Belle Mackeever property (Belle Mackeever group of claims; Belle Mackeever prospect), Gila Bend Mountains Mining District, Eagletail Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USAi
This page is currently not sponsored. Click here to sponsor this page.
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 15' 10'' North , 113° 23' 8'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
A group of 5 Au-Fe claims located in sec. 16, T2S, R11W, less than ½ mile NW of the Bill Taft shaft, SE of Clanton Well, on BLM-administered land. Discovered in early 1931, and owned by, Messrs. Chas. Davis, C. LaMar, and H. Ammeter.
Mineralization is silicified, gold-bearing zone that strikes slightly N. of E. and dips 50ºN., and is 2½ feet (0.76 meters) wide. It consists of bunches or lenses of quartz alternating with streaks, up to a few inches thick, of brown and black iron oxide. Wall rock contains considerable sericite, quartz and chlorite. Some vein quartz showed banding, but much of it is cellular and abundantly stained with iron oxide.
Workings include a few shallow cuts. No production record.
Assayed at $40 to $139 per ton.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ 'Chlorite Group' Description: Considerable amounts in wall rock. References: |
| ⓘ Gold Formula: Au Description: Coarse colors (particles) of lode gold. References: |
| ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Description: Considerable amounts in wall rock. References: |
| ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Description: Considerable amounts in wall rock. References: |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Description: Banded & cellular. References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | var. Sericite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10095029 |
|---|
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
- Sonoran DesertDesert
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mojave DomainDomain
- Southern Basin and RangeWide Rift
This page contains all mineral locality references listed on mindat.org. This does not claim to be a complete list. If you know of more minerals from this site, please register so you can add to our database. This locality information is for reference purposes only. You should never attempt to
visit any sites listed in mindat.org without first ensuring that you have the permission of the land and/or mineral rights holders
for access and that you are aware of all safety precautions necessary.
