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Muscovite from
Black Rock Mine, Black Rock Wash, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Muscovite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Comments:In altered wall rocks.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Muscovite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Black Rock Mine, Black Rock Wash, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:990239
Long-form Identifier:1:3:990239:8
GUID (UUID V4):8c93fe1a-2a3f-4ed4-83c0-8150d412eb25
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘRed Cloud Mine, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
7.6km (4.7 miles) ⓘGold Reef prospect, U.S. Army Yuma Proving Grounds, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
12.5km (7.8 miles) ⓘPicacho Copper Mine (Picacho Mine; Picacho Glance; Copper Glance Mine; Copper King Mine), Picacho, Picacho Mining District, Chocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
14.8km (9.2 miles) ⓘPicacho Mine (Picacho Gold Mine; Goshen; Helen May; Tierra Rica; Mina Rica; St. George; California Gold King; Picacho Basin; Golden Rule; Venus; Jayne; Golden Casket; Dulciana; Mars), Picacho Peak, Picacho Mining District, Chocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
16.2km (10.1 miles) ⓘUnnamed Dumortierite occurrences [1], Ogilby, Imperial County, California, USA
20.2km (12.6 miles) ⓘRainbow Mine [2] (Hess claim; El Lucerne; El Lucero claim; La Fortuga No. 1 claim; La Fortuga No. 2 claim; Missing Link claim; Hess Mine; Cuidadela claim), Pebble Mountain, Picacho Mining District, Chocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
24.8km (15.4 miles) ⓘAnnie Mine (Anna Mine; Annie Lead Mine), U.S. Army Yuma Proving Grounds, Castle Dome Mining District, Castle Dome Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
32.3km (20.1 miles) ⓘWestern Non-Metallic Mine (Western Non-Metallic Company Mine), Obregon, Cargo Muchacho Mining District (Hedges Mining District; Ogilby Mining District), Cargo Muchacho Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
32.6km (20.2 miles) ⓘDrifted Snow Mine, Obregon, Cargo Muchacho Mining District (Hedges Mining District; Ogilby Mining District), Cargo Muchacho Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
33.7km (21.0 miles) ⓘBluebird Kyanite Mine (Vitrefrax Corporation property; Vitrefrax Mine; Bluebird Hill Kyanite deposit; Drifted Snow; Foster Bluebird Mine; Bluebird Mine; Ogilby Kyanite deposit), Vitrefrax Hill (Bluebird Hill), Obregon, Cargo Muchacho Mining District (Hedges Mining District; Ogilby Mining District), Cargo Muchacho Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
References
Wilson, E.D. (1933), AZ Bur. of Mines Bull. 134: 67-68
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Anthony, John W., Williams, Sidney A., Bideaux, Richard A., Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.) University of Arizona Press, Tucson, AZ.
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MINERALOGY OF ARIZONA • Wu!fenite. Red Cloud mine, Si/district, Trigo Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona...Tucson .. The University of Arizona Press Copyright © 1977, r982, 1995 Arizona Board of Regents All rights...Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Mineralogy of Arizona/ John W. Anthony ... [et al.]; Wendell E. Wilson...0-8165-1555-7 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Minerals-Arizona. I. Anthony, John W (John Williams), 1920-. QE375...HISTORY OF ARIZONA MINING AND MINERALOGY The Prehistoric Period 20 Arizona Under Spanish Rule Arizona as a
Anthony, John W., Williams, Sidney A., Bideaux, Richard A., Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.) University of Arizona Press, Tucson, AZ.
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OF ARIZONA Wulfenite. Red Cloud mine, Silver district, Trigo Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona. Smithsonian...by Ed Over. Chip Clark photo. MINERALOGY OF ARIZONA THIRD EDITION W. Anthony Joh n Sidney A. Williams...of Arizona Press / Tucson The University of Arizona Press Copyright © 1977, 1982, 1995 Arizona Board...Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Mineralogy of Arizona / John W. Anthony . . [et al.] ;Wendell E. Wilson...0-8165-1555-7 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Minerals—Arizona. QE375-5-A6M56 I. Anthony, John W. (John Williams)
Grant, Raymond W., Gibbs, Ron, Jong, Harvey, Rasmussen, Jan, Keith, Stanley (2022) Mineralogy of Arizona (4th ed.) University of Arizona Press. p.744
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MINERALOGY OF ARIZONA,FOURTHEDITION V e a o_ of li rizo TI RAYMOND W. GRANT RONALD B. GIBBS...CALLAHAN THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA PRESS TUCSON f -- The University of Arizona Press www.uapress.arizona...arizona.edu © 2022 by The Arizona Board of Regents All rights reserYed. Published 2022 ISBN-13: 978-0-8165-4358-8...McDonald Co\·er photo: \\ 7 ulfenite, Rowley Mine, Maricopa County, 4 cm high specimen, Evan and Melissa Jones...Grant, Raymond \X'.,author. Title: Mineralogy of Arizona/ Raymond W. Grant [and 4 others] ; maps and illustrations
(1990) March - April 1990. The Mineralogical Record Vol. 21 (2) The Mineralogical Record, Inc.
