Black Rock Canyon deposit, Mohave County, Arizona, USAi
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Black Rock Canyon deposit | Deposit |
Mohave County | County |
Arizona | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 56' 59'' North , 113° 42' 10'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Saint George | 72,897 (2011) | 20.1km |
Santa Clara | 6,841 (2017) | 20.8km |
Beaver Dam | 1,962 (2011) | 21.2km |
Littlefield | 308 (2011) | 21.3km |
Ivins | 7,876 (2017) | 24.4km |
A Cu-Au-gypsum occurrence located in the E½ sec. 16, T41N, R13W, G&SRM, on private land (state land lease ??). Operated by Lloyd David, Utah (1979). The USGS MRDS database stated accuracy for this locality is 500 meters.
Gypsum occurs in lenses, hosted in the Barstow formation (?). Local rocks include Permian sedimentary rocks.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
1 valid mineral.
Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O Reference: Phillips, K.A. (1987), Arizona Industrial Minerals AZ Dept. of Mines and Mineral Resources Mineral Rpt. 4. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
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ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
Group 29 - HYDRATED ACID AND NORMAL SULFATES | |||
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AXO4·xH2O | |||
ⓘ | Gypsum | 29.6.3.1 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Elevatorski, E.A. (1978), Arizona Industrial Minerals, Arizona Department of Mineral Resources, Mineral Report No. 2: 42.
Phillips, K.A. (1987), Arizona Industrial Minerals Arizona Department of Mines and Mineral Resources Mineral Report 4.
U.S. Bureau of Mines (1995), Minerals Availability System/Mineral Industry Location System (MAS/MILS), U.S. Bureau of Mines, file ID #0040151177.
USGS (2005), Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS): U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, loc. file ID #MRDS file #10210444.
Arizona Land Department Master Lease File list No. 3125.
Other Databases
USGS MRDS Record: | 10210444 |
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