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Bouse, Plomosa Mining District, Plomosa Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 55' 57'' North , 114° 0' 18'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
33.93250,-114.00500
GeoHash:
G#: 9qncjc0p4
GRN:
N23W68
KΓΆppen climate type:
BWh : Hot deserts climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Bouse996 (2011)0.1km
Utting126 (2011)15.1km
Brenda676 (2011)28.6km
Vicksburg597 (2011)31.3km
Cienega Springs1,798 (2011)34.9km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Quartzsite Roadrunners Gem & Mineral ClubQuartzsite, Arizona36km
Mindat Locality ID:
3399
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:3399:5
GUID (UUID V4):
17f3b21e-b22b-4c47-bf10-64da5cb4018e


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21 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
β“˜ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
β“˜ Bassanite
Formula: Ca(SO4) · 0.5H2O
Description: In veins in andesite assoc. with chrysocolla & tenorite
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Description: Much present as a secondary mineral in the ore.
β“˜ Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
β“˜ 'Copper Stain'
β“˜ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Habit: Octahedral to 1 cm on edge
Colour: Purple
β“˜ Goethite
Formula: Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH)
β“˜ Gold
Formula: Au
Description: Spotty, very fine-grained to visible lode gold.
β“˜ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.
β“˜ Hematite var. Specularite
Formula: Fe2O3
β“˜ 'Jasper'
β“˜ Lechatelierite
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ 'Limonite'
β“˜ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Habit: Micro-crystals
β“˜ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
β“˜ Montmorillonite
Formula: (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
β“˜ Posnjakite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
Description: Per Anthony, et al - Nat. History Museum, London specimen #1972,201.
β“˜ Prosopite
Formula: CaAl2F4[(OH)4-xFx]
Habit: crystals to 6 mm long.
Colour: Limpid sea-green
Description: Occurs in voids in hematite gangue in hematite veins in andesite.
β“˜ 'Psilomelane'
Description: Occurs as cementing material of breccia & replaces, in part, the andesite fragments.
β“˜ Pyrolusite
Formula: Mn4+O2
β“˜ Pyromorphite
Formula: Pb5(PO4)3Cl
β“˜ Pyrophyllite
Formula: Al2Si4O10(OH)2
Description: Reported.
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Description: Vuggy.
β“˜ Tenorite
Formula: CuO
β“˜ Vermiculite
Formula: Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 3 - Halides
β“˜Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
β“˜Prosopite3.CD.10CaAl2F4[(OH)4-xFx]
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Goethite4.00.Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH)
β“˜Tenorite4.AB.10CuO
β“˜Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜Hematite
var. Specularite		4.CB.05Fe2O3
β“˜4.CB.05Fe2O3
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜Lechatelierite4.DA.30SiO2
β“˜Pyrolusite4.DB.05Mn4+O2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
β“˜Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
β“˜Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
β“˜Bassanite7.CD.45Ca(SO4) Β· 0.5H2O
β“˜Posnjakite7.DD.10Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 Β· H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
β“˜Pyromorphite8.BN.05Pb5(PO4)3Cl
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Pyrophyllite9.EC.10Al2Si4O10(OH)2
β“˜Montmorillonite9.EC.40(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 Β· nH2O
β“˜Vermiculite9.EC.50Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 Β· 8H2O
β“˜Chrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 Β· nH2O, x < 1
Unclassified
β“˜'Psilomelane'-
β“˜'Limonite'-
β“˜'Jasper'-
β“˜'Copper Stain'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Hβ“˜ BassaniteCa(SO4) · 0.5H2O
Hβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Hβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Hβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Hβ“˜ PosnjakiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
Hβ“˜ ProsopiteCaAl2F4[(OH)4-xFx]
Hβ“˜ PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
Hβ“˜ VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Oβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Oβ“˜ BassaniteCa(SO4) · 0.5H2O
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Oβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Oβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Oβ“˜ LechatelieriteSiO2
Oβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Oβ“˜ PosnjakiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
Oβ“˜ ProsopiteCaAl2F4[(OH)4-xFx]
Oβ“˜ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
Oβ“˜ PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
Oβ“˜ PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ TenoriteCuO
Oβ“˜ VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Oβ“˜ Hematite var. SpeculariteFe2O3
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
Fβ“˜ ProsopiteCaAl2F4[(OH)4-xFx]
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Mgβ“˜ VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Alβ“˜ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Alβ“˜ ProsopiteCaAl2F4[(OH)4-xFx]
Alβ“˜ PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
Alβ“˜ VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Siβ“˜ LechatelieriteSiO2
Siβ“˜ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Siβ“˜ PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
PPhosphorus
Pβ“˜ PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Sβ“˜ BassaniteCa(SO4) · 0.5H2O
Sβ“˜ PosnjakiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
ClChlorine
Clβ“˜ PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ BassaniteCa(SO4) · 0.5H2O
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
Caβ“˜ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Caβ“˜ ProsopiteCaAl2F4[(OH)4-xFx]
MnManganese
Mnβ“˜ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
FeIron
Feβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Feβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Feβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feβ“˜ VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Feβ“˜ Hematite var. SpeculariteFe2O3
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cuβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cuβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cuβ“˜ PosnjakiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
Cuβ“˜ TenoriteCuO
BaBarium
Baβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
AuGold
Auβ“˜ GoldAu
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl

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References

Anthony, John W., Williams, Sidney A., Bideaux, Richard A., Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.) University of Arizona Press, Tucson, AZ.
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