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Mineralogical Record Inc., 7413 N. Mowry Place Tucson, Arizona 85741 Editor & Publisher Wendell E. Wilson Associate...reprints, book sales, shows) P.O. Box 35565 Tucson, Arizona 85740 602-297-6709 Subscriptions • Individuals...second class postage (USPS-887-700) Paid at Tucson, Arizona, and additional offices. POSTMASTER: send address...Madera County, C alifornia............................. 127 by T. Szenics The El Dragon mine, Potosi...Lehrberger & G. Schnorrer-Kohler Arizona's Silver mining district ......................................
(1996, Fall/Autumn) Fall "96" Stock Reduction Sale Catalog. Pebble Peddler
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WULFENITE & ASSOC/A TIONS: Finch Mine (AKA Barking Spider), Pinal County, Arizona: Very nice combinations which...ROWLEYWULFENITE &ASSOCIATIONS: Rowley Mine, Painted Rock Mtns., Maricopa Co., Arizona: Clear golden wulfenite crystals...30.00 each GLOVE WULFENITE: Glove Mine, Santa Cruz County, Arizona: Very nice crystalline specimens with...each YUMA WULFENITE: Old Yuma Mine, Tucson Mountains, Pima County, Arizona: Butterscotch to deep orange-red...mounted in 1 1/4 79 WULFENITE: 79 Mine, Banner District, Gila County, Arizo _na: Transparent bright yellow
(1997) 1997 Catalog #1. Pebble Peddler
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suns as they are naturally found imbedded in the black shale matrix. Priced at $15.00 and $25.00 each depending...STIBNITE: Hunan Province, China: 1-2 inch single silver crystals and small clusters from this world renown...last. TOTAL WRECK WULFENITE: Total Wreck Mine, Pima County, Arizona; Nice butterscotch to near clear thumbnails...inch specimens, $25.00 each. CAMPYLITE: Dry Gill Mine, Cumberland, England; A unique and rare species...at $15.00 each. BROOKITE: Magnet Cove, Garland County, Arkansas; Dipyramidal thumbnail crystals mounted
Keith, S.B., Schnabel, Lorraine, DeWitt, Ed, Gest, D.E., Wilt, Jan (1983) Map, description and bibliography of the mineralized areas of the Basin and Range Province in Arizona. Open-File Report Vol. 1983 (84-86) US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/ofr8486
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Mineralized Areas of the Basin and Range Province in Arizona By Stanley B. Keith 1 Lorraine Schnabel 2 , Ed...editorial standards and stratigraphic nomenclature. Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology; present...Tunder Dr., Phoenix, Arizona 85044 2U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, Colorado 80225 Arizona Bureau of Geology...Avenue, Tucson, Arizona 85719 ^J.C. Wilt and Co., 3035 So. Shiela Ave., Tucson, Arizona 85746 Contents...Mineralized Areas of the Basin and Range Province in Arizona..............................................in
Beste, Bob (2014) Location Guide for Rockhounds in the United States (4th ed.) Vol. 1 - Part I - Alabama through Florida.
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A Location Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States Collected By: Robert C. Beste, PG 2014 Fourth...Fourth Edition A Location Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States Published by Hobbit Press 2435 Union...printing December, 1996 ii A Location Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States Table of Contents Page..............................................13 Arizona .................................................................389 iii A Location Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States Page Ohio ........
