Merrieta prospect, Gold Basin Mining District, White Hills, Mohave County, Arizona, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Merrieta prospect | Prospect |
Gold Basin Mining District | Mining District |
White Hills | Group of Census-designated Places |
Mohave County | County |
Arizona | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 54' 6'' North , 114° 12' 7'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Meadview | 1,224 (2011) | 16.4km |
White Hills | 323 (2011) | 25.3km |
Dolan Springs | 2,033 (2011) | 35.0km |
Chloride | 271 (2011) | 54.2km |
Valle Vista | 1,659 (2017) | 62.6km |
Mindat Locality ID:
39522
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:39522:0
GUID (UUID V4):
d304b665-42d2-49e0-8bb1-548a3e14d761
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
USGS Professional Paper 1361 locality 646
A Au-Cu occurrence/prospect located in the SW¼ sec. 15, T29N, R18W, G&SRM.
Mineralization is a milky quartz vein with included patches of altered sulfides.
Workings include underground openings comprised of an open stope and an inclined shaft.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
4 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
ⓘ Gold Formula: Au Description: Minute platelike inclusions in pyrite & possibly chalcopyrite. |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
ⓘ Quartz var. Milky Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | var. Milky Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Quartz var. Milky Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Milky Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Au | Gold | |
Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mojave DomainDomain
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