSilver
Ag ChlorargyriteAgCl
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
WTungsten
W ScheeliteCa(WO4)
AuGold
Au Native GoldAu
HgMercury
Hg CinnabarHgS
PbLead
Pb AnglesitePbSO4
Pb CerussitePbCO3
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
Pb MottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
Pb OsarizawaitePb(Al2Cu2+)(SO4)2(OH)6
Pb VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
Pb WulfenitePb(MoO4)

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