Barite Mine, Mohawk, Mohawk Mining District, Mohawk Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Barite Mine | Mine |
| Mohawk | - not defined - |
| Mohawk Mining District | Mining District |
| Mohawk Mountains | Mountain Range |
| Yuma County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° North , 113° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~1km
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
43655
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:43655:4
GUID (UUID V4):
f25b447e-be5e-4f72-9d98-f389a6e14620
A baryte mine on a group of 9 claims, located a short distance NW of Mohawk, at the western base of the Mohawk Mountains. Discovered in 1902 by Mr. G.W. Norton. Operated 1929-1930 and was owned by Messrs. Jas. Renner & Chas. Sam.
Mineralization is barite veins that outcrop a short distance NW of Mohawk. Country rock is dark-gray, granitic gneiss cut by a few narrow, branching dikes of granite porphyry. Many thin veins of ankerite, and a few veins of barite. Principal vein is in a fault zone that strikes S.70ºE. and dips 80ºSW, traceable for several thousand feet, mostly less than 2 feet (o.6 meters) thick, but 7 feet (2 meters) wide at one point.
Workings include an open cut (25 feet long by 20 feet deep). Production was some 18 cars of barite.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Ankerite Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 Habit: Radiating crystal aggregates to several inches diameter. Colour: White to pink Description: Crystal aggregates within masses of crystalline manganoan calcite & white calcite. |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ 'Chlorite Group' Colour: Pale blue Description: Argentiferous. Irregular layers to several inches thick in vein walls. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Ankerite | 5.AB.10 | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- Mojave DomainDomain
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