Pioneer vein (German-American vein), Oatman, Oatman Mining District, Black Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Pioneer vein (German-American vein) | Vein |
| Oatman | Town |
| Oatman Mining District | Mining District |
| Black Mountains | Mountain Range |
| Mohave County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 1' North , 114° 24' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Oatman | 135 (2011) | 1.8km |
| Mesquite Creek | 416 (2011) | 16.3km |
| Mohave Valley | 2,616 (2011) | 19.5km |
| Bullhead City | 39,445 (2017) | 21.1km |
| Willow Valley | 1,062 (2011) | 22.1km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Silvery Colorado River Rock Club | Bullhead City, Arizona | 21km |
| Mohave County Gemstoners | Kingman, Arizona | 37km |
Mindat Locality ID:
56771
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:56771:1
GUID (UUID V4):
00737fbe-e5ec-4c5a-a6b7-35b21c4a8ade
‡Ref.: Ransome, F.L. (1923), Geology of the Oatman Gold District, Arizona, USGS Bull. 743: Plate 1, 50, Plate VIII; Gardner, E.D. (1936), Gold mining and milling in the Black Mountains, western Mohave County, Arizona, US Bur. Mines Info. Circ. 6901: 36; Schrader, F.C. (1909), Mineral deposits of the Cerbat Range, Black Mountains, and the Grand Wash Cliffs, Mohave County, Arizona: USGS Bull. 397: 186; MRDS file #10027915.
A former underground Au-Ag-Pb-Mo mine. Discovered 1896.
Mineralization is a vein deposit. A NNW to WNW-trending vein and fault system in Tertiary volcanic rocks. A NNW-trending fault cuts across a NW fissure zone of Leland-Gold Dust-Boundary Cone veins.
This vein lies about halfway between the Gold Dust and Leland mines. Its general strike is N.13W., and its dip 80º to 85ºE. The vein is distinctly traceable over the surface for nearly a mile and for much of this distance follows the contact between the Alcyone Trachyte on the west and the Oatman Andesite on the east. This is clearly a fault contact, the andesite being dropped against the trachyte.
Ore control was the hanging wall of the vein. Concentration was secondary enrichment. Alteration is silicification.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities4 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Colour: Gray Description: Coarse-grained. |
| ⓘ Gold Formula: Au Localities: Pioneer Mine (German-American Mine; Pioneer claims; Treadwell gp/shaft; Thirty-Fifth Parallel shaft; Snowball), Pioneer vein (German-American vein), Oatman, Oatman Mining District, Black Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA Pioneer vein (German-American vein), Oatman, Oatman Mining District, Black Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA |
| ⓘ Magnesite Formula: MgCO3 |
| ⓘ Wulfenite Formula: Pb(MoO4) References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Magnesite | 5.AB.05 | MgCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Wulfenite | 7.GA.05 | Pb(MoO4) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Magnesite | MgCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Magnesite | MgCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Magnesite | MgCO3 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Mo | Molybdenum | |
| Mo | ⓘ Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
Localities in this Region
- Arizona
- Mohave County
- Black Mountains
- Oatman Mining District
- Oatman
- Pioneer vein (German-American vein)
- Oatman
- Oatman Mining District
- Black Mountains
- Mohave County
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mojave DomainDomain
USA
- Arizona
- Mohave County
- Black MountainsMountain Range
- Mohave County
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