Mistake Mine, Sam Powell Peak, Box Canyon Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Mistake Mine | Mine |
Sam Powell Peak | Peak |
Box Canyon Mining District | Mining District |
Yavapai County | County |
Arizona | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 2' 49'' North , 112° 43' 21'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Wickenburg | 6,806 (2017) | 8.8km |
Congress | 1,975 (2014) | 17.4km |
Yarnell | 649 (2011) | 19.5km |
Morristown | 227 (2017) | 23.1km |
Peeples Valley | 428 (2011) | 24.6km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Wickenburg Gem and Mineral Society | Wickenburg, Arizona | 9km |
Mindat Locality ID:
3397
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:3397:1
GUID (UUID V4):
cd6cd324-525a-4940-9a8a-3f9dc1408aaf
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Box Canyon deposits
A former surface and underground Mn mine. Discovered 1954.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
5 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 References: |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Habit: Radiating acicular crystals Description: Also occurs replacing ramsdellite. |
ⓘ Pyrolusite ? Formula: Mn4+O2 |
ⓘ Ramsdellite Formula: Mn4+O2 Habit: Crystals to 1 cm long. |
ⓘ Romanèchite Formula: (Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10 Description: Only as traces in 2 samples. |
ⓘ 'Wad' |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Pyrolusite ? | 4.DB.05 | Mn4+O2 |
ⓘ | Ramsdellite | 4.DB.15a | Mn4+O2 |
ⓘ | Romanèchite | 4.DK.10 | (Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Wad' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Romanèchite | (Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10 |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
O | ⓘ Ramsdellite | Mn4+O2 |
O | ⓘ Romanèchite | (Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Mn | Manganese | |
Mn | ⓘ Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
Mn | ⓘ Ramsdellite | Mn4+O2 |
Mn | ⓘ Romanèchite | (Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Ba | Barium | |
Ba | ⓘ Romanèchite | (Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10 |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10162045 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- Mojave DomainDomain
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