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Black Rock Wash, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USAi
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Black Rock WashWash
Silver Mining DistrictMining District
La Paz CountyCounty
ArizonaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 3' 39'' North , 114° 38' 27'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Cibola250 (2011)28.5km
Winterhaven394 (2011)35.8km
Yuma94,139 (2017)37.4km
Avenue B and C4,176 (2017)38.1km
Buckshot153 (2017)38.6km
Mindat Locality ID:
59219
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:59219:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Black Rock Wash is a wash.

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18 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Anglesite
Formula: PbSO4
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Chlorargyrite
Formula: AgCl
'Chlorite Group'
Description: In altered wall rocks.
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Galena
Formula: PbS
Galena var. Silver-bearing Galena
Formula: PbS with Ag
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
'Limonite'
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Massicot
Formula: PbO
Mimetite
Formula: Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
References:
Rolf LuetckeIdentified by Rolf Luetcke: Visual Identification
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Description: In altered wall rocks.
Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Description: In altered wall rocks.
Pyrolusite
Formula: Mn4+O2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Colour: Brownish gray
Description: Vuggy and honeycombed.
Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3
Vanadinite
Formula: Pb5(VO4)3Cl
Willemite
Formula: Zn2SiO4
Wulfenite
Formula: Pb(MoO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Galena2.CD.10PbS
var. Silver-bearing Galena2.CD.10PbS with Ag
Group 3 - Halides
Chlorargyrite3.AA.15AgCl
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Massicot4.AC.25PbO
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Pyrolusite4.DB.05Mn4+O2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Smithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Anglesite7.AD.35PbSO4
Wulfenite7.GA.05Pb(MoO4)
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Mimetite8.BN.05Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
Vanadinite8.BN.05Pb5(VO4)3Cl
Group 9 - Silicates
Willemite9.AA.05Zn2SiO4
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
var. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified
'Chlorite Group'-
'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C CerussitePbCO3
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
C SmithsoniteZnCO3
OOxygen
O AnglesitePbSO4
O CalciteCaCO3
O CerussitePbCO3
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O HematiteFe2O3
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O MassicotPbO
O MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O PyrolusiteMn4+O2
O QuartzSiO2
O SmithsoniteZnCO3
O VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
O WillemiteZn2SiO4
O WulfenitePb(MoO4)
O Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
AlAluminium
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si WillemiteZn2SiO4
Si Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SSulfur
S AnglesitePbSO4
S GalenaPbS
S Galena var. Silver-bearing GalenaPbS with Ag
ClChlorine
Cl ChlorargyriteAgCl
Cl MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
Cl VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
KPotassium
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca FluoriteCaF2
VVanadium
V VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
MnManganese
Mn PyrolusiteMn4+O2
FeIron
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe HematiteFe2O3
CuCopper
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
ZnZinc
Zn SmithsoniteZnCO3
Zn WillemiteZn2SiO4
AsArsenic
As MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
MoMolybdenum
Mo WulfenitePb(MoO4)
AgSilver
Ag ChlorargyriteAgCl
Ag Galena var. Silver-bearing GalenaPbS with Ag
PbLead
Pb AnglesitePbSO4
Pb CerussitePbCO3
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb MassicotPbO
Pb MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
Pb VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
Pb WulfenitePb(MoO4)
Pb Galena var. Silver-bearing GalenaPbS with Ag

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