Fontenoy Mine, Cerbat, Cerbat Mining District, Wallapai Mining District, Cerbat Mountains (Cerbat Range), Mohave County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° North , 114° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~8km
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
36812
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:36812:9
GUID (UUID V4):
9506b1d3-dc57-4384-9bd3-fe9ce1e83e18
A Ag occurrence/mine located 1 mile East of Cerbat. Owned by Canavan & Mulligan. This locality is not listed in the USGS MRDS database.
Mineralization is a 2½ foot wide vein of chloride ore, with an ore streak 8 inches (20 cm) to 2 feet (60 cm) wide.
Workings include underground openings that, in 1881, included 2 shafts at 110 and 75 feet deep, respectively plus a 65 foot tunnel. Later up to 5 shafts, at 25 to 100 feet deep each, were sunk.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
1 valid mineral.
Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Chlorargyrite Formula: AgCl |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 3 - Halides | |||
---|---|---|---|
ⓘ | Chlorargyrite | 3.AA.15 | AgCl |
List of minerals for each chemical element
Cl | Chlorine | |
---|---|---|
Cl | ⓘ Chlorargyrite | AgCl |
Ag | Silver | |
Ag | ⓘ Chlorargyrite | AgCl |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mojave DomainDomain
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