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Lost Basin District, Lost Basin Mts (Lost Basin Range), Mohave Co., Arizona, USA

Ref.: Wilson, E.D., et al (1934), Arizona Bureau of Mines Bull. 137: 75-76.

Theodore, Ted G., et al (1987), USGS Proffesional Paper 1361.

This is a gold-silver mining district started about 1886. The principal gold-bearing veins strike Northward and dip steeply. They occur in granite and schistose rocks and average 4 to 6 feet wide. Some veins are traceable for more than a mile on the surface outcrops.




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


Mineral List:
Albite ?
'Albite-Anorthite Series'
Allanite-(Ce)
'Amphibole Group'
Anglesite
Ankerite
Azurite
Baryte
Biotite
Bornite ?
Calcite
var: Ferroan Calcite
'Carbon Dioxide'
Cerussite
'Chalcedony'
Chalcocite
Chalcopyrite
'Chlorite Group'
Chromite
Chrysocolla
'Copper Stain'
Cuprite
Epidote
Euxenite-(Y)
'Feldspar Group'
Fluorite
Galena
'Garnet Group'
Goethite
Gold
Graphite
Hematite
var: Specularite
'Hornblende'
Ilmenite
'K Feldspar'
Kyanite
Limonite
Maghemite
Magnetite
Malachite
Microcline
'Monazite'
Mottramite ?
Muscovite
Opal
Polycrase-(Y)
Pyrite
Quartz
var: Jasper
var: Milky Quartz
Scheelite
Schorl
'Sericite'
Siderite
Sillimanite
Silver
Tenorite
Titanite
Topaz
'Tourmaline'
Vanadinite
Wulfenite


225 entries listed. 44 valid minerals.

Localities in this Region:
USA
 
  • Arizona
    • Mohave Co.
      • Lost Basin Mts (Lost Basin Range)
        • Lost Basin District
          • Copper Blowout Ridge
            • Rattlesnake Spring area
          • King Tut placers
          • Tut Peak

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