Tyro Mine, Union Pass Mining District (Katherine Mining District), Oatman Mining District, Black Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 13' 38'' North , 114° 27' 1'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Katherine | 103 (2011) | 10.2km |
| Laughlin | 7,323 (2011) | 13.0km |
| Bullhead City | 39,445 (2017) | 13.9km |
| Golden Valley | 8,370 (2011) | 20.6km |
| Oatman | 135 (2011) | 23.1km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Silvery Colorado River Rock Club | Bullhead City, Arizona | 14km |
| Mohave County Gemstoners | Kingman, Arizona | 36km |
‡Ref.: Wilson, E.D., et al (1934), AZ Bur. of Mines Bull. 137: 106; Schrader, F.C. (1909), Mineral deposits of the Cerbat Range, Black Mountains, and the Grand Wash Cliffs, Mohave County, Arizona: USGS Bull. 397: 203 (map), 207; Weed, W.H. (1922), The Mines Handbook: Vol. XV: 414; The Mining Journal: XVII(22); USGS Kingman map; USGS 7.5 minute Union Pass topo. map; MRDS files #10109075 & 10161649.
A former underground Ag-Au-Be mine located in sec. 6, T.21N., R.20W., about 6.1 road miles East of the Gold Standard mill in the old Union Pass District area. Last production was 1943.
35.22690; -114.45080.
Mineralization is a vein deposit that strikes NE-ward and dips 85ºSE and forms a stringer lode with a prominent outcrop some 1,800 feet (600 meters) long by 20 to 35 feet (6 to 11 meters) wide. The stringers consist mainly of granular white quartz with platy calcite.
The country rock is coarse-grained, gneissic granite, cut by numerous narrow dikes of rhyolite-porphyry, forming rugged topography. Locally NW- to NNW-trending normal faulting. Tertiary flows strike NW and dip 30º to 40º NE, and overlie Precambrian granite and gneiss.
Workings include a 500 foot deep shaft (1915-16) and some drifting on the 200 foot level.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
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
USA
- Arizona
- Mohave County
- Black MountainsMountain Range
- Mohave County
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