Quartzsite, La Paz County, Arizona, USAi
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| Quartzsite | Town |
| La Paz County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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Largest Settlements:
| Place | Population |
|---|---|
| Quartzsite | 3,626 (2017) |
Clubs in region:
Mindat Locality ID:
44395
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:44395:2
GUID (UUID V4):
a64f8049-7d3d-4835-b9e7-55e1f3e7ad41
Other Languages:
French:
Quartzsite, Comté de La Paz, Arizona, États-Unis
German:
Quartzsite, La Paz County, Arizona, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
Quartzsite, Contea di La Paz, Arizona, Stati Uniti d'America
Simplified Chinese:
水晶镇, 拉巴斯縣, 亞利桑那州, 美国
Spanish:
Quartzsite, Condado de La Paz, Arizona, Estados Unidos
Arabic:
كورتسايت, مقاطعة لا باز, أريزونا, الولايات المتحدة
Basque:
Quartzsite , La Paz konderria, Arizona
Bulgarian:
Куарцсайт, Ла Паз, Аризона, Съединени американски щати
Catalan:
Quartzsite, Arizona, Estats Units d’Amèrica
Cebuano:
Quartzsite, La Paz County, Arizona (estado)
Croatian:
Quartzsite, La Paz, Arizona, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Dutch:
Quartzsite, La Paz County, Arizona (staat), Verenigde Staten
Farsi/Persian:
کوارتزسایت, شهرستان لاپاز، آریزونا, آریزونا, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Haitian:
Quartzsite, Arizona, Etazini
Hungarian:
Quartzsite, La Paz megye, Arizona, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Ido:
Quartzsite, Arizona, Usa
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Quartzsite
Newar / Nepal Bhasa:
क्वार्ट्जसाइट, एरिजोना, संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिका
Polish:
Quartzsite, Hrabstwo La Paz, Arizona, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Quartzsite, Condado de La Paz, Arizona, Estados Unidos
Serbian:
Кворцсајт, Округ Ла Паз, Аризона, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Quartzsite, La Paz County, Arizona, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Traditional Chinese:
水晶鎮, 亞利桑拿州, 美國
Ukrainian:
Кварцсайт, Ла-Пас, Аризона, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
کوارٹزسائٹ، ایریزونا, لا پاز کاؤنٹی، ایریزونا, ایریزونا, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Volapük:
Quartzsite, Arizona, Lamerikän
Waray:
Quartzsite, Condado han La Paz, Arizona, Estados Unidos
In 1856, settler Charles Tyson built a fort at the present site of Quartzsite to protect his water supply from attacks by Native Americans. Fort Tyson soon became a stopover on the Ehrenburg-to-Prescott stagecoach route. It had become known as Tyson's Wells by the time the stage stopped running and the town was abandoned.
A small mining boom revitalized the town as Quartzsite in 1897 and it remained thus until 1965, when the Pow Wow Rock, Gem & Mineral Show began the rockhound winter migration to Quartzsite each year. These days, the population can swell to almost a million during January and February as rockhounders, jewelers and vendors, mostly in thousands of RVs, attend the eight major gem and mineral shows. (http://www.desertusa.com/Cities/az/quartzsite.html)
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded from this region.Mineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities25 valid minerals. 1 erroneous literature entry.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Alunite Formula: KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 Description: Occurs as branching, irregular veins within schistose dacite. Contains up to 4.3% Na2O. |
| ⓘ Andalusite Formula: Al2(SiO4)O Localities: Habit: Prismatic Description: Crystals in schist. References: |
| ⓘ Cervantite Formula: Sb3+Sb5+O4 Description: Altered from stibnite in veins. |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Djurleite Formula: Cu31S16 Description: Massive material encapsulating small beads of naumannite in quartz veins. |
| ⓘ Dumortierite Formula: Al(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3) Localities: Description: Occurs as micro-crystals in schist and rich masses in quartzite. References: |
| ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 Localities: |
| ⓘ Jarosite Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 References: |
| ⓘ Kyanite Formula: Al2(SiO4)O Localities: References: |
| ⓘ Lazulite Formula: MgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' |
| ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ Formula: Li2Al4(Si2AlB)O10(OH)8 Locality: Dumortierite occurrence [1], Quartzsite, La Paz County, Arizona, USA - erroneously reported Habit: Minute tabs Description: traced back the reference to material collected by Sid Williams, Dick Bideaux and and Dick Thomssen circa 1960, apparently identified by optical methods only. Samples of that material were housed at the University of Arizona and were recently X-rayed by Bob Downs and found to be muscovite.
