Seventy-Eight Mine (Sixty-Three Mine; 63 Mine), Cerbat Mining District, Wallapai Mining District, Cerbat Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 18' 14'' North , 114° 6' 10'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| So-Hi | 477 (2017) | 6.7km |
| New Kingman-Butler | 12,134 (2011) | 7.7km |
| Clacks Canyon | 173 (2017) | 9.7km |
| Kingman | 28,912 (2017) | 13.5km |
| Golden Valley | 8,370 (2011) | 14.1km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Mohave County Gemstoners | Kingman, Arizona | 13km |
| Silvery Colorado River Rock Club | Bullhead City, Arizona | 46km |
‡Ref.: The Resources of Arizona - A Manual of Reliable Information Concerning the Territory, compiled by Patrick Hamilton (1881), Scottsdale, AZ: 68; The History of Arizona, Chap. X: 76; Dings, M.G. (1951), The Wallapai Mining District, Cerbat Mts, Mohave County, Arizona, USGS Bull. 978-E; Schrader, F.C. (1908), The mineral deposits of the Cerbat Range, Black Moutnains, and Grand Wash Cliffs, Mohave County, Arizona, in Hayes, C.W., and W. Lindgren, Contributions to Economic Geology 1907; USGS Bull. 340: 69; Schrader, F.C. (1909), Mineral deposits of the Cerbat Range, Black Mountains, and the Grand Wash Cliffs, Mohave County, Arizona: USGS Bull. 397: 115; Willis, C. (1920), AZ Mining Jour., Aug 1920: 13; Elsing, M.J. & R.E.S. Heineman (1936), Arizona metal production, AZ Bur. Mines Bull. 140; USGS Kingman map; AZ Dept. Min. Resources Mohave card file; MRDS files #10027748 & 10113374.
A former underground Ag-Au-Zn-Pb mine located 2 miles NE from Cerbat. Discovered in 1863.
Mineralization is a 1 to 3 foot wide vein deposit of chloride ore. Precabrian schistosity strikes N30ºE. Veins, fissures and dikes strike NW to NNW regionally.
Workings include 300 feet of shafts and 700 feet of tunnels (1881).
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Chlorargyrite Formula: AgCl |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS References: |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Chlorargyrite | 3.AA.15 | AgCl |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| S | Sulfur | |
|---|---|---|
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Chlorargyrite | AgCl |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Chlorargyrite | AgCl |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mojave DomainDomain
- Southern Basin and RangeWide Rift
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