North Geronimo Mine, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| North Geronimo Mine | Mine |
| Silver Mining District | Mining District |
| La Paz County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 7' 15'' North , 114° 36' 41'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Cibola | 250 (2011) | 22.3km |
| Palo Verde | 171 (2011) | 36.4km |
| Winterhaven | 394 (2011) | 42.5km |
| Buckshot | 153 (2017) | 44.0km |
| Yuma | 94,139 (2017) | 44.0km |
Mindat Locality ID:
4611
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:4611:7
GUID (UUID V4):
487f5a40-a6f5-4a5b-a86c-c76375f8cc8d
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Pure Potential Mine
A former underground Pb-Zn-Ag-Fe-Mo-V-F mine located in East-central & the SE¼ of sec. 34, T3S, R23W, about 1.25 miles (ca. 2 km) NW of the Red Cloud Mine, on Bureau of Land Management-administered land. Owned by Neal Mining Co. Operated in recent years for specimens.
Mineralization is argentiferous lead sulfate and carbonate, zinc carbonate, lead oxide, wulfenite, and partly altered streaks of galena in irregular bunches or in vugs in irregular lensing veins along a northward-trending fault zone that dips 35ºE., cutting Tertiary-Cretaceous rhyolite tuffs and andesitic flows. The northern part of the deposit is in fault contact with granodiorite. An irregular vein, to a few feet in maximum width, occurs within the fault zone. Gangue is iron oxides, manganiferous calcite, quartz, and fluorite. Ore said to average 6% Pb and 8 oz. Ag/T.
Workings include an 80-foot deep shaft and 2 short drifts on the 25 level. May have been mined in the 1880s. Operated under claim in recent years as the Pure Potential mine for specimens (vanadinite, fluorescent specimens).
NOTE: This property is still under claim and lease - NO TRESPASSING.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
14 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Anglesite Formula: PbSO4 |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Colour: White Fluorescence: Bright red (SW UV) Description: Vuggy. |
| ⓘ Calcite var. Manganese-bearing Calcite Formula: (Ca,Mn)CO3 Fluorescence: Bright red (SW UV) |
| ⓘ Cerussite Formula: PbCO3 |
| ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 Colour: Colorless, white Fluorescence: Bright blue (LW UV) Description: Finely crystalline. |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS Description: A few streaks & bunches near the footwall. |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' |
| ⓘ Mimetite Formula: Pb5(AsO4)3Cl References: |
| ⓘ Minium Formula: Pb3O4 |
| ⓘ Plattnerite Formula: PbO2 References: Luetcke, Rolf (n.d.) Personal communication.Identification: Visual Identification |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Smithsonite Formula: ZnCO3 |
| ⓘ Vanadinite Formula: Pb5(VO4)3Cl Colour: Bright red |
| ⓘ Willemite Formula: Zn2SiO4 References: |
| ⓘ Wulfenite Formula: Pb(MoO4) References: |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Minium | 4.BD.05 | Pb3O4 |
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Plattnerite | 4.DB.05 | PbO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | var. Manganese-bearing Calcite | 5.AB.05 | (Ca,Mn)CO3 |
| ⓘ | Smithsonite | 5.AB.05 | ZnCO3 |
| ⓘ | Cerussite | 5.AB.15 | PbCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Anglesite | 7.AD.35 | PbSO4 |
| ⓘ | Wulfenite | 7.GA.05 | Pb(MoO4) |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Mimetite | 8.BN.05 | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| ⓘ | Vanadinite | 8.BN.05 | Pb5(VO4)3Cl |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Willemite | 9.AA.05 | Zn2SiO4 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10027202 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- Sonoran DesertDesert
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mojave DomainDomain
USA
- Arizona
- La Paz County
- Trigo MountainsMountain Range
- La Paz County
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North Geronimo Mine, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA