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Mohave Co., Arizona, USA

‡Ref.: Palmer, C. (1909), Arizonite, ferric metatitanate, American Journal of Science: 28: 353-356.

Schnabel, Lorraine, and Welty, J.W., (1986) Bibliography for metallic mineral districts in La Paz, Mohave, and Yuma Counties, Arizona: Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology Circular 25, 45 p.

Welty, J.W. (1988) Additions to bibliographies for metallic mineral districts in Cochise, Graham, Greenlee, La Paz, Mohave, Pima, Santa Cruz, and Yuma Counties, Arizona: Arizona Geological Survey Open-File Report 88-22, 32 p.

Wenrich, K.J. & Sutphin, H.B. (1988), Recognition of breccia pipes in northern Arizona, Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mining Technology Field notes: 18:1-5, 11.

Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd. ed.: 118, 139, 187, 271, 279, 349.

Mohave County is in the far Northwestern part of Arizona. It is dominated by a very persistent desert and contains several significant mining districts. Deposits include gold, silver, feldspar, REE's and manganese.




Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities


Mineral List:
Acanthite
Actinolite
'Adularia'
Akaganeite ?
Alamosite
Albite
'Albite-Anorthite Series'
'Allanite'
Allanite-(Ce)
Allanite-(Y)
Allophane
Almandine
Alunite
'Amphibole Group'
Analcime
Anatase
Andalusite
Anglesite
Anhydrite
Ankerite
Anthophyllite
Antlerite (TL)
'Apatite'
Apatite-(CaF)
Aragonite
'Arizonite (of Palmer)'
Arsenopyrite
Augite
Autunite
Azurite
Baryte
'Bentonite'
Beryl
var: Alkali-beryl
Bieberite
Biotite
Bismite
Bismuth
Bismuthinite
Bismutite
Bornite
Botryogen
Braunite
Brochantite
Brockite
Bromargyrite
Brucite
Calcite
var: Ferroan Calcite
var: Limestone Onyx
'Carbon Dioxide'
Carnotite
Celestine
Cerussite
'Chabazite'
Chalcanthite
'Chalcedony'
'var: Agate'
'var: Dendritic Agate'
'var: Fire Agate'
'var: Petrified Wood'
'var: Sardonyx'
Chalcocite
Chalcopyrite
Chamosite
'Chevkinite'
Chevkinite-(Ce)
Chlorargyrite
'Chlorite Group'
Chromite
Chrysoberyl
Chrysocolla
'Chrysoprase'
Cinnabar
Claudetite
'Clay'
'Clinoptilolite'
'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'
Clinozoisite
Coffinite
Columbite
Conichalcite
Copper
'Copper Stain'
Cordierite
Coronadite
Corundum
Cotunnite
Covellite
Cristobalite
Cronstedtite
Cryptomelane
Cummingtonite
Cuprite
Cuprotungstite
Descloizite
var: Cuprian Descloizite
Digenite
Dioptase
Dolomite
Dufrénoysite
Duftite
Epidote
'Erionite'
Erionite-K
Erythrite ?
Euxenite-(Y)
'Feldspar Group'
Ferberite
'Fergusonite'
Ferrimolybdite
Ferrohornblende
Fluorite
'Gadolinite'
Gadolinite-(Y)
Galena
var: Argentiferous Galena
'Garnet Group'
Gersdorffite
Glauberite
Glauconite
Goethite
Gold
Goslarite
Graphite
Gypsum
var: Selenite
Halite
Halotrichite
Hematite
var: Specularite
Hemimorphite
'Heulandite'
Hinsdalite
Hollandite
'Hornblende'
Hörnesite
'Horn Silver'
Hübnerite
Hyalotekite
Ilmenite
Iodargyrite
Iron
var: Kamacite

Jarosite
Kaersutite
Kaolinite
'K Feldspar'
Kyanite
Leucoxene
Limonite
Linnaeite
Lithiophilite
Lithiophorite
Löllingite
Luddenite (TL)
Maghemite
Magnesite
Magnetite
Malachite
Manganite
Marcasite
Melanotekite
Melanterite
Mercury
Metatorbernite
Miargyrite
'Mica Group'
Microcline
Mimetite
Minium
Molybdenite
Molybdofornacite
'Monazite'
Monazite-(Ce)
Montmorillonite
Mordenite
Mottramite
Muscovite
Natrojarosite
Natrolite
Nitratine
'Olivine'
Opal
var: Fire Opal
Opal
var: Opal-AN