Minute tabs in quartzite with kyanite, etc. |
| ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Natroalunite Formula: NaAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ Naumannite Formula: Ag2Se Description: Small beads within massive djurleite in quartz veins. |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Pyrophyllite Formula: Al2Si4O10(OH)2 Localities: |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Localities: Description: Chatoyant variety producing cat's-eye gemstones. |
| ⓘ Rutile Formula: TiO2 Localities: Description: Small grains scattered throughout Precambrian schist & as well-formed crystals in fractures in quartz veins; also in kyanite-rich rocks. |
| ⓘ Sapphirine Formula: Mg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36] Description: Tentatively identified via optical means. |
| ⓘ Scheelite Formula: Ca(WO4) |
| ⓘ Sillimanite Formula: Al2(SiO4)O Localities: References: |
| ⓘ 'Stibiconite' Formula: Sb3+Sb5+2O6(OH) Description: Altered from stibnite in veins. |
| ⓘ Stibnite Formula: Sb2S3 Habit: Radiating blades |
| ⓘ Svanbergite Formula: SrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6 Description: In pyrophyllite with hematite. |
| ⓘ Tenorite Formula: CuO Description: Altered from chalcopyrite. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Djurleite | 2.BA.05 | Cu31S16 |
| ⓘ | Naumannite | 2.BA.55 | Ag2Se |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Stibnite | 2.DB.05 | Sb2S3 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Tenorite | 4.AB.10 | CuO |
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
| ⓘ | Cervantite | 4.DE.30 | Sb3+Sb5+O4 |
| ⓘ | 'Stibiconite' | 4.DH.20 | Sb3+Sb5+2O6(OH) |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Natroalunite | 7.BC.10 | NaAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Alunite | 7.BC.10 | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Jarosite | 7.BC.10 | KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | Scheelite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Lazulite | 8.BB.40 | MgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Svanbergite | 8.BL.05 | SrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Sillimanite | 9.AF.05 | Al2(SiO4)O |
| ⓘ | Andalusite | 9.AF.10 | Al2(SiO4)O |
| ⓘ | Kyanite | 9.AF.15 | Al2(SiO4)O |
| ⓘ | Dumortierite | 9.AJ.10 | Al(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3) |
| ⓘ | Sapphirine | 9.DH.45 | Mg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36] |
| ⓘ | Pyrophyllite | 9.EC.10 | Al2Si4O10(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Manandonite ? | 9.ED.15 | Li2Al4(Si2AlB)O10(OH)8 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Lazulite | MgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Manandonite | Li2Al4(Si2AlB)O10(OH)8 |
| H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Natroalunite | NaAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Pyrophyllite | Al2Si4O10(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Stibiconite | Sb3+Sb25+O6(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Svanbergite | SrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| Li | Lithium | |
| Li | ⓘ Manandonite | Li2Al4(Si2AlB)O10(OH)8 |
| B | Boron | |
| B | ⓘ Dumortierite | Al(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3) |
| B | ⓘ Manandonite | Li2Al4(Si2AlB)O10(OH)8 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Andalusite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| O | ⓘ Cervantite | Sb3+Sb5+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Dumortierite | Al(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3) |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Kyanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| O | ⓘ Lazulite | MgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Manandonite | Li2Al4(Si2AlB)O10(OH)8 |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Natroalunite | NaAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Pyrophyllite | Al2Si4O10(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Sapphirine | Mg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36] |
| O | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| O | ⓘ Sillimanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| O | ⓘ Stibiconite | Sb3+Sb25+O6(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Svanbergite | SrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Tenorite | CuO |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Natroalunite | NaAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Lazulite | MgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Sapphirine | Mg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36] |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Al | ⓘ Andalusite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| Al | ⓘ Dumortierite | Al(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3) |
| Al | ⓘ Kyanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| Al | ⓘ Lazulite | MgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Manandonite | Li2Al4(Si2AlB)O10(OH)8 |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Natroalunite | NaAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Al | ⓘ Pyrophyllite | Al2Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Sapphirine | Mg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36] |
| Al | ⓘ Sillimanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| Al | ⓘ Svanbergite | SrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Andalusite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| Si | ⓘ Dumortierite | Al(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3) |
| Si | ⓘ Kyanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| Si | ⓘ Manandonite | Li2Al4(Si2AlB)O10(OH)8 |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Pyrophyllite | Al2Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Sapphirine | Mg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36] |
| Si | ⓘ Sillimanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Lazulite | MgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2 |
| P | ⓘ Svanbergite | SrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Djurleite | Cu31S16 |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| S | ⓘ Natroalunite | NaAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
| S | ⓘ Svanbergite | SrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| K | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Djurleite | Cu31S16 |
| Cu | ⓘ Tenorite | CuO |
| Se | Selenium | |
| Se | ⓘ Naumannite | Ag2Se |
| Sr | Strontium | |
| Sr | ⓘ Svanbergite | SrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Naumannite | Ag2Se |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | ⓘ Cervantite | Sb3+Sb5+O4 |
| Sb | ⓘ Stibiconite | Sb3+Sb25+O6(OH) |
| Sb | ⓘ Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
| W | Tungsten | |
| W | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
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| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quartzsite,_Arizona |
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| Wikidata ID: | Q991047 |
| GeoNames ID: | 5310183 |
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