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Unnamed unspecified prospect [1] (USGS PP 1361 locality 276), Lost Basin Mining District, Mohave County, Arizona, USAi
Regional Level Types
Unnamed unspecified prospect [1] (USGS PP 1361 locality 276)Group of Shafts
Lost Basin Mining DistrictMining District
Mohave CountyCounty
ArizonaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 53' 17'' North , 114° 7' 55'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
35.88805,-114.13194
GRN:
N24W67
Type:
Group of Shafts
Köppen climate type:
BWk : Cold desert climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Meadview1,224 (2011)13.9km
White Hills323 (2011)29.2km
Dolan Springs2,033 (2011)35.3km
Chloride271 (2011)53.0km
Valle Vista1,659 (2017)58.3km
Mindat Locality ID:
40544
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:40544:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A prospect with unstated commodity located in the NW¼ sec. 20, T29N, R17W, G&SRM.

Mineralization is a fault zone varying at 0.6 to 1.2 meters wide with slickensides well developed and wall rock altered to ochre-orange color. The fault zone strikes N50W and dips about 60W. Irregular vein zone of crushed and carbonate-cemented (ankeritic) white milky quartz from 0 to 23 cm thick.

Workings include underground openings comprised of a 9 meter long adit and a shaft.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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2 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Description: As a cement in crushed milky quartz.
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Milky Quartz
Formula: SiO2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Milky Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘAnkerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Quartz var. Milky QuartzSiO2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Quartz var. Milky QuartzSiO2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
FeIron
Feⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2

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North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
USA

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References

Theodore, Ted G., Blair, Will N., and Nash, J. Thomas (1987), Geology and Gold Mineralization of the Gold Basin-Lost Basin Mining Districts, Mohave County, Arizona, USGS Professional Paper 1361: 140 (Table 11).
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