Orthoclase
'Parisite'
Pearceite
Pentlandite
Periclase
'Perthite'
'Phillipsite'
Phlogopite
Pigeonite
Plumbojarosite
Polybasite
Polycrase-(Y)
Powellite
Proustite
'Psilomelane'
'Pumice'
Pyrargyrite
Pyrite
var: Auriferous Pyrite
Pyrolusite
Pyrophyllite
Pyrrhotite
Quartz
var: Amethyst
var: Chert
var: Jasper
var: Milky Quartz
var: Pastelite
var: Rock Crystal
var: Rose Quartz
Ramsdellite
Rutile
Samarskite-(Y)
Saponite
Scheelite
Schorl
Schreibersite
Scorodite
'Sericite'
'Serpentine Group'
Shattuckite
Siderite
Sillimanite
Silver
Smithsonite
Spessartine
Sphalerite
Spinel
Stibnite
Strontianite
Taenite
Talc
Talmessite
Tennantite
Tenorite
Tephroite
Tetrahedrite
Thalénite-(Y)
Thomsonite-Ca
Thorite
var: Uranothorite

Titanite
Topaz
Torbernite
'Tourmaline'
Tremolite
Tridymite
Troilite
Tungstite
Turquoise
Tyuyamunite
Uraninite
Uranophane
Uvarovite ?
Vanadinite
var: Arsenatian Vanadinite
Vermiculite
'Wad'
Wavellite
Wherryite
Wickenburgite
Witherite
Wolframite
Wollastonite
Wulfenite
Xenotime-(Y)
Yttrotantalite-(Y) ?
Zeunerite
Zippeite
Zircon
var: Cyrtolite
Zoisite


2718 entries listed. 206 valid minerals. 2 type localities (valid minerals). 1 erroneous literature entry.

Localities in this Region:


890 localities of a total of 1436 localities shown. Additional sublocalities are indicated by the green plus sign(+).
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  • Arizona
    • Mohave Co.
      • Aquarius Cliffs
      • Aquarius Cliffs area
        • Bolo Creek
        • Rare Metal Mine area
      • Arrastra Mountain
        • Alamo area
        • Alamo Crossing
      • Aubrey District
      • Beaver Dam Mts
      • Bentley District
        • Grand Gulch Bench
        • Wikieup area
      • Big Sandy Wash area
      • Bill Williams Fork District
      • Black Burro District
      • Black Diamond District
        • El Dorado Pass District
        • Mount Perkins
        • Senator Mountain
      • Bottleneck Wash
      • Boulder Springs
      • Buck Mts
      • Buckskin Mts
      • Cameron-Leupp area
      • Chapel District
      • Chloride Flat
        • Willow Beach
      • Colorado River area
      • Copper Mountain District
        • Whitmore Point
        • Cottonwood region
      • Cottonwood District
        • Valentine
      • Crossman Peak
      • Crossman Peak area
      • Dean Peak
      • Devils Wash District
      • Diamond Joe District
        • Millsite area
      • Fluorescent District
      • Franconia
      • Galen District
      • Garnet Mountain District
      • Gold Basin-Lost Basin District
      • Gold Basin District
      • Grand Gulch Bench
      • Granite Park
      • Grayback Mts
        • Burro Creek
        • Greenwood Peak area
      • Greenwood Mts
        • Cottonwood District
        • Walnut Creek area
        • Wheeler Wash District
      • Hualapai Indian Reservation
        • Grand Canyon South rim area
      • Hualapai Spring
      • Hualpai Mts
        • Hualapai (Hualpai) Mts - NE part
      • Hualpai Valley
      • Hurricane Cliff area
      • Iceberg Canyon quadrangle
        • Burro Springs area
      • Kaiser Spring
      • Kingman area
      • Lake Mead National Recreation Area
      • Lake Meade National Recreation Area
      • Lost District
        • Greenwood Peak area
      • McCracken Mts
        • McCracken Peak
      • Mesa Manganese District
      • Mesa Mountain District
      • Mount Perkins
      • Mount Wilson
      • Negro Ed quadrangle
        • Beecher Canyon
      • Peach Springs Canyon
      • Peach Springs vicinity
        • Wright Creek Ranch area
      • Petroglyph Wash
      • Pilot Rock District
      • Pine Peak District
      • Red Lake District
      • Red Pocket Tanks area
        • Jacobs Well
      • Saint George Canyon
      • Signal
      • Standard Wash
      • Three-In-One District
        • Kingman greater vicinity
      • Topock
        • Little Chemehuevi Valley
        • Needles quadrangle
      • Uinkaret Plateau
      • Valentin
      • Virginia District
        • Mount Perkins
      • Wallapai District
        • Cedar Valley District
      • Warm Springs
      • Weaver District
      • Wolf Hole area

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