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Anniversary Mine (Callville Wash), White Basin, Muddy Mountains Mining District, Muddy Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 9' 35'' North , 114° 42' 39'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
36.16000,-114.71111
GRN:
N25W66
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
BWk : Cold desert climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Boulder City15,551 (2017)22.9km
Henderson285,667 (2017)27.8km
Whitney38,585 (2015)30.0km
Nellis Air Force Base3,187 (2011)32.5km
Sunrise Manor189,372 (2011)33.0km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Southern Nevada Gem and Mineral SocietyLas Vegas, Nevada38km
Mindat Locality ID:
3889
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:3889:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Structure: Synclinal Fold, Faults; Colemanite Ore On North Limb Of Syncline, Which Strikes E-W.

Tectonics: Basin And Range

Deposit: Deposit is 8-18 ft thick. It crops out for about 900 m on the north side of a ridge. Colemanite occurs As pure layers and nodular masses interbedded with calcareous shale on N limb of syncline. Discovery year: jan. 1921

Deposit type: Lacustrine borates

Development: A calcining plant was in operation here until 1928. It was largely intact in 1936. In 1936 thought to be about 400,000 tons ore remaining. Recent downdip drilling (1978) by american borax estimates ore reserves at 3.2 million tons of 26% b2o3.

Geology: The horse springs fm. Consists of a series of clastic beds at the base, succeeded by a thick limestone, a gypsiferous and clastic series, a calcareous clay and limestone that contains the colemanite bed, and finally, a group of tuffaceous beds at the eroded top. The sequence is up to 7,000 ft thick.

Rock formation(s): Horse Spring Formation


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6 valid minerals.

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ⓘ Celestine
Formula: SrSO4
ⓘ Colemanite
Formula: Ca[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Gypsum var. Satin Spar Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Halite
Formula: NaCl
ⓘ Ulexite
Formula: NaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
ⓘHalite3.AA.20NaCl
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 6 - Borates
ⓘColemanite6.CB.10Ca[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O
ⓘUlexite6.EA.25NaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘCelestine7.AD.35SrSO4
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘvar. Satin Spar Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ ColemaniteCa[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ UlexiteNaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O
Hⓘ Gypsum var. Satin Spar GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
BBoron
Bⓘ ColemaniteCa[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O
Bⓘ UlexiteNaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ CelestineSrSO4
Oⓘ ColemaniteCa[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ UlexiteNaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O
Oⓘ Gypsum var. Satin Spar GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
NaSodium
Naⓘ HaliteNaCl
Naⓘ UlexiteNaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
SSulfur
Sⓘ CelestineSrSO4
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ Gypsum var. Satin Spar GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
ClChlorine
Clⓘ HaliteNaCl
CaCalcium
Caⓘ ColemaniteCa[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Caⓘ UlexiteNaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O
Caⓘ Gypsum var. Satin Spar GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
SrStrontium
Srⓘ CelestineSrSO4

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References

Noble, L.F., (1922), Colemanite in Clark County, Nevada: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 735-b, 21 P
Hewett, D. F.; Callaghan, Eugene; Moore, B. N.; Nolan, T. B.; Rubey, W. W.; Schaller, W. T. (1936) Mineral resources of the region around Boulder Dam. Bulletin 871. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/b871 pp.106-113
Vanderberg, (1937), U.S. Bureau of Mines Information Circular 6964.
Longwell, C. R., Pampeyan, E. H., Bowyer, Ben, Roberts, R. J. (1965) Geology and Mineral Deposits of Clark County, Nevada. Bulletin 62, Nevada Bureau of Mines.p.203
Papke, K.G., (1976), Evaporites and Brines in Nevada Playas: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Bulletin 87, 35 P.
Papke, K.G., (1985), Borates in Nevada, in Barker, J.M., and Lefond, S.J., Eds., Borates: Economic Geology and Production: New York, Society of Mining Engineers of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers, Inc., P. 89-99.
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