Mocking Bird Mine [2], Oatman Mining District, Black Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Mocking Bird Mine [2] | Mine |
| Oatman Mining District | Mining District |
| Black Mountains | Mountain Range |
| Mohave County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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35° 37' 51'' North , 114° 30' 42'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| White Hills | 323 (2011) | 15.8km |
| Dolan Springs | 2,033 (2011) | 22.0km |
| Chloride | 271 (2011) | 37.1km |
| Searchlight | 539 (2011) | 41.2km |
| Katherine | 103 (2011) | 45.6km |
A Au-Ag occurrence/mine located 25 miles NW of Chloride in the foothills of the eastern base of the Black Mountains. This locality is not listed in the USGS MRDS database.
MOCKING BIRD MINE.
The Mocking Bird mine (fig. 37) is situated in the open northern portion of the district. Its principal developments are 12 or 15 shafts, ranging from 25 to 60 feet in depth, and about 500 feet of drifts. The vein lies nearly flat in a local sheet or flat-lying dike of altered and pressed minette, containing secondary epidote, calcite, and adularia. Other volcanic rocks near by consist of rhyolite tuff and latite. The vein is about 6 feet thick and consists of red and green quartz and breccia. The metal is gold with a small amount of silver. The gold occurs in a finely divided state, usually associated with hematite, of which much is present. The ore averages about $10 a ton. The production to date is reported to be more than $20,000; several times this amount of ore is said to be blocked out in the mine.
The Mocking Bird mine (fig. 37) is situated in the open northern portion of the district. Its principal developments are 12 or 15 shafts, ranging from 25 to 60 feet in depth, and about 500 feet of drifts. The vein lies nearly flat in a local sheet or flat-lying dike of altered and pressed minette, containing secondary epidote, calcite, and adularia. Other volcanic rocks near by consist of rhyolite tuff and latite. The vein is about 6 feet thick and consists of red and green quartz and breccia. The metal is gold with a small amount of silver. The gold occurs in a finely divided state, usually associated with hematite, of which much is present. The ore averages about $10 a ton. The production to date is reported to be more than $20,000; several times this amount of ore is said to be blocked out in the mine.
Mineralization is a nearly flat vein hosted in a local sheet of flat-lying dike of altered and pressed minette. The vein is about 6 feet thick and consists of red and green quartz and breccia.
Workings include 12 or 15 shafts ranging from 25 to 60 feet deep and about 500 feet of drifts.
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5 valid minerals.
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| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Reference: Schrader, F.C. (1909), Mineral deposits of the Cerbat Range, Black Mountains, and Grand Wash Cliffs, Mohave County, Arizona, USGS Bulletin 397: 216. |
| ⓘ Epidote Formula: {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) Reference: Schrader, F.C. (1909), Mineral deposits of the Cerbat Range, Black Mountains, and Grand Wash Cliffs, Mohave County, Arizona, USGS Bulletin 397: 216. |
| ⓘ Gold Formula: Au Description: Lode gold in a finely divided state, generally assoc. with hematite. Reference: Wilson, E.D., et al (1934), AZ Bur. of Mines Bull. 137: 78-79. |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 Description: Abundant. Reference: Wilson, E.D., et al (1934), AZ Bur. of Mines Bull. 137: 78-79. |
| ⓘ 'K Feldspar' Reference: Schrader, F.C. (1909), Mineral deposits of the Cerbat Range, Black Mountains, and Grand Wash Cliffs, Mohave County, Arizona, USGS Bulletin 397: 216. |
| ⓘ 'K Feldspar var. Adularia' Formula: KAlSi3O8 Reference: Schrader, F.C. (1909), Mineral deposits of the Cerbat Range, Black Mountains, and Grand Wash Cliffs, Mohave County, Arizona, USGS Bulletin 397: 216. |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Colour: Red, green. Reference: Wilson, E.D., et al (1934), AZ Bur. of Mines Bull. 137: 78-79. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| ⓘ | 'K Feldspar' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'var. Adularia' | - | KAlSi3O8 |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
| Group 1 - NATIVE ELEMENTS AND ALLOYS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Metals, other than the Platinum Group | |||
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.1.1.1 | Au |
| Group 4 - SIMPLE OXIDES | |||
| A2X3 | |||
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.3.1.2 | Fe2O3 |
| Group 14 - ANHYDROUS NORMAL CARBONATES | |||
| A(XO3) | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 14.1.1.1 | CaCO3 |
| Group 58 - SOROSILICATES Insular, Mixed, Single, and Larger Tetrahedral Groups | |||
| Insular, Mixed, Single, and Larger Tetrahedral Groups with cations in [6] and higher coordination; single and double groups (n = 1, 2) | |||
| ⓘ | Epidote | 58.2.1a.7 | {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
| Group 75 - TECTOSILICATES Si Tetrahedral Frameworks | |||
| Si Tetrahedral Frameworks - SiO2 with [4] coordinated Si | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 75.1.3.1 | SiO2 |
| Unclassified Minerals, Mixtures, etc. | |||
| ⓘ | 'K Feldspar' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'var. Adularia' | - | KAlSi3O8 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Epidote | {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Epidote | {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Epidote | {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
| Al | ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Epidote | {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
| Si | ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Epidote | {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Epidote | {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A) In-text Citation No. Schrader, F.C. (1909), Mineral deposits of the Cerbat Range, Black Mountains, and Grand Wash Cliffs, Mohave County, Arizona, USGS Bulletin 397: 216.
Wilson, E.D., et al (1934), Arizona Bureau of of Mines Bulletin 137: 78-79.
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