Unnamed prospect, Keystone claim area (Goat claim area), Castle Dome Mining District, Castle Dome Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° North , 114° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~12km
KΓΆppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
50934
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:50934:6
GUID (UUID V4):
4e8ae003-d5ab-4c7f-9113-094a41e876c3
A silver claim (poor assays) located about Β½ mile NW of the Keystone claim, in the SE portion of the Castle Dome Mountains.
Mineralization is a 6 foot wide vein in schist outcrops with a N.25ΒΊW. strike and a nearly vertical dip. The vein walls are mainly sericitized, iron-stained quartz porphyry. Filling consists of banded manganoan calcite and dense, honey-combed quartz.
Workings include a long prospect tunnel.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Description: Banded. |
β Calcite var. Manganese-bearing Calcite Formula: (Ca,Mn)CO3 Description: Banded. |
β Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Description: Occurs in vein wall rocks. |
β Muscovite var. Sericite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Description: Occurs in vein wall rocks. |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 Description: Honeycombed. |
β Smithsonite Formula: ZnCO3 Description: Fine crystals in vugs/cavities. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
---|---|---|---|
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
β | var. Manganese-bearing Calcite | 5.AB.05 | (Ca,Mn)CO3 |
β | Smithsonite | 5.AB.05 | ZnCO3 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
β | var. Sericite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
---|---|---|
H | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
H | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
C | Carbon | |
C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
C | β Calcite var. Manganese-bearing Calcite | (Ca,Mn)CO3 |
C | β Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | β Calcite var. Manganese-bearing Calcite | (Ca,Mn)CO3 |
O | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
O | β Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
O | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
K | Potassium | |
K | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
K | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | β Calcite var. Manganese-bearing Calcite | (Ca,Mn)CO3 |
Mn | Manganese | |
Mn | β Calcite var. Manganese-bearing Calcite | (Ca,Mn)CO3 |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | β Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Sonoran DesertDesert
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mojave DomainDomain
USA
- Arizona
- Kofa National Wildlife RefugeWildlife Refuge
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