Goodman Wash (Goodman Arroyo), La Paz placers, La Paz Mining District (Weaver Mining District), Dome Rock Mountains, La Paz Co., Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 40' North , 114° 27' West
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Ehrenberg | 1,470 (2011) | 9.8km |
| Blythe | 19,208 (2017) | 14.9km |
| Quartzsite | 3,626 (2017) | 20.4km |
| La Paz Valley | 699 (2011) | 21.7km |
| Ripley | 692 (2011) | 24.7km |
‡Ref.: Jones, Jr., E.L. (1915), Gold Deposits near Quartzsite, Arizona, in Contributions to Economic Geology by F.L. Ransome & H.S. Gale, USGS Bull. 620: Plate IV, 45-57.
Wilson, E.D. (1927), Arizona Gold Placers, 2nd. ed., revised, University of Arizona Bull. No. 124: 12-18.
Arizona Bureau of Mines Bull. 135 (1933), Arizona Gold Placers & Placering: 27.
In Goodman Wash, below Goodman tank, a deposit of calcareous tufa several feet thick exists. The ground stands sufficiently well to permit the sinking of shafts without the use of timber. The gold is distributed trhoughout the wash, with the richest yield near the bedrock. Magnetite is always found in the concentrates, and boulders of magnetite, the largest weighing several pounds, are frequently found on the surface.
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Standard Detailed Strunz Dana Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Gold Formula: Au Description: Placer gold. Reference: Wilson, E.D. (1927), AZ Go,ld Placers, 2nd. ed., revised, Univ. of AZ Bull. No. 124: 12-18; AZ Bur. of Mines Bull. 135 (1933), AZ Gold Placers & Placering: 27; Jones, Jr., E.L. (1915), Gold Deposits near Quartzsite, Arizona, in Contributions to Economic Geology by F.L. Ransome & H.S. Gale, USGS Bull. 620: 50-51. |
| ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 Reference: Jones, Jr., E.L. (1915), Gold Deposits near Quartzsite, Arizona, in Contributions to Economic Geology by F.L. Ransome & H.S. Gale, USGS Bull. 620: 51-52. |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
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 7 - MULTIPLE OXIDES | |||
| AB2X4 | |||
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 7.2.2.3 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
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