Lynch, Daniel - Ed. (1979, March) Tucson to Yuma, Wellton to the Marine Corps Gunnery Range, Yuma to the Silver mining district, Martinez Lake turnoff to Quartzsite, and Quartzsite to Buckeye. Guidebook. Arizona Geological Society
Report (issue)
ARIZONA GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY 1979 Spring Field Trip March 31-April 1, 1979 ROAD LOGS Tucson to Yuma Wellton...Marine Corps Gunnery Range Yuma to the Silver Bell Mining District Martinez Lake Turnoff to Quartzsite Quartzsite...Buckeye Note: Road logs will be published in Arizona Geological Society Digest 12. We urge you to contribute...BLANK Arizona Geological Society 1979 Spring Field Trip . STOPS - DAY 1 * BLACK ROCK MINE - DAY 2...dark, biotite augen-gneiss and light colored muscovite granite. Although all of the K/Ar ages from these
Anthony, John W., Williams, Sidney A., Bideaux, Richard A., Grant, Raymond W. (1977) Mineralogy of Arizona (1st ed.) University of Arizona Press, Tucson, AZ.
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/BRA PY Muineralogy of Arizona Stope in oxide ore, Copper Queen mine, Bisbee. These old workings...filled with waste rock. Peter Kresam and Richard Graeme . Mineralogy of Arizona John W. Anthony, Sidney...Richard A. Bideaux AN THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA PRESS TUCSON, ARIZONA About the Authors... JoHN W. ANTHONY...M.S. degrees in geology from the University of Arizona and his Ph.D. from Harvard University. Following...mineralogist with the Arizona Bureau of Mines, he joined the faculty of the University of Arizona, where he rose
Beste, Bob (1996) Location Guide for Rockhounds in the United States (2nd ed.) Vol. 1 - Part I - Alabama to Idaho.
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Beste, Bob (2005) Location Guide for Rockhounds in the United States (3rd ed.) Vol. 1 - Part I - Alabama through Idaho.
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(1970) Minerals of Arizona. University of Arizona Bulletin 181. Arizona Bureau of Mines
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(1990) Mineral Resources of the Wabayuma Peak Wilderness Study Area, Mohave County, Arizona. Bulletin Vol. 1737 (1737e) US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/b1737e
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Wabayuma Peak Wilderness Study Area, Mohave County, Arizona U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1 737- E...Wabayuma Peak Wilderness Study Area, Mohave County, Arizona By CLAY M. CONWAY, JERRY R. HASSEMER, DANIEL...RESOURCES OF WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS: BLACK MOUNTAINS REGION, ARIZONA U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR MANUEL...Wabayuma Peak Wilderness Study Area, Mohave County, Arizona / by Clay M. Conway ... [et al.]. p. cm. (Mineral...resources of wilderness study areas Black Mountains region, Arizona; ch. E) (U.S. Geological Survey bulletin
Anthony, John W., Williams, Sidney A., Bideaux, Richard A., Grant, Raymond W. (1977) Mineralogy of Arizona (1st ed.) University of Arizona Press, Tucson, AZ.
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0.C D.?~•.!~'J..~5 ~!~.~J.RY Mineralogy of Arizona Stope in oxide ore, Copper Queen tnine, Bisbee...and were subsequently partially filled with waste rock. Peter Kresam and Richard Graeme. • 1nera o ...Richard A. Bideaux THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA PRESS TUCSON, ARIZONA About the Authors . .. JOHN W. ANTHONY...M.S. degrees in geology from the University of Arizona and his Ph.D. from Harvard University. Following...mineralogist with the Arizona Bureau of Mines, he joined the faculty of the Uni~ersity of Arizona, where he rose
(2022, May) Eureka! Self-Collected Minerals. The Mineralogical Record Vol. 53 (3.1) The Mineralogical Record, Inc.
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Inc., © 2022 5347 N. Ridge Spring Place, Tucson, Arizona 85749 Softcover: $40 plus shipping Order through...photo. Vanadinite, 2.4 cm, from the Apache mine, Arizona. Collected by Evan Jones; Jeff Scovil photo...Miglioli photo. Fluorite, 7.4 cm, from the La Barre mine, France. Collected by Aubin Cosson; Niels Brouwer... from left: Caledonite, 1.1 cm, from the Reward mine, California. Collected by Jeff Lines; Ben DeCamp...Thrill of Discovery by Wendell Wilson Epilog: On Mine Safety UThe Field-CollectorsV Anthony J. Albini
Clopton, E. L., Wilson, W. E. (1996) The Mineralogical Record Index - Volumes I - XXV 1970 - 1994. Mineralogical Record Inc.
