Mokaac Wash deposit, Mohave County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Mokaac Wash deposit | Deposit |
| Mohave County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 51' 28'' North , 113° 34' 49'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Saint George | 72,897 (2011) | 27.4km |
| Washington | 24,299 (2017) | 31.0km |
| Littlefield | 308 (2011) | 31.2km |
| Santa Clara | 6,841 (2017) | 31.3km |
| Beaver Dam | 1,962 (2011) | 31.7km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Mokiah Wash deposit; Area AA
A gypsum occurrence located in sec. 3 (?) &/or in the center sec. 10, T40N, R12W, G&SRM, along Mokaac Wash, SE of Mokaac Mountain, on private land within a Bureau of Land Management administered area. Owned by Sam Bowman (1965). Produced intermittently. Product was sold for agricultural use. The USGS MRDS database stated accuracy for this locality is 500 meters.
Mineralization is bedded marine evaporite gypsum deposit (Mineral occurrence model information: Model code: 253; USGS model code: 35a.5 (35ae); BC deposit profile: F02; Deposit model name: Bedded gypsum: marine evaporite gypsum), hosted in the Kaibab Limestone of the Toroweap formation. Ore is in lenses. H. Local rocks include rocks of the Moenkopi Formation.
Workings include surface openings comprised of an open pit(s).
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1 valid mineral.
Rock Types Recorded
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
| Group 29 - HYDRATED ACID AND NORMAL SULFATES | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| AXO4·xH2O | |||
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 29.6.3.1 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| 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)Larson, L.P., Briggs, Paul (1965), The Mineral Industry of Arizona, in Minerals Yearbook, 1964, Volume III: U.S. Bureau of Mines: 105-133.
Keith, S.B. (1969), Gypsum, in USGS & Arizona Bureau of Mines, and U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Mineral and water resources of Arizona, Arizona Bureau of Mines Bulletin 180.
Elevatorski, E.A. (1978), Arizona Industrial Minerals, Arizona Department of Mineral Resources, Mineral Report No. 2: 42.
Phillips, K.A. (1987), Arizona Industrial Minerals Arizona Department of Mines and Mineral Resources Mineral Report 4.
Peirce, H. Wesley (1990), Arizona Geological Survey Industrial Minerals card file.
U.S. Bureau of Mines (1995), Minerals Availability System/Mineral Industry Location System (MAS/MILS), U.S. Bureau of Mines, file ID #0040151245.
USGS MRDS ID #TC10124.
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