Climax Mine (Joshua Gold Mine), Lost Basin Mining District, Mohave County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Climax Mine (Joshua Gold Mine) | Mine |
| Lost Basin Mining District | Mining District |
| Mohave County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 56' 33'' North , 114° 7' 3'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Meadview | 1,224 (2011) | 8.0km |
| White Hills | 323 (2011) | 34.0km |
| Dolan Springs | 2,033 (2011) | 41.4km |
A former Au-Ag-Pb-V-Mo-Zn-Fluorspar occurrence/mine located in the SE¼ sec. 33, T30N, R17W, G&SRM, 15 miles S of Pierce Ferry, on Bureau of Land Management administered land. Owned by E. E. Putman, Arizona (1975). The USGS MRDS database stated accuracy for this locality is 500 meters.
Mineralization is a Au deposit hosted in gneiss. Coarse gold of detrital concentration was originally deposited on ferruginous carbonate. The ore body strikes NE and dips 20W. The vein strikes N18E, dips 80WNW and swells to at least 2 meters thick about 15 meters South of the shaft headframe. Massive milky-white quartz is present with some brecciated and recemented zones. Host rocks are a sequence of granitoid gneiss within the mapped paragenesis unit. Controls for ore emplacement included amphibolite metasediments & granitoid plutons (veins), leucosyenite & fluorspar (disseminated). Associated rocks include Pliocene syenite. Local rocks include Early Proterozoic metamorphic rocks.
Workings include surface and underground openings.
Mineralization is a Au deposit hosted in gneiss. Coarse gold of detrital concentration was originally deposited on ferruginous carbonate. The ore body strikes NE and dips 20W. The vein strikes N18E, dips 80WNW and swells to at least 2 meters thick about 15 meters South of the shaft headframe. Massive milky-white quartz is present with some brecciated and recemented zones. Host rocks are a sequence of granitoid gneiss within the mapped paragenesis unit. Controls for ore emplacement included amphibolite metasediments & granitoid plutons (veins), leucosyenite & fluorspar (disseminated). Associated rocks include Pliocene syenite. Local rocks include Early Proterozoic metamorphic rocks.
Workings include surface and underground openings.
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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
6 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 References: |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au References: |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Description: Honeycomb structured. |
| ⓘ Vanadinite Formula: Pb5(VO4)3Cl |
| ⓘ Wulfenite Formula: Pb(MoO4) Description: As unusual modified crystals. References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Wulfenite | 7.GA.05 | Pb(MoO4) |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Vanadinite | 8.BN.05 | Pb5(VO4)3Cl |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Vanadinite | Pb5(VO4)3Cl |
| O | ⓘ Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Vanadinite | Pb5(VO4)3Cl |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| V | Vanadium | |
| V | ⓘ Vanadinite | Pb5(VO4)3Cl |
| Mo | Molybdenum | |
| Mo | ⓘ Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Pb | ⓘ Vanadinite | Pb5(VO4)3Cl |
| Pb | ⓘ Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10037092 |
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- Mojave DomainDomain
- Southern Basin and RangeWide Rift
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- Arizona
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