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Galbraith, F. W. (1947) Minerals of Arizona (Second Edition, Revised) University of Arizona Bulletin 153. Arizona Bureau of Mines
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itty nf l\rt~nttU iullrtttt ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES MINERALS OF ARIZONA By FREDERIC W. GALBRAITH...(Revised) ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES, GEOLOGICAL BULLETIN NO. 153 One dollar (Free to residents of Arizona) PUBLISHED...PUBLISHED BY lIlniul'r.lluy nf Arizuna TUCSON. ARIZONA SERIES No. 17, TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE INTRODUCTION...bulletin will be forwarded to the Arizona Bureau of Mines, University of Arizona, Tucson. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS... ACKNOWLEDGMENTS This description of the minerals of Arizona has been largely compiled from publications and manuscripts
(1933) Geology and Mineral Deposits of Southern Yuma County, Arizona. University of Arizona Bulletin 134. Arizona Bureau of Mines
Report (issue)
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(1997) 1997 Catalog #3. Pebble Peddler
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including our regular jobs, home remodelling, the summer rock show schedule and other things, that It has been...Pebble Peddler workshop, and It is stuffed full of rock, mineral and fossil specimens. To make life easier...$10.00 per specimen. BOTRYOIOAL BORN/TE: Flambeau Mine, Ladysmith, Wiscon�in: 1.5 to 3 inch spe_cimens...fu�naces, 9.5 a man made mlne��I �ade by _ metallic silver In color, showing very nice bright beauties, are...PSEUOOMORPHSAFTER ARAGON/TE!!! Coro Coro, La Pa:t District, Bolivia: Really interesting little critters
Bullock, Kenneth C. (1981) Minerals and mineral localities of Utah. Bulletin 117. Utah Geological and Mineral Survey
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Chapter I. Mining Districts of Counties and the State of Utah. .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 County Listings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Chapter II. Mining Districts of Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . 4 Mineral Localities Listed by County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Beaver County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(2009, January) Private Mineral Collections in Texas. The Mineralogical Record Supplement Vol. 40 (1-S) The Mineralogical Record, Inc.
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Mineralogical Record, fuc. P.O. Box 35565, Tucson, Arizona 85750 Softcover: $25 plus shipping Hardcover: $60...Tue largest crystal measures 3 cm Heights mine, Weardale, County Durham, England. Stuart Strife collection;...photo Backcover: (upper left) Elbaite, 4.5 cm, Sapo mine, Goiabeira, Minas Gerais, Brazil; Gus Eitler collection;...right) Elbaite, 7.8 cm, Himalaya rnine, San Diego County, California; Kevin Brown collection; Jeff Scovil...5 cm, Tree Root pocket, Two Point claim, Teller County, Colorado; Karl Warning collection; Jeff Scovil
Beste, Bob (2014) Location Guide for Rockhounds in the United States (4th ed.) Vol. 4 - Part IV - South Dakota through Wyoming.
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A Location Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States SOUTH DAKOTA This northwestern Great Plains state...the land rises abruptly into the 6,000 sq. mi. Black Hills region enclosed by the Belle Fourche and Cheyenne...instance, a single Spodumene crystal from the Etta Mine near Keystone on the east side of the Mount Rushmore...huge crystals of sparkling blue Beryl from the Black Hills pegmatites have measured from 18’ to 27’ long...commercial production of minerals, principally Gold, Silver, Copper, Iron, Lead, Manganese and Zinc, along
(2020) Arizona VII. The Mineralogical Record Vol. 51 (1) The Mineralogical Record, Inc.
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50th Anniversary Issue! Arizona ineralogical Record January-February 2020 ❖ Volume 51 Number 1 ❖ $40...$40 THE MINERALOGICAL RECORD ARIZONA-VII . . . . Arizona-VII (Introduction) .................................................... 5 W. E. Wilson Arizona Wulfenite in the News, 1877–1940 .................... 15 W. E. Wilson The Piedmont mine, Yavapai County, Arizona ........................................ 29 B. L. Muntyan The San Manuel mine, Pinal County, Arizona ....................................
(1997) 1997 Catalog #2. Pebble Peddler
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AURICHALCITE - BISBEE: Southwest Mine, Cochise County, Bisbee, Arizona: Exceptional baby blue to deep blue...00 each AURICHALCITE - 79 MINE: 79 Mine, Banner District, Gila County, Arizona: Delicate radiating acicular... AZURITE - MORENCI MINE Morenci Mine, Clifton-Morenci District, Greenlee County, Arizona: Excellent specimens...supply. CALCITE - BISBEE: Southwest Mine, Cochise County, Bisbee, Arizona: AWESOME! Exquisite masses of fine...2X2 inch specimens: $5.00 each CAMPYLITE: Dry Gill Mine, Cumberland, England; A unique and rare species
 
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