Peeples Valley Mine, Weaver Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Peeples Valley Mine | Mine |
| Weaver Mountains | Mountain Range |
| Yavapai County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 21' 55'' North , 112° 46' 50'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Peeples Valley | 428 (2011) | 11.8km |
| Yarnell | 649 (2011) | 16.3km |
| Wilhoit | 868 (2011) | 19.0km |
| Congress | 1,975 (2014) | 23.5km |
| Prescott | 41,899 (2017) | 34.6km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Wickenburg Gem and Mineral Society | Wickenburg, Arizona | 44km |
Mindat Locality ID:
52617
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:52617:6
GUID (UUID V4):
b07ff8ef-ea93-4da0-b4b6-7a5d6395f06a
A surface and underground Mica-Ta-Nb-U-Th mine located about 20 miles SW of Prescott.
Mineralization is a deposit in a lenticular mass of quartz-feldspar pegmatite in coarse-grained granite. The pegmatite strikes about N.40ºE. & dips from 70ºNW to nearly vertical. The outcrop is about 300 feet long & 150 feet wide.
Workings include a 20 foot deep shaft and several open cuts.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Beryl Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| ⓘ 'Feldspar Group' |
| ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Description: Numerous but small books. |
| ⓘ Uranophane Formula: Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Uranophane | 9.AK.15 | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
| ⓘ | Beryl | 9.CJ.05 | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Feldspar Group' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
| Be | Beryllium | |
| Be | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
| U | Uranium | |
| U | ⓘ Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- Great Plains DomainDomain
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