Black Mountain Mine group (Black Mountain group; Black Hills Barite claim), Plomosa Mining District, Plomosa Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 59' 42'' North , 114° 0' 55'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Bouse | 996 (2011) | 7.0km |
| Utting | 126 (2011) | 21.0km |
| Cienega Springs | 1,798 (2011) | 28.9km |
| Bluewater | 725 (2011) | 30.0km |
| Parker Strip | 662 (2011) | 30.1km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Quartzsite Roadrunners Gem & Mineral Club | Quartzsite, Arizona | 42km |
Mindat Locality ID:
33685
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:33685:6
GUID (UUID V4):
de5f49d9-5305-4d5d-89e8-2a35262d999a
Ref.: 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: 167 (Table 4).
Stewart, L.A. & A.J. Pfister (1960), Barite deposits of Arizona, US Bureau of Mines Report of Investigation 5651: 59-62.
Phillips, K.A. (1987), Arizona Industrial Minerals, 2nd. Edition, Arizona Department of Mines & Minerals Mineral Report 4, 185 pp.
Peirce, H. Wesley (1990), Arizona Geological Survey Industrial Minerals card file.
Arizona Bureau of Mines file data.
MRDS database Dep. ID file #10099391, MRDS ID #TC10328; and, Dep. ID #10134724, MAS ID #0040120085.
A small former surface and underground Baryte-Fluorspar-Cu mine located on 2 non-contiguous unpatented claims, in the center of sec. 34, T8N, R17W. Owned at times, or in part, by Brewer; the National Lead Co.; and Townsend.
Mineralization is barite with variable fluorite and copper staining, mixed with wall rock in fissure veins, folds, and in replacements in strongly farctured Cretaceous or Tertiary andesitic agglomerate and tuff.
Workings were and open cut and shaft operations. This mine was worked in the late 1940's and produced some 2,500 tons of 75% BaSO4 and 14% CaF2.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10099391 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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