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Yuma Co., Arizona, USA
Yuma County is in the far Southwestern corner of Arizona. This area is very hot and dominated by a persistent desert.
NOTE: Relatively recently the county was sub-divided into La Paz County and Yuma County, with La Paz County taking over roughly the Northern half of the old Yuma County. This division is sometimes overlooked in citing localities, particularly if older references are employed. The remaining Yuma County contains the significant Castle Dome District in the Castle Dome Mountains.
Mineral List
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References
Wilson, E.D. (1933) Geology and Mineral Deposits of Southern Yuma County, Arizona. Arizona Bureau of Mines Bulletin 134: 42.
Keith, Stanton B. (1978) State of Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology, Geological Survey Branch Bull. 192, Index of Mining Properties in Yuma County, Arizona.
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.
Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd. ed.: 414.
Keith, Stanton B. (1978) State of Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology, Geological Survey Branch Bull. 192, Index of Mining Properties in Yuma County, Arizona.
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.
Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd. ed.: 414.
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