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Plomosa District, Plomosa Mts, La Paz Co., Arizona, USA

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‡Ref.: The Resources of Arizona - A Manual of Reliable Information Concerning the Territory, compiled by Patrick Hamilton (1881), Prescott, AZ: 75.

Galbraith, F.W. & D.J. Brennan (1959), Minerals of Arizona: 58.

This district was started in 1862. It is located about 35 miles east of Ehrenberg.

Regional rocks are granite, slate, limestone & porphyry.





 Map Reference: 33°45'0"N , 114°1'12"W

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


Mineral List:
Acanthite
Anglesite
Ankerite
Aurichalcite
Azurite
Baryte
Bassanite
'Bentonite'
Bornite
Brochantite
Calcite
Celestine
Cerussite
'Chalcedony'
Chalcopyrite
Chlorargyrite
Chrysocolla
'Chrysoprase'
Cinnabar
Copper
 'Copper Stain'
Epidote
Fluorite
Galena
var: Argentiferous Galena
'Garnet Group'
Gold
Gypsum
var: Alabaster
Hematite
var: Specularite
Lechatelierite
var: Fulgurite
Limonite
Magnetite
Malachite
Manganite
'Marble'
Metacinnabar
Montmorillonite
Opal
var: Opal-AN
 Posnjakite
Prosopite
'Psilomelane'
'Pumice'
Pyrargyrite ?
Pyrite
Pyrolusite
Pyromorphite
Pyrophyllite
Quartz
var: Jasper
var: Rock Crystal
Scheelite
Schorl
Siderite
Tenorite
'Tourmaline'
Vanadinite
Vermiculite
Willemite


167 entries listed. 43 valid minerals.

Localities in this Region:
USA
 
  • Arizona
    • La Paz Co.
      • Plomosa Mts
        • Plomosa District
          • Aquila
          • Black Mesa
          • Kofa Game Range
          • Plomosa Pass

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