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Black Mesa Mine, Black Mesa, Plomosa Mining District, Plomosa Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 36' 3'' North , 114° 1' 48'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
33.60083,-114.03000
GeoHash:
G#: 9myzjhvgh
GRN:
N23W68
Type:
Mine
KΓΆppen climate type:
BWh : Hot deserts climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Brenda676 (2011)11.8km
Quartzsite3,626 (2017)19.8km
La Paz Valley699 (2011)19.8km
Utting126 (2011)29.6km
Vicksburg597 (2011)30.3km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Quartzsite Roadrunners Gem & Mineral ClubQuartzsite, Arizona20km
Mindat Locality ID:
33684
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:33684:7
GUID (UUID V4):
c9563b29-221a-41f8-9a65-5e28ff335e4b


‑Ref.: 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: 167 (Table 4).

Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd. ed.: 123, 420.

Arizona Bureau of Mines file data.

MRDS database Dep. ID file #10209416, MAS ID #0040120083.

A former underground Pb-Ag-Au-Cu mine.

A Pb-Ag-Cu-Au mine located in the NWΒΌNEΒΌSEΒΌ sec. 17, T3N, R17W, on land of unknown status. Owned at times, or in part, by Christian; Valenzuela; Mariquita Gold Mining Co. The Madden Pickining Mining Co. had unspecified involvement here (1964).

Mineralization is spotty cerussite, anglesite, galena, chrysocolla, malachite, and brochantite, with siderite, quartz, ankerite calcite and limonite in lensing replacement deposits in steeply dipping Paleozoic limestone beds. Cellular boxwork and vugs. Some native copper and chlorargyrite.

Workings include a shaft(s) and tunnel operations. This mine was worked in the late 1940's, early 1950's and in 1964. It produced some 51 tons of ore averaging about 25% Pb, 13 oz. Ag/T, 2% Cu and 0.02 oz. Au/T.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


14 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Anglesite
Formula: PbSO4
β“˜ Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
β“˜ Aurichalcite
Formula: (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
β“˜ Brochantite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
β“˜ Chlorargyrite
Formula: AgCl
β“˜ Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
β“˜ Copper
Formula: Cu
β“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
β“˜ 'Limonite'
β“˜ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Description: Crystalline
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
β“˜ Willemite
Formula: Zn2SiO4
Habit: Small, prismatic, brilliant
Fluorescence: None (remarkable)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Copper1.AA.05Cu
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
Group 3 - Halides
β“˜Chlorargyrite3.AA.15AgCl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
β“˜Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
β“˜Ankerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
β“˜Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
β“˜Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
β“˜Aurichalcite5.BA.15(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Anglesite7.AD.35PbSO4
β“˜Brochantite7.BB.25Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Willemite9.AA.05Zn2SiO4
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“˜ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Hβ“˜ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Hβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Hβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Cβ“˜ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ CerussitePbCO3
Cβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ AnglesitePbSO4
Oβ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Oβ“˜ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Oβ“˜ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ CerussitePbCO3
Oβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Oβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
Oβ“˜ WillemiteZn2SiO4
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ WillemiteZn2SiO4
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ AnglesitePbSO4
Sβ“˜ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Sβ“˜ GalenaPbS
ClChlorine
Clβ“˜ ChlorargyriteAgCl
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Feβ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Feβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Cuβ“˜ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Cuβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cuβ“˜ CopperCu
Cuβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Znβ“˜ WillemiteZn2SiO4
AgSilver
Agβ“˜ ChlorargyriteAgCl
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ AnglesitePbSO4
Pbβ“˜ CerussitePbCO3
Pbβ“˜ GalenaPbS

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