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Gypsum from
Black Rock Canyon deposit, Mohave County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Gypsum
Formula:CaSO4 · 2H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Gypsum data
Locality Data:Click here to view Black Rock Canyon deposit, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:349871
Long-form Identifier:1:3:349871:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Gypsum
8.6km (5.3 miles) ⓘBlakes Lambing Grounds Mineralized Area, Beaver Dam Mountains, Washington County, Utah, USA
9.8km (6.1 miles) ⓘBeaver Dam deposit, Beaver Dam Mountains deposit, Beaver Dam Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
11.9km (7.4 miles) ⓘGypsum Road-Cut Occurrence, Beaver Dam Mountains, Washington County, Utah, USA
12.4km (7.7 miles) ⓘGypsum Deposit (MRDS - 10088302), Washington County, Utah, USA
12.4km (7.7 miles) ⓘBulldog Claims, Beaver Dam Mountains, Washington County, Utah, USA
12.6km (7.8 miles) ⓘBaxter Gypsum deposit (Gypsum City Mine), Mohave County, Arizona, USA
12.6km (7.8 miles) ⓘGypsum Deposit (MRDS - 10015584), Washington County, Utah, USA
13.0km (8.1 miles) ⓘQuail Canyon, Virgin River Valley badlands, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
14.9km (9.3 miles) ⓘGypsum Prospect (MRDS - 10015354), Washington County, Utah, USA
15.0km (9.3 miles) ⓘMokaac Wash deposit, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
References
Phillips, Ken A. (1987) Arizona Industrial Minerals - Mineral Report 4 (2nd ed.). Arizona Department of Mines and Mineral Resources. 197pp.
 
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