Baxter Gypsum deposit (Gypsum City Mine), Mohave County, Arizona, USAi
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Baxter Gypsum deposit (Gypsum City Mine) | Deposit |
Mohave County | County |
Arizona | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 55' 29'' North , 113° 33' 54'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Saint George | 72,897 (2011) | 20.0km |
Washington | 24,299 (2017) | 23.4km |
Santa Clara | 6,841 (2017) | 24.4km |
Ivins | 7,876 (2017) | 28.9km |
Littlefield | 308 (2011) | 32.7km |
A gypsum occurrence located in sec. 26, T1N, R12W, G&SRM, . The USGS MRDS database stated accuracy for this locality is 1,000 meters.
Deposits are extensive. Local rocks include Quaternary surficial deposits, undivided.
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Standard Detailed Strunz Dana Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
1 valid mineral.
Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O Reference: Phillips, K.A. (1987), Arizona Industrial Minerals AZ Dept. of Mines and Mineral Resources Mineral Rpt. 4. |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
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ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
Group 29 - HYDRATED ACID AND NORMAL SULFATES | |||
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AXO4·xH2O | |||
ⓘ | Gypsum | 29.6.3.1 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Phillips, K.A. (1987), Arizona Industrial Minerals, Arizona Department of Mines and Mineral Resources Mineral Report 4.
USGS (2005), Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS): U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, loc. file ID #10023681.
USGS MRDS ID #I001087.
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USGS MRDS Record: | 10023681 |
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