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La Cholla Mining District, Dome Rock Mountains, La Paz 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:
~5km
GRN:
N23W68
Type:
Mining District
KΓΆppen climate type:
BWh : Hot deserts climate
Mindat Locality ID:
33526
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:33526:4
GUID (UUID V4):
ee95111e-1ae1-42a3-870e-5099b4fc5e6f


A Au-Ag-Cu-Pb-Zn-Hg-Mn-dumortierite/kyanite-andalusite-sillimanite-Sb-Hg mining district located on the eastern slope of the Dome Rock Mountains in T2-3N, R20W, South of Quartzsite. The district's name is pronounced LA HOYA.

Mineralization is varied: (1) Gold placer deposits in unsorted gravel and rock fragments, mainly cemented by calcium carbonates, on a sloping rock pediment; (2) Spotty and irregular copper, lead, zinc, gold and silver mineralization, mainly along faults and fractures, in quartz veins in metamorphic Mesozoic schist and gneiss; and, (3) Spotty, disseminated mercury mineralization with minor base and precious metals in fissure veins in Mesozoic schist.

Workings include mainly dry placer operations from the 1860s to the 1950s. These produced some 9,464 oz. gold containing about 690 oz. silver. Several small mines and prospects for base and precious metals, worked mainly in the 1930s and 1940s. These produced some 294 tons of ore containing about 332 oz. gold, 3,127 oz. silver, and 20 tons of copper. Some 116 or more flasks of mercury were produced from 1908 to 1914.

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15 valid minerals.

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β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ Carnotite
Formula: K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
β“˜ Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
β“˜ Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
β“˜ Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
β“˜ Cinnabar
Formula: HgS
β“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
β“˜ Galena var. Silver-bearing Galena
Formula: PbS with Ag
β“˜ Gold
Formula: Au
β“˜ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
β“˜ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
β“˜ 'Limonite'
β“˜ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
β“˜ Metacinnabar
Formula: HgS
β“˜ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
β“˜ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
β“˜ Uraninite
Formula: UO2
β“˜ Wulfenite
Formula: Pb(MoO4)

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
β“˜Metacinnabar2.CB.05aHgS
β“˜Galena
var. Silver-bearing Galena		2.CD.10PbS with Ag
β“˜2.CD.10PbS
β“˜Cinnabar2.CD.15aHgS
β“˜'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
β“˜Uraninite4.DL.05UO2
β“˜Carnotite4.HB.05K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 Β· 3H2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
β“˜Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
β“˜Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Wulfenite7.GA.05Pb(MoO4)
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
β“˜Chrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 Β· nH2O, x < 1
Unclassified
β“˜'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Hβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Hβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ CerussitePbCO3
Cβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Oβ“˜ CerussitePbCO3
Oβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Oβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Oβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
Oβ“˜ UraniniteUO2
Oβ“˜ WulfenitePb(MoO4)
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Alβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Siβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ ChalcociteCu2S
Sβ“˜ CinnabarHgS
Sβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sβ“˜ MetacinnabarHgS
Sβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Sβ“˜ Galena var. Silver-bearing GalenaPbS with Ag
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
VVanadium
Vβ“˜ CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
FeIron
Feβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Feβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ ChalcociteCu2S
Cuβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cuβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cuβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
MoMolybdenum
Moβ“˜ WulfenitePb(MoO4)
AgSilver
Agβ“˜ Galena var. Silver-bearing GalenaPbS with Ag
SbAntimony
Sbβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
AuGold
Auβ“˜ GoldAu
HgMercury
Hgβ“˜ CinnabarHgS
Hgβ“˜ MetacinnabarHgS
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ CerussitePbCO3
Pbβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Pbβ“˜ WulfenitePb(MoO4)
Pbβ“˜ Galena var. Silver-bearing GalenaPbS with Ag
UUranium
Uβ“˜ CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Uβ“˜ UraniniteUO2

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References

Bancroft, H. (1911), Reconnaissance of the ore deposits in northern Yuma County, Arizona, USGS Bull. 451: 73-86.
Lausen, C. & E. Gardner (1927), Quicksilver Resources of Arizona, Arizona Bureau of Mines Bull. 122: 24-35.
Wilson, E.D. (1961) Gold Placers and Placering in Arizona. Arizona Bureau of Mines Bull. 168 (revised 1978): 27-30.
Keith, Stanton B. (1978) State of Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology, Geological Survey Branch Bull. 192, Index of Mining Properties in Yuma County, Arizona: 156 (Table 4).
(n.d.) ADMMR Mines Database, Arizona Geological Survey.
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