Lost Spaniard Mine, Belmont Mountain, Tonopah, Osborn Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Lost Spaniard Mine | Mine |
Belmont Mountain | Mountain |
Tonopah | Unincorporated Community |
Osborn Mining District | Mining District |
Maricopa County | County |
Arizona | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 41' 16'' North , 112° 55' 32'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Wintersburg | 136 (2011) | 29.7km |
Morristown | 227 (2017) | 33.7km |
Wickenburg | 6,806 (2017) | 36.1km |
Aguila | 798 (2011) | 36.5km |
Wittmann | 763 (2011) | 38.0km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Wickenburg Gem and Mineral Society | Wickenburg, Arizona | 36km |
West Valley Rock & Mineral Club | Buckeye, Arizona | 47km |
Mindat Locality ID:
67359
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:67359:9
GUID (UUID V4):
99bd1bd7-1989-4b33-ad3d-d6bbf04475ba
β‘Ref.: Allen, G.B. (1985), Economic Geology of the Big Horn Mountains of west-central Arizona: Arizona Bureau of Geology & Mineral Technology open-file report 85-17.
Niemuth, N.J. & K.A. Phillips (1992), Copper Oxide Resources, Arizona Department of Mines & Mineral Resources Open File Report 92-10: 10 (Table 1).
US Bur. Mines card file.
Arizona Department of Mineral Resources (ADMR) Lost Spaniard Mine file.
U.S. Bureau of Mines file data - cluster No. 564 - Lost Spaniard Mine.
USGS 15 minute Belmont Mountains topo. map.
Arizona Department of Mineral Resources (ADMR) "U" file.
Flagg, A., Vanadium Report, book I; Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology clippings file.
MRDS database Dep. ID files #10027548 & 10113336.
A former underground Ag-Cu-Pb-Zn-Au-V mine located in the NEΒΌ sec. 23 & NWΒΌ sec. 24, T.4N., R.7W. (Belmont Mts 15 minute topo map).
Mineralization is a vein deposit that includes oxidized copper minerals. Host rock is an unnamed rhyolite and andesite dikes. Ore control was a fault zone.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
β Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 References: |
β Cerussite Formula: PbCO3 References: |
β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 References: |
β Fluorite Formula: CaF2 References: |
β Galena Formula: PbS References: |
β Laumontite Formula: CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O References: |
β Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 References: |
β Shattuckite Formula: Cu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2 References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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β | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
Group 3 - Halides | |||
β | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Cerussite | 5.AB.15 | PbCO3 |
β | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Shattuckite | 9.DB.40 | Cu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2 |
β | Laumontite | 9.GB.10 | CaAl2Si4O12 Β· 4H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Laumontite | CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O |
H | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
H | β Shattuckite | Cu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2 |
C | Carbon | |
C | β Cerussite | PbCO3 |
C | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Cerussite | PbCO3 |
O | β Laumontite | CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O |
O | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | β Shattuckite | Cu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2 |
F | Fluorine | |
F | β Fluorite | CaF2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Laumontite | CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Laumontite | CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O |
Si | β Shattuckite | Cu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | β Galena | PbS |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Fluorite | CaF2 |
Ca | β Laumontite | CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Cu | β Shattuckite | Cu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2 |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | β Cerussite | PbCO3 |
Pb | β Galena | PbS |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Sonoran DesertDesert
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mojave DomainDomain
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