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Gray Fox prospect, Yavapai County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 10' 32'' North , 112° 43' 28'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
34.17556,-112.72472
GeoHash:
G#: 9qpf6vkr5
GRN:
N23W67
Locality type:
Prospect
KΓΆppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Yarnell649 (2011)5.5km
Peeples Valley428 (2011)10.4km
Congress1,975 (2014)11.7km
Wickenburg6,806 (2017)23.0km
Wilhoit868 (2011)30.6km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Wickenburg Gem and Mineral SocietyWickenburg, Arizona23km


A former surface and underground W mine.

Mineralization is ore in pods and lenses.

Area structures include schistosity striking N50E to N65SE. Mineralization parallels the scistosity.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


5 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Epidote
Formula: {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Reference: Dale, V.B. (1961), Tungsten Deposits of Gila, Yavapai, and Mohave Counties, Arizona, US Bureau of Mines Information Circular 8078
β“˜ Ferberite
Formula: FeWO4
Reference: Dale, V.B. (1961), Tungsten Deposits of Gila, Yavapai, and Mohave Counties, Arizona, US Bureau of Mines Information Circular 8078; MRDS database Dep. ID #10027539, MRDS ID #M003290.
β“˜ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Reference: Dale, V.B. (1961), Tungsten Deposits of Gila, Yavapai, and Mohave Counties, Arizona, US Bureau of Mines Information Circular 8078
β“˜ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
Reference: Dale, V.B. (1961), Tungsten Deposits of Gila, Yavapai, and Mohave Counties, Arizona, US Bureau of Mines Information Circular 8078
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Reference: Dale, V.B. (1961), Tungsten Deposits of Gila, Yavapai, and Mohave Counties, Arizona, US Bureau of Mines Information Circular 8078
β“˜ Scheelite
Formula: Ca(WO4)
Reference: Dale, V.B. (1961), Tungsten Deposits of Gila, Yavapai, and Mohave Counties, Arizona, US Bureau of Mines Information Circular 8078; MRDS database Dep. ID #10027539, MRDS ID #M003290.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
β“˜Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Ferberite4.DB.30FeWO4
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Scheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Epidote9.BG.05a{Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
β“˜'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ Epidote{Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ FerberiteFeWO4
Oβ“˜ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ Epidote{Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Oβ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ Epidote{Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ Epidote{Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Siβ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Caβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
Caβ“˜ Epidote{Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
FeIron
Feβ“˜ FerberiteFeWO4
Feβ“˜ Epidote{Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
WTungsten
Wβ“˜ FerberiteFeWO4
Wβ“˜ ScheeliteCa(WO4)

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Dale, V.B. (1961), Tungsten Deposits of Gila, Yavapai, and Mohave Counties, Arizona, US Bureau of Mines Information Circular 8078.
MRDS database Dep. ID #10027539, MRDS ID #M003290.

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