Green Back prospect (Greenback Tungsten prospect; Greenback group), Yavapai County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Green Back prospect (Greenback Tungsten prospect; Greenback group) | Prospect |
| Yavapai County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 30' 50'' North , 113° 11' 53'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Bagdad | 1,876 (2016) | 7.5km |
| Wikieup | 133 (2011) | 43.3km |
| Congress | 1,975 (2014) | 50.4km |
| Peeples Valley | 428 (2011) | 51.1km |
| Yarnell | 649 (2011) | 52.6km |
A former surface and underground W-Feldspar mine. Discovered in 1953 by James Russel. Claims also in sec. 34. NOTE: Alternate coordinates provided: 34.5208N, 113.2708W.
Mineralization is a vein deposit with lens-shaped ore bodies. Ore control was the central portion of the vein, quartz-feldspar zone.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Epidote Formula: {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) Reference: Dale, V.B. (1961), Tungsten Deposits of Gila, Yavapai, and Mohave Counties, Arizona, US Bureau of Mines Information Circular 8078 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: Dale, V.B. (1961), Tungsten Deposits of Gila, Yavapai, and Mohave Counties, Arizona, US Bureau of Mines Information Circular 8078 |
| ⓘ Scheelite Formula: Ca(WO4) Reference: MRDS database Dep. ID #10109053, MRDS ID #M003472.; Dale, V.B. (1961), Tungsten Deposits of Gila, Yavapai, and Mohave Counties, Arizona, US Bureau of Mines Information Circular 8078 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Scheelite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Epidote | {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Epidote | {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Epidote | {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Epidote | {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Ca | ⓘ Epidote | {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Epidote | {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
| W | Tungsten | |
| W | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Dale, V.B. (1961), Tungsten Deposits of Gila, Yavapai, and Mohave Counties, Arizona, US Bureau of Mines Information Circular 8078: 58.
Arizona Department of Mineral Resources Greenback Tungsten Mine file.
MRDS database Dep. ID #10109053, MRDS ID #M003472; and, Dep. ID #10259516, MAS ID #0040250892.
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