Magnesite Mine (Magnesite deposit), Mohave County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Magnesite Mine (Magnesite deposit) | Mine |
| Mohave County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 30' 21'' North , 113° 23' 39'' West
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A magnesite occurrence/prospect/mine located in sec. 13, T14N, R11W, G&SRM, N of US highway 93, between the Grayback Mountains to the E and the Poachie Range to the W, on Bureau of Land Management administered land. Owned by W. L. Holland, E. Lowrey, C. Mills, and B. Place, Arizona (1963). Owned & operated by the Pace Mining Company, Arizona (1963). The USGS MRDS database accuracy for this locality is not stated.
Local rocks include Late to middle Miocene basaltic rocks.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
1 valid mineral.
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Magnesite | 5.AB.05 | MgCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Magnesite | MgCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Magnesite | MgCO3 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Magnesite | MgCO3 |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)USGS Prescott, Arizona, quadrangle topo map.
Arizona Department of Mineral Resources (ADMR), Magnesite Mine file.
U.S. Bureau of Mines (1995), Minerals Availability System/Mineral Industry Location System (MAS/MILS), U.S. Bureau of Mines, file ID #0040150615.
USGS (2005), Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS): U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, loc. file ID #10137703.
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10137703 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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