Horn Silver Mine, White Hills Mining District, White Hills, Mohave County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Horn Silver Mine | Mine |
| White Hills 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° 43' 23'' North , 114° 22' 56'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| White Hills | 323 (2011) | 2.1km |
| Dolan Springs | 2,033 (2011) | 17.6km |
| Chloride | 271 (2011) | 38.1km |
| Meadview | 1,224 (2011) | 42.0km |
| Boulder City | 15,551 (2017) | 49.5km |
Mindat Locality ID:
62766
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:62766:0
GUID (UUID V4):
df7c4657-a847-4ac5-af80-08332f8f7074
A former Ag occurrence/mine located in sec. 14, T27N, R20W, G&SRM, ½ mile S of White Hills (town), immediately W of the Occident Mine, in the western White Hills (hills), on private land. Reported to be a heavy producer in 1909.
OCCIDENT AND HORN SILVER MINES.
The Occident and Horn Silver mines are about one-fourth of a mile south of town just east of the mill, mainly in the south side of an east-west ridge. They are situated near together on overlapping claims. They are both seemingly on the same vein, which is 2 to 4 feet in width, and contains chiefly reddish-brown iron-stained crushed and brecciated quartz or ore. It is steeper than the veins North of town and dips about 60N. The ore contains principally horn silver. Both mines are reported to have been heavy producers.
The country rock is the granitoid gneiss and schist complex. It dips about 30N....at the Horn Silver it is a gray schist.
....In the Horn Silver mine the vein flattens somewhat with depth and has been worked in part by inclines.
The Occident and Horn Silver mines are about one-fourth of a mile south of town just east of the mill, mainly in the south side of an east-west ridge. They are situated near together on overlapping claims. They are both seemingly on the same vein, which is 2 to 4 feet in width, and contains chiefly reddish-brown iron-stained crushed and brecciated quartz or ore. It is steeper than the veins North of town and dips about 60N. The ore contains principally horn silver. Both mines are reported to have been heavy producers.
The country rock is the granitoid gneiss and schist complex. It dips about 30N....at the Horn Silver it is a gray schist.
....In the Horn Silver mine the vein flattens somewhat with depth and has been worked in part by inclines.
Mineralization is a vein deposit hosted in schist. The ore body dips 60N at a width of 1.22 meters. Schistosity dips 30N. locally. Associated rocks include Pliocene-Neoproterozoic aphanitic volcanic rock. Local rocks include Early Proterozoic granitic rocks.
Workings include underground openings with a length of 304.8 meters and an overall depth of 48.77 meters, and comprised of an inclined working.
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| ⓘ Chlorargyrite Formula: AgCl References: |
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| Group 3 - Halides | |||
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| ⓘ | Chlorargyrite | 3.AA.15 | AgCl |
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| Cl | Chlorine | |
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| Cl | ⓘ Chlorargyrite | AgCl |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Chlorargyrite | AgCl |
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