Darling Mine, Middle Camp Mountain, La Paz Mining District (Weaver Mining District), Dome Rock Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 44' 16'' North , 114° 19' 58'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Quartzsite | 3,626 (2017) | 12.6km |
| La Paz Valley | 699 (2011) | 19.8km |
| Ehrenberg | 1,470 (2011) | 23.2km |
| Blythe | 19,208 (2017) | 28.2km |
| Poston | 285 (2011) | 28.7km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Quartzsite Roadrunners Gem & Mineral Club | Quartzsite, Arizona | 13km |
Mindat Locality ID:
33544
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:33544:0
GUID (UUID V4):
cc6cb97d-cbb6-4a87-b64f-db6cc902d423
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Copper Chief Mine; Mountain Chief Mine; Uncle Sam Mine
A former surface and underground W-Cu-Au mine located in the NE¼ sec. 33, T5N, R20W, on land of unknown status. Owned/operated at times, or in part, by the Copper Chief Mines Co. and Treuer.
Mineralization is weak copper carbonates and silicates, after cupriferous pyrite, and spotty scheelite, associated with contact metamorphic mineralization, especially epidote, along a fault contact of Mesozoic schist and marbleized limestone.
Workings include a shaft(s) and open cut operations. Prospected since 1910, but only mined for tungsten in 1955. It produced some 180 pounds (ca. 82 kg) of 73.3% WO3.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
2 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Epidote Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| ⓘ Scheelite Formula: Ca(WO4) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Scheelite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| O | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Ca | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| W | Tungsten | |
| W | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10210483 |
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