Red Norse Mine, Gold Basin Mining District, White Hills, Mohave County, Arizona, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Red Norse Mine | Mine |
Gold Basin Mining District | Mining District |
White Hills | Group of Census-designated Places |
Mohave County | County |
Arizona | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° North , 114° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~96km
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
39903
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:39903:1
GUID (UUID V4):
f1ae7100-a667-432a-a1eb-86bce7130db4
‡Ref.: Theodore, Ted G., et al (1987), USGS PP 1361: 136 (Table 11).
A Au-Cu-Pb-Mo mine located in the NE ¼ sec. 32, T.28N., R.18W.
Mineralization is a 20 cm wide vein that strikes N.15ºE. and dips 60ºE. Country rock is early Proterozoic porphyritic monzogranite.
Workings include an inclined shaft at 60º.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Gold Formula: Au Description: Free lode gold, coarse & abundant in cellular, vuggy quartz. |
ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 Description: Cavity fillings in cellular, vuggy quartz. |
ⓘ 'Limonite' Description: Cavity fillings in cellular, vuggy quartz. |
ⓘ Wulfenite Formula: Pb(MoO4) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Wulfenite | 7.GA.05 | Pb(MoO4) |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
O | ⓘ Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
Mo | Molybdenum | |
Mo | ⓘ Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
Au | Gold | |
Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | ⓘ Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mojave DomainDomain
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