Virgin Canyon, Mohave County, Arizona, United States

Alternative Names:	Virgen, Virgen Canyon, Virgin Canyon
Type:	Valley - an elongated depression usually traversed by a stream
Mindat.org Region:	Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Gold Basin Mining District, White Hills, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
Region:	Mohave County, Arizona, United States
Latitude:	36° 2' 49" N
Longitude:	114° 6' 34" W
Lat/Long (dec):	36.04721,-114.10968
Köppen climate type:	BWk : Cold desert climate
Elevation:	470m
Mindat Feature ID:	5319544
Long-form Identifier:	mindat:2:6:5319544:7
GUID:	6acc1167-4f92-450e-aa33-b45eeabda981

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Locality	Latitude	Longitude	Distance
Robeson and Joy placers, Mohave County, Arizona, USA	35° 59' 46" N	114° 4' 53" W	6.2km (3.8 miles)
Meadview, Mohave County, Arizona, USA	36° 0' 7" N	114° 4' 5" W	6.2km (3.9 miles)
Joker Mine, Gold Butte Mining District, Clark County, Nevada, USA	36° 5' 30" N	114° 10' 3" W	7.2km (4.5 miles)
Eureka mine, Gold Butte Mining District, Clark County, Nevada, USA	36° 6' 12" N	114° 9' 9" W	7.4km (4.6 miles)
Unnamed Placer Au drywasher site [17] (USGS PP 1361 locality 409), Lost Basin Mining District, Mohave County, Arizona, USA	35° 58' 50" N	114° 5' 52" W	7.5km (4.7 miles)
Kissee-Mitchell lease (Lucky Strike Mine), Mohave County, Arizona, USA	36° 0' 34" N	114° 10' 49" W	7.6km (4.7 miles)
Jumbo prospect, Gold Butte Mining District, Clark County, Nevada, USA	36° 6' 20" N	114° 10' 18" W	8.6km (5.3 miles)
Unnamed unspecified prospect [3] (USGS PP 1361 locality 205), Lost Basin Mining District, Mohave County, Arizona, USA	35° 58' 0" N	114° 6' 14" W	9.0km (5.6 miles)
Grapevine Wash, Lost Basin Mining District, Mohave County, Arizona, USA	35° 59' 58" N	114° 1' 28" W	9.3km (5.8 miles)
Eagle Nest prospect, Lost Basin Mining District, Mohave County, Arizona, USA	35° 57' 35" N	114° 6' 46" W	9.7km (6.0 miles)
Manhatan Mine [sic] (Scott and Pine Tree Jim's Mine), Mohave County, Arizona, USA	35° 57' 33" N	114° 7' 10" W	9.8km (6.1 miles)
Warren Lode 10 claim (USGS PP 1361 locality 470), Lost Basin Mining District, Mohave County, Arizona, USA	35° 57' 29" N	114° 6' 50" W	9.9km (6.1 miles)
Unnamed Cu-Pb-Au prospects [1] (USGS PP 1361 locality 456), Lost Basin Mining District, Mohave County, Arizona, USA	35° 57' 24" N	114° 7' 27" W	10.1km (6.3 miles)
Unnamed Placer Au drywasher site [31] (USGS Professional Paper locality 483), Lost Basin Mining District, Lost Basin Mining District, Mohave County, Arizona, USA	35° 57' 29" N	114° 8' 50" W	10.4km (6.5 miles)
Troy prospect, Lost Basin Mining District, Mohave County, Arizona, USA	35° 57' 14" N	114° 7' 39" W	10.5km (6.5 miles)
Golden Nugget Mine, Mohave County, Arizona, USA	35° 57' 6" N	114° 6' 18" W	10.6km (6.6 miles)
Unnamed unspecified prospect [6] (USGS PP 1361 locality 444), Lost Basin Mining District, Mohave County, Arizona, USA	35° 57' 12" N	114° 7' 54" W	10.6km (6.6 miles)
Tut Peak, Lost Basin Mining District, Mohave County, Arizona, USA	35° 57' 5" N	114° 6' 45" W	10.6km (6.6 miles)
Warren Lode 5 (Cumberland claim; USGS Professional Paper 1361 locality 466), Tut Peak, Lost Basin Mining District, Mohave County, Arizona, USA	35° 57' 5" N	114° 7' 5" W	10.7km (6.6 miles)
Queen Tut placer, Mohave County, Arizona, USA	35° 57' 7" N	114° 5' 13" W	10.8km (6.7 miles)
Hualapai Valley placers (Julia placer; Maude Ashbrook placer; Ida placer), Hualapai Valley, Mohave County, Arizona, USA	35° 57' 0" N	114° 7' 0" W	10.8km (6.7 miles)
Golden Gate Mine, Garnet Mountain, Lost Basin Mining District, Mohave County, Arizona, USA	35° 57' 6" N	114° 7' 59" W	10.8km (6.7 miles)
Unnamed adits [5] (USGS PP 1361 locality 464), Lost Basin Mining District, Mohave County, Arizona, USA	35° 56' 55" N	114° 7' 32" W	11.1km (6.9 miles)
Midget Mine, Lost Basin Mining District, Mohave County, Arizona, USA	35° 56' 53" N	114° 7' 23" W	11.1km (6.9 miles)
Ford Mine, Lost Basin Mining District, Mohave County, Arizona, USA	35° 56' 43" N	114° 6' 46" W	11.3km (7.0 miles)
Unnamed Au-Cu-Pb-Mo prospect [1] (USGS PP 1361 locality 482), Lost Basin Mining District, Mohave County, Arizona, USA	35° 56' 41" N	114° 7' 0" W	11.4km (7.1 miles)
Unnamed Au-Cu prospect [2] (USGS PP 1361 locality 436), Lost Basin Mining District, Mohave County, Arizona, USA	35° 56' 48" N	114° 8' 4" W	11.4km (7.1 miles)
Unnamed Pb prospect [3] (USGS PP 1361 locality 442), Lost Basin Mining District, Mohave County, Arizona, USA	35° 56' 45" N	114° 7' 59" W	11.5km (7.1 miles)
Unnamed Au-Cu prospect [1] (USGS PP locality 509), Lost Basin Mining District, Mohave County, Arizona, USA	35° 56' 34" N	114° 7' 17" W	11.6km (7.2 miles)
Climax Mine (Joshua Gold Mine), Lost Basin Mining District, Mohave County, Arizona, USA	35° 56' 33" N	114° 7' 3" W	11.7km (7.2 miles)

Minerals recorded nearby (within 11.7 km)

Rock types recorded nearby (within 11.7 km)

ⓘ 'Quartz-feldspar gneiss'

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

Region	Type

North America Plate	Tectonic Plate
Basin and Range Basins, North America Plate	Basin
Mojave Domain, North America Plate	Domain
USA	Country
Arizona, USA	State
Mohave County, Arizona, USA	County
Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Gold Basin Mining District, White Hills, Mohave County, Arizona, USA	